Question by Confused: I was just thinking, are home poker games technically illegal?
like gambling at home especially if the people are under 21? just wondering, like I know obviously it would never be enforced if it was technically illegal but I was just thinking and curious
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Answer by bhulk9920
yea but no cop would ever care unless they were complete and total douchbags
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no they aren’t illegal, because it wasn’t an organized open to the public event. And, with the way I play, it usually is a not-for-profit organization
Gambling is illegal. That includes home poker games. Are the police trying to crack down on this? Probably not.
Can your neighbor or someone else blow the whistle on your illegal home gambling operation? This is a real possibility. The police will have no choice then but to shut your operation down and you’ll have to go in front of a judge.
It’s true that as a general rule it’s only illegal if the house benefits which can include a rake or fee or may include other benefits. Basically if you’re selling anything at the game you’re standing to benefit from the poker. Now I don’t want to say this is true in all jurisdictions, for instance if you live in Tehran and you’ve got a money game going on and the Ayatollah happens to drop by you might be in a little trouble there. However in most places it’s cool if there isn’t any rake or fee.
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I believe state laws and county laws differ. Here in Or. they are not illegal as long as there is no table rake. As long as the house is not making a profit from the game
laws very state to state. in texas it’s legal as long as the house is not taking a rake and there are not more than 3 people involved in the operation of the game. but it’s not illegal to play in these games only to run them. recently there have been a few of the larger games (4+ tables run multiple nights a week) busted. the cops come in and confiscate the tables, chips, and money. They arrested the people running the game and threatened the players if they did not give information about other games. but theres nothing they can do if your just playing.