January 17, 2007

When Your Home Game Gets Too Big

The Slammer!

Now we don't think that your little home game for $50 bucks is going to get you arrested. Sure, it may technically be illegal, but your local police department probably has better things to do.

If on the other hand, you're home game ends up growing to $13,000 in monies that people have on them, then perhaps you will run into trouble like these folks:

Another raid on a private poker game in America's traditional South has seen 24 poker enthusiasts arrested and cited with varying gambling charges in connection to the game.
The recent raid in suburban Gainesville, Georgia targeted a home where authorities had reports of an ongoing poker game running as often as twice a week, and after an extended stakeout, the 11 p.m. raid found 26 people in the house, 24 of whom were arrested. The raid involved at least four different agencies from the local, state and federal levels, including the ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms). The game's operators and dealers were charged with commercial gambling, while the players themselves were charged either with gambling or criminal intent.

Read the whole article over at the PokerNews.com