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UK Poker Law for home games

JUBBSTER1JUBBSTER1 Member Posts: 5
edited April 2013 in Poker Chat
Hi all,

Would apprecite some advice from anyone in the know.

I had a home game last friday at my house (private residence) with 7 of my friends (Invite only).
We played a £5 NL Holdem Tournament with one rebuy allowed up until the 4th level.
In the lead-up to the game I created a private group on facebook as there were a few newbies and I wanted to post some video tutorials and get some pre-game banter going. I subsequently posted some photos of the game on the facebook page too.

Today (Monday - 3 days later) I've received a formal letter from the council saying that I have run an illegal poker game and that this may result in a fine between £2000-20,000!!

The letter stated that they continually monitor social media for references of gambling (even private/closed facebook groups!) and that the pictures I posted show that 'more than half of the residents were participents in the game'.

I've been doing some research today on the Gambling commision site etc but its not too easy to undersand whether I have have broken the law.

I'm pretty sure that I can run a home poker game if all who are invited are guests/friends and that I dont charge a fee (I didnt - just the £5 stake). The letter suggests that I'm in the wrong because 'more than half of the particiepents were non-residents'. Is this correct? I've tried to look this up on government gambling advice sites but can't see this written anywhere for poker. I found this writiten when hosting bingo games but not poker games.

Can anyone give me some advice on this please as I need to respond to the council.

Thanks,
Jubbster.




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  • tomo_efctomo_efc Member Posts: 716
    edited April 2013
    Err it is April 1st....
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  • JUBBSTER1JUBBSTER1 Member Posts: 5
    edited April 2013
    In Response to Re: UK Poker Law for home games:
    Err it is April 1st....
    Posted by tomo_efc
     **** - you're right!
    Got to be an april fool! - Its been done so well though! 
    :-)
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  • tomo_efctomo_efc Member Posts: 716
    edited April 2013
    Got caught out myself this morning, the missus said all the ale had been taken out the fridge.
    Nearly had a heart attack..
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  • TINTINTINTIN Member Posts: 1,612
    edited April 2013
    In Response to UK Poker Law for home games:
    Hi all, Would apprecite some advice from anyone in the know. I had a home game last friday at my house (private residence) with 7 of my friends (Invite only). We played a £5 NL Holdem Tournament with one rebuy allowed up until the 4th level. In the lead-up to the game I created a private group on facebook as there were a few newbies and I wanted to post some video tutorials and get some pre-game banter going. I subsequently posted some photos of the game on the facebook page too. Today (Monday - 3 days later) I've received a formal letter from the council saying that I have run an illegal poker game and that this may result in a fine between £2000-20,000!! The letter stated that they continually monitor social media for references of gambling (even private/closed facebook groups!) and that the pictures I posted show that 'more than half of the residents were participents in the game'. I've been doing some research today on the Gambling commision site etc but its not too easy to undersand whether I have have broken the law. I'm pretty sure that I can run a home poker game if all who are invited are guests/friends and that I dont charge a fee (I didnt - just the £5 stake). The letter suggests that I'm in the wrong because ' more than half of the particiepents were non-residents'. Is this correct? I've tried to look this up on government gambling advice sites but can't see this written anywhere for poker. I found this writiten when hosting bingo games but not poker games. Can anyone give me some advice on this please as I need to respond to the council. Thanks, Jubbster.
    Posted by JUBBSTER1
    theres the giveaway. its a bank holiday today so no post. also i suspect all council staff who deal with this kinda admin would be enjoying the bank holiday also

    looks like youve been done up good n proper
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  • Sky_SamSky_Sam Member Posts: 738
    edited April 2013
    Haha, this was a great read :-)
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  • goldnballzgoldnballz Member Posts: 2,820
    edited April 2013
    HAHAHA :)
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  • D_LegendD_Legend Member Posts: 335
    edited April 2013
    HAHA U MATES ARE TOO MUCH THAT A SICK ONE 
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  • nffc4evanffc4eva Member Posts: 189
    edited April 2013
    I had this problem last August ended up with a fine of £4500 so its not a joke. Silly daft laws form our excellent government yet again.
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  • Curt360x27Curt360x27 Member Posts: 490
    edited April 2013
    TROLOLOLOLOLOL
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