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Where can I organise or play poker?
Outside a casino, you can organise poker games and
play poker 7️⃣ in many different settings. However, the rules are different depending on
where you play.
Poker at home
Playing games of poker in 7️⃣ your own home, between friends
and on a non-commercial basis, is legal. However: the rest of the participants must be
7️⃣ your legitimate guests or friends
you cannot invite members of the public to join
in
you cannot ask people to pay a 7️⃣ fee, separate from the stake, to take part. There is
no limit on the stakes and prizes when playing poker 7️⃣ at home.
Poker at work?
You can
organise poker games or play poker in the workplace as long as
that there is no 7️⃣ charge
for participation (excluding stakes)
the public do not have access to the venue. There
are no limits on the stakes 7️⃣ you can play or the prizes you can win, when playing poker
at work with colleagues.
Poker for Charity
You do not 7️⃣ need a licence, permit or any
other form of permission to run what is called non-commercial equal chance gaming, for
7️⃣ example, a poker night organised to raise money for charity. The players must be told
what good cause is to 7️⃣ benefit from the profits of the gaming. Under 16s are not allowed
to participate.
In respect of all games played at 7️⃣ an event the aggregate amount or
value of prizes and awards distributed in respect of those games shall not exceed 7️⃣ £600.
Where a series of events is held the amount or value of prizes and awards distributed
in respect of 7️⃣ those games shall not exceed £900.
No matter how many games you run or a
participant expects to play in, they 7️⃣ must not make more than one payment (whether as an
admission or participation fee, stake or other charge, or a 7️⃣ combination of those
charges), and this payment must not exceed £8.
Poker in Casinos
In Great Britain, you
can play poker in 7️⃣ casinos licensed by the Gambling Commission. However, poker played as
a casino game could mean that you have lower gambling 7️⃣ odds than if you play poker as a
game of equal chance. (Equal-chance gaming does not involve playing or staking 7️⃣ money
against a bank (or dealer) and the chances of winning are equally favourable to all
participants)
Casinos can also run 7️⃣ poker tournaments at temporary venues, for a limited
amount of time, under temporary use notices (TUNs).
Online Poker
Poker can be played
7️⃣ online with unlimited stakes. Before starting to gamble, you should ensure that you
know some basic details about the company. 7️⃣ For example, where are they licensed and how
you can contact them. Some legal gambling sites can be found in 7️⃣ New Zealand so for
example onlinecasinonewzealand NZ brings you a list of the best casino sites.
You may
need licensing details 7️⃣ if you have any queries on its gambling products before you
decide whether to gamble. There should be clear information 7️⃣ about how to make a
complaint against the gambling company and how your complaint will be dealt with. In
the 7️⃣ event that you make a complaint and are not happy with the outcome it should be
clear what further steps 7️⃣ you can take. Operators licensed by the Commission are
required to ensure that a complaint is referred to an independent 7️⃣ body if you are not
satisfied with how it has been handled. The Commission monitors companies to ensure
complaints are 7️⃣ dealt with appropriately and looks for trends which indicate where
licensees might not be doing what they should. Safe places 7️⃣ to play online poker.
Poker
in a Pub (Public House)
You can organise poker games and play poker in a pub. However,
7️⃣ there are strict conditions on any gaming including limits on stakes and prizes.
Licensing authorities can take action against individuals 7️⃣ whose premises do not comply
with these conditions. Poker can be played in pubs but there are limits to the 7️⃣ stakes
and prizes that can be played for.
Stakes and prizes
There is a maximum value to both
the amount that can 7️⃣ be staked and the prize that can be offered when playing poker in a
pub.
The maximum stake per player is 7️⃣ £5 per game, and the combined stakes for your
premises should not exceed £100 per day.
The maximum prize is £100 7️⃣ per game. This
maximum includes money, payments in-kind, vouchers, goods, donated items, goodybags,
buy-ins at other poker tournaments and other 7️⃣ items which have a value.
Additionally,
you cannot charge a participation fee, including for example by having entrants pay a
compulsory 7️⃣ charge for a meal.
Poker in a Club (Private Members Club)
Poker can be
played in clubs as long as it takes 7️⃣ account of the conditions that apply to gaming in
clubs, including limits on stakes and prizes.
The maximum stake per player 7️⃣ is £10 per
game, and the combined stakes for your premises must not exceed £250 per day and £1,000
per 7️⃣ week.
The maximum prize is £250 per game.
A maximum participation fee of £1 per
person per day can be charged by 7️⃣ a members club, with or without a club machine
permit. A commercial club with a club machine permit can charge 7️⃣ £3 per person per day,
but only £1 otherwise.
Private Cash Poker
Private Cash Poker (as opposed to
tournaments) is allowed but 7️⃣ Gaming is only private if it occurs in a place to which the
public does not have access (normally a 7️⃣ private dwelling, hostel, hall of residnece or
similar establishment). No charge may be made for participation in private gaming (and
7️⃣ this includes an entrance fee or other charge for admission), nor may any amounts be
deducted from stakes or prizes. 7️⃣ No profits can be made from private gaming,
irrespective of how the organiser intends to use those profits.
Private gaming can
7️⃣ potentially take place on commercial premises in circumstances where a members club
hires a room in, for example, a pub 7️⃣ or hotel for a private function where equal chance
gaming only is played. However, organisers would need to scrutinise very 7️⃣ carefully the
arrangements put in place to make sure that the particular area of the pub, hotel or
other venue 7️⃣ in which the gaming takes place is not, on the occasion of the private
function, a place to which the 7️⃣ public have access and that those participating are not
selected by a process which means that, in fact, they are 7️⃣ members of the public rather
than members of the club. The law in this area is complex and organisers are 7️⃣ strongly
advised to seek their own legal advice before organising events of this nature.
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