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