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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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