Playing poker for free is illegal

[Theblueduce]

Just what we need....More liberals in politics, dictating what we can and can not do. Unbeliveable.

 

[Monoxide]

I can understand that it would be illegal to run a home poker casino, like taking a rake from every pot.

But playing poker for free is simply not illegal, even if there is money involved and no rake/fees, it is not illegal.

Anyone who thinks that it is... is a utter moron. If you think that it is illegal you are clearly too stupid to play poker anyway.

Please continue playing poker for free, or for money, but do not charge people a fee for this....you need a gambling license then I believe.

Oral sex is also illegal in 17 states plus Washington DC... but I don't think that stops anyone..

LOL. Gold, this pretty much proves my point.

 

[Dertaderp23]

There are no casinos in Texas but they have lots of texas hold em tournys at local bars all over the Dallas area. It cost nothing to sit down but the payouts are real money. Won once at a bar near wylie texas and won $200 for first place. Not to bad for 2 hour tournament

 

[left52side]

I live in florida now,and they have free bar poker.
I dont usually play in the games here for the simple fact that there is nothing to win.
Back home in minnesota we had a bar league that we would play 4 nights a week,the only difference was that you acctually won prises in it.
whether be a bar tab or tshirts or chip sets.
You were stilll competing for some thing.
Here there are no prises allowed at all.

 

[XSCREAMMANX]

yah , its free and this is also supose to be a free country to but its not

 

[aliengenius]

I have to call bs.

The law states that you have to RISK something of value, not simply that you are playing for something of value. Clearly you are not "risking" 'extension of a service, entertainment or a privilege of playing at a game or scheme without charge'.

Either the op is grossly misinformed, or is running some sort of scam.

 

[Xyphon]

Wow, that is crazy. Too bad for me....guess I will continue to play illegally....oh wait....playing with money outside of a casino is illegal anyway isn't it?

 

[bbc008]

But officer......we are playing for push-ups.......
each dollar value represents 1 push-up.....

another words.....no value of anything is being risked.....
the looser actually WINS!!!! he/she wins a good workout.....

THERE......keep playing poker!!! HAHA

 

[peacebrother]

You have to risk some thing of value playing for free you risk nothing.

 

[PHR90]

This means nothing, there's so much dumb things that are illegal, this law isn't suppose to make poker illegal, you will never see somebody being arrested for playing poker for fun in their own houses.