Since it is a state jursidictional issue, your state authorities would be the best people to consult. In most states there are no laws that prohibit card games in private membership clubs as long as the club isn't being operated solely as a gaming establishment (social clubs, country clubs, lodges, fraternal organizations, etc.) Though even those organizations have to obtain permits for things such as the on-premise sale of liquor and food service. I don't think any government agency is blind to the fact that a few dollars may exchange hands on a golf course (country club) on any given afternoon, but if the course were to take a cut of the action, that would be a whole different ball game.
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Originally Posted by beekeeper I'm asking strictly about a private poker club, where members would pay a fee that would cover the overhead, but there would not be a rake on the games and there would be no games, such as blackjack, where the house is a player in the action. |
