Do people on probation, parole or deferred adjudication need to avoid poker? (1 Viewer)

[DrStrange]

Do people on probation, parole or deferred adjudication need to avoid poker?

I had this come up in a game - one of our old regulars is on probation after committing a felony and says he can't play anymore. Anyone know if this is a common situation?

DrStrange

 

[BPTDirector]

He cannot be caught doing anything illegal or it violates his probation. So if a home game is illegal in your state, he is correct. And if he violates probation he could go to jail. How do I know? He is me 40 years ago.

 

[Kam]

Never heard of that before, so asked the AI gods. Definitely not worth the risk even if technically ok.

 

[CraigT78]

Do people on probation, parole or deferred adjudication need to avoid poker?

I had this come up in a game - one of our old regulars is on probation after committing a felony and says he can't play anymore. Anyone know if this is a common situation?

DrStrange

I would say that a player having a felony is not a common situation in my game. But I play with upstanding distinguished gentlemen.

I can't speak for your players.......

 

[Frogzilla]

Do people on probation, parole or deferred adjudication need to avoid poker?

I had this come up in a game - one of our old regulars is on probation after committing a felony and says he can't play anymore. Anyone know if this is a common situation?

DrStrange

He’s relaying info from his PO? I googled the TX felony probation rules. Since your game is 100% legal, the only thing possibly applicable is “avoid bad conduct” and “avoid bad people and places”? I would guess your home game is fine but perhaps the parole officer had a different opinion

 

[DrStrange]

Felons represent something like 7% of the adult population in the USA. One out of every thirteen adults.

 

[BPTDirector]

And what was a felony forty years ago, which I paid for both in time and money, is now legal in many states, once they figured out how to tax the shit out of it. Please do not disparage all felons, many things are considered under the felony tag.

 

[shorticus]

It could be part of his probation that he can’t be around alcohol or leave his home perhaps? Did he specifically say poker, or did he just say that he can’t come to the game anymore?

#IamNotAFelon but I know a few.

 

[Highli99]

Funny story on this topic. Delaware used to have a charity poker rooms. Basically low stakes room where a charity would run the cage and in return get to keep part of the rake. There were a bunch of stupid restrictions on buys ins but they were fun and i played many, many nights at one room in Rehoboth called “poker at the beach”

One night, a local guy named Carl came in high and drunk. He was a disaster. Harmless enough, but a disaster. He was infamous in town for getting fired from an Irish bar and then attempting to set it on fire the next night, caught red handed on the cameras. Hence he was on parole. People were teasing him every hand like “please don’t set this place on fire” whenever he lost a pot. Anyway, not surprisingly he busted and was off into the night.

One hour later, another guy comes in and folks were telling him about the local guy. Turns out the new guy was a parole officer and in fact he was Carl’s PO. He laughed at the stories and then says….you know, Carl isn’t supposed to high or drunk. Should I test him tonight. Naturally, the entire table found this hilarious and one phone call later Carl was getting called in for a test. I don’t know how it went but if I had to guess, Carl got himself back in jail.

Poor Carl.

Poker is the only game where a PO and Parollee can legitimately play in the same game the same night. The lines between us are not so great…

 

[DrStrange]

My felon was convicted of defrauding the Feds by misrepresenting the condition of his rental properties after a disaster. I don't know the conditions for his parole. He just can't play anymore - no details offered or asked.

 

[shorticus]

My felon was convicted of defrauding the Feds by misrepresenting the condition of his rental properties after a disaster. I don't know the conditions for his parole. He just can't play anymore - no details offered or asked.

if you serve alcohol or anything during your games, or if he’s on house arrest, both could be the reason he can’t attend.

 

[allforcharity]

Felons represent something like 7% of the adult population in the USA. One out of every thirteen adults.

Are all undocumented immigrants "felons"? If you took that out, how would that number skew?

 

[HiveKueen]

Are all undocumented immigrants "felons"? If you took that out, how would that number skew?

I believe a felon is someone who had been convicted of a felony.

 

[Solid Snake]

This discussion just took a turn for the worse. SMH
How about undocumented crime..geez

 

[Bluegrass Poker]

Just be like my dumbass cousin. On his second stint in prison he refused parole and said he wanted to serve out his term. His reasoning? He didn’t want a parole officer telling what to do again? ‍

But as for your friend, if his PO says not to play, it doesn’t matter whether he legally can or not. The PO can make his life miserable if he defies him.


You could invite the PO to the game and let him play and maybe he’d let you bring your buddy back.