I am thinking about moving my home office to a small commercial space instead. The space has a bathroom, a kitchenette, and plenty of parking... Conveniently out of sight from the nearby main road. It also has just enough room for a two-table poker game.
I’m wondering if moving my (unraked) home game to an office space would invite more risk of getting busted than at home. The game occurs twice a month on a weeknight. I wouldn’t be setting up a club or a commercial venture — just hosting the same home game which has been around for 10 years without any legal issue.
Generally my sense is that authorities tend to leave home games alone as long as they don’t grow too big or attract too much attention. Not sure if the same is true about private games in a non-home setting.
Thoughts? Anyone here host a game in an office, back of a store, etc.?
I’m wondering if moving my (unraked) home game to an office space would invite more risk of getting busted than at home. The game occurs twice a month on a weeknight. I wouldn’t be setting up a club or a commercial venture — just hosting the same home game which has been around for 10 years without any legal issue.
Generally my sense is that authorities tend to leave home games alone as long as they don’t grow too big or attract too much attention. Not sure if the same is true about private games in a non-home setting.
Thoughts? Anyone here host a game in an office, back of a store, etc.?
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