[psandman]

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We had a similar thread about half a year ago, I think, where many argued against the willingness to pay for a palace that they don't get to keep as their own.

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Thisis a good point. I don't mind paying a reasonable rake provided I am getting something for the rake. The most important thing to me is that the game be provided. That doesn't mean the place, table, and cards, that means the players. If the game consists of the same small group of friends we don't need you to make the game. We could have the game at anyones house its just a group of friends getting together. But if you are bringing a wide array of people who simply would not be available to me as players then you are providing the game to me.