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Looking at this statement -
(b) A dealer in games of Texas Hold’em played without wagering limits for a buy-in not to exceed $100 pursuant to Section 849.086(8)(b), Florida Statutes, shall not allow a player to purchase additional chips or tokens to play once the player’s buy-in for those games of Texas Hold’em have been exhausted. This is from this pdf file http://www.myflorida.com/dbpr/pmw/wo...2007-07-17.pdf which is from this page of the Florida Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering Pari-Mutuel and Cardroom Rule Development http://www.myflorida.com/dbpr/pmw/wo..._notices.shtml There was a cardroom rules development workshop today and I hope this is not what came out of that meeting. Someone tell me I've got this all wrong. Please. |
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Does the average player give a [censored] about the law? You would think there would be some way to exert political pressure if the cardrooms are constantly packed. I know the casino industry fears the day players organize, but maybe they will look away if someone sets up a state lobbying group.
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[ QUOTE ]
Looking at this statement - (b) A dealer in games of Texas Hold’em played without wagering limits for a buy-in not to exceed $100 pursuant to Section 849.086(8)(b), Florida Statutes, shall not allow a player to purchase additional chips or tokens to play once the player’s buy-in for those games of Texas Hold’em have been exhausted. This is from this pdf file http://www.myflorida.com/dbpr/pmw/wo...2007-07-17.pdf which is from this page of the Florida Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering Pari-Mutuel and Cardroom Rule Development http://www.myflorida.com/dbpr/pmw/wo..._notices.shtml [/ QUOTE ] Badly worded, I take it to mean that you cannot rebuy while in a hand. (At least I HOPE that is what it means). |
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At the Naples-Ft.Myers Greyhound track, which I haven't been to in a week or more, the rule was you can't rebuy chips until you've gone completely broke.
You had to buy-in for exactly $100, no more no less, and even if you had $1 left on the table from you buy-in you could not get more chips until you had $0 on the table. Not sure if this has changed. That was the way it was standing as of about a week ago. |
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I spoke recently with someone with knowledge of the situation in a South Florida card room. They are fighting this and other new rules by the Div. of Pari-Mutuels as we speak. One rule includes tedious red tape for payouts for jackpots, including just one per day, and certain regulations for security purposes. Bottom line: The price of playing poker is going to go up everywhere except the Seminole rooms unless these policies are fought and defeated.
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[ QUOTE ]
At the Naples-Ft.Myers Greyhound track, which I haven't been to in a week or more, the rule was you can't rebuy chips until you've gone completely broke. You had to buy-in for exactly $100, no more no less, and even if you had $1 left on the table from you buy-in you could not get more chips until you had $0 on the table. Not sure if this has changed. That was the way it was standing as of about a week ago. [/ QUOTE ] This is also the rule at Flagler Dog Track. |
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Someone should make up a flier, write Charlie Crist's office number on it, and pass it out, and have every poker player in Florida call it twice a day until sane poker regulations are out.
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Hamilton Jai-Alai in Jasper allows players to rebuy anytime to top off to $100. Dealers don't even care to count your stack... easy to rebuy to $120 or so.
Not that that explains the actual legislation, just what they're doing for now. |
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Wow.
It would sure help things if ANYBODY involved with these regulations had any clue how to write or how poker works. It very much reads like, "Once a player loses their $100 buy-in they are not allowed to play anymore." Seriously, this shouldn't be that difficult yet they keep finding various ways to screw it up. I feel like the PartyPoker promotions and support-team are working with the U.S. again and are trying to set up live games in Fla. |
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At the Naples-Ft.Myers Greyhound track, which I haven't been to in a week or more, the rule was you can't rebuy chips until you've gone completely broke. even if you had $1 left on the table from your buy-in you could not get more chips until you had $0 on the table. [/ QUOTE ] This rule was interesting when we had a guy who would go in with any two cards when he had less than $50 in front of him. I was card dead for a couple hours, when I got down to about $65 I played until UTG, picked up my chips went to the bathroom, went to the "cage" and bought back up to $100 (not from the dealer) then sat back in for $100 before the round was even up. They said if there was a wait I would have had to get on the list. |
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