An ideal card room has....

[pig4bill]

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Super hot naked cocktail waitresses.

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fyp

[sevencard2003]

choices of games so u can play stud and omaha hilo instead of just holdem, like most casino its all they have unless their a bigger room.

[pokerswami]

In additon to what's been mentioned, appropriate lighting and good air conditioning and heating.

Good quality 100% plastic playing cards, usually KEM or Copag, and keep them clean.

Disallow bad behavior by players toward other players and toward the staff. Allowing players to be belitted, berated or demeaned will definitely hurt attendance over time, especially of the types of well to do players you want to attract. Ditto for staff in relation to players and to other staff.

If it's underground, it's important to keep out people involved in any illegal drug trade. Those people attract law enforcement attention to the place even if nothing illegal other than poker is going on there. There is nothing more attractive to law enforcement and their penchant for seizing money and other assets than drug related persons. It's like an NFL team at a juicy buffet.

[UbinTook]

QUALIFIED dealers, be very picky when auditioning.

[Ramon Scott]

Omaha Hilo and other Hilo games should prove popular. And, of course, u better spread Pineapple.

[westhoff]

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Super hot naked cocktail waitresses that give free head.

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fyp

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[Rick Nebiolo]

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access to food and drinks is a must (with a wide range of both... nothing worse than asking if you want special #1 or special #2)

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If it's a small room don't have two big a menu; it's hard to keep things fresh and good with a big menu and small customer base. Stick with a few decent staples and some sort of dish of the day.

I also used to like the home made meals served at the Players Club in Ventura (which had three or four tables). The meal came out for all seated players at the same time. Very homey and customer friendly. Since I haven't been there in years I'm not sure they still do this.

~ Rick

[DrewOnTilt]

Given the recent NYC raids and how they came about, I would suggest implementing some decent security.

[Vidocq]

A competent brush who can manage a list. Seriously, this is a must.