WTF Florida? No rebuys in NL???

[Atomic]

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.

[Legislurker]

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.

[BigRed1]

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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



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Badly worded, I take it to mean that you cannot rebuy while in a hand. (At least I HOPE that is what it means).

[techvoodoo]

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.

[dozer]

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.

[Mendacious]

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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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This is also the rule at Flagler Dog Track.

[Legislurker]

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.

[bball233]

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.

[MicroBob]

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.

[four2flush]

Does anyone have first hand info on what transpired at this Div. Pari mutual meeting? Supposedly it was to set in stone the guidlines for max buyis and jackpot awarding and the like. Haven't been able to get answers from anyone in Daytona. And they still haven't set up any jackpot awards or rakes. They have the slots for the jackpot rakes but they aren't dropping yet.