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Old 12-06-2022, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by kcbbq View Post
I recently moved to The Villages. I am looking for a friendly game of poker. I saw there is a poker room near, but they are too serious. I am willing to host a game in my home or meet at a recreation center. Can anyone help me.
"Home Poker Games & Florida Law
Unlike some states in the USA, private home poker games are specifically outlined in the Florida Penal Code. If you read Chapter 849 of state law, it plainly states that a person is “guilty of a charge of the third degree if he owns or operates a house or room for the purpose of gambling or gaming,” unless, and this is crucial for home game legality, it is simply a penny-ante game.

Yes, Florida limits home card games to penny antes only, but they must also limit their pot sizes to a $10 maximum. Also, everyone participating must be at least eighteen years old, and there is the familiar American restriction against charging any sort of entry fee, participation fee, or pot-raking. For poker players in Florida who want to wager at higher limits, know that not a single case has ever been filed against a citizen for playing at higher-stakes poker games, so it appears unlikely that Florida authorities would attempt to shut down a private home poker game, as long as it doesn’t involve organized crime." (us poker sites dot net website).