Dear Abby Offers Poker Advice
Filed in archive Poker by jo on December 06, 2004
DEAR ABBY: My friend.. frequently host "poker nights" and invite quite a few other friend...
Since ... is presently unemployed, she has instituted a new policy for the games: Everyone must donate a percentage of their winnings to the house. This has offended quite a few of us. We have offered to bring snacks, etc., but the donation rule stands.
How can we confront her without coming across as rude? -- CONCERNED IN CALIFORNIA
DEAR CONCERNED: Why are you worried about offending someone who is extorting money from you? I don't know how many people participate in these ''poker nights,'' but with a percentage of every hand going to the house, Wilma must be making a tidy sum. It shouldn't be necessary to ''confront her.'' If I were you, I'd alternate hosting these games among the participants.
And this house rake, of course, is the business model of many an online poker site
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