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It's totally illegal. I'm no lawyer, but in many states what makes a friendly home game legal is that there is no rake. (Any game played for money is illegal in other states.) It's hard to believe that a home game would be raided, but it has happened.

After all, it's one thing to ask people to voluntarily contribute a couple of bucks for drinks etc, but a whole different thing to charge an actual rake. Just say no.