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05-04-2005, 12:27 PM
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LA Game busted!
An email I got this morning from one of my regular players. Coming from this person, I consider it 100% legit:
Hey guys, I'm sending this info out to you who run games & tourneys, so you can take all necessary precautions. Feel free to pass this on to anyone else, but if you forward this email, PLEASE PLEASE REMOVE my name and email address. I was playing in a typical cash game tonight, no-limit $20 buy-in. About 30 minutes into it, one guy busted out and went to the ATM to get more money. Back came 8-10 LAPD with shotguns and TEKs [censored] drawn with a search warrant. (This is not a joke.) One by one we were handcuffed, searched, sat down. Thankfully they let all us players go after about an hour, citing us for illegal gambling. Court appearance to follow in a few weeks, and probable fine. The guy running it, don't know what he's facing. I was gone before they dealt with him, possibly taking him downtown, don't know. They were confiscating everything gambling related from his place. Yup... our tax dollars hard at work, with the most understaffed metropolitan police force in the nation, spending money and time on stuff like this. I tell you all this so that you can screen your players if you don't know them. You've got to do this from now on or it could just be a matter of time. You probably either have to know them, or friends need to vouch for who they are. Particularly since most of you post your games at various websites. Those of you outside the Los Angeles City limits may not be at risk. Depends upon your city's ordanance about this. As I was released, the cop explained that any type of gambling for money is against the law within the city limits as it's a city (not state) ordinance. (Thus the reason all the card clubs/casinos are outside of city limits.) I will likely continue to play in some home games around town (guess it depends upon how much my fine will be), but you all need to be VERY CAREFUL now. SCREEN your players. I know that makes it harder to get a full game at times, but you gotta do it. 
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05-05-2005, 01:28 PM
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Re: LA Game busted!
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Was the game raked? What were the specifics of the arrangement? -Sam [/ QUOTE ] Apparently there was a rake being taken for food + the host wasn't even playing in the game, just dealing. It's causing quite a stir with all the hosts of games in the area. I'll post more when I hear. I'd like to find out exactly what he is being charged with and obviously what fines etc. Strangely, the most disturbing part to me is the fact that they confiscated everything! I have a few sets of chips. One wouldn't kill me (well maybe a little), but if they took ALL my chips, including the collectable ones, they might have to shoot me first! [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img] Also, there's sometimes smoking (420) at the game. I'm sure the police would have loved that as a bonus. Meanwhile the freeway sniper is still on the loose...
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05-07-2005, 11:41 AM
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Re: LA Game busted!
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[ QUOTE ] Was the game raked? What were the specifics of the arrangement? -Sam [/ QUOTE ] Also, there's sometimes smoking (420) at the game. I'm sure the police would have loved that as a bonus. [/ QUOTE ] What is 420? Is that LA slang for weed?
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#7
05-09-2005, 07:39 PM
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Re: LA Game busted!
420....is not just a west coast thing...its the worldwide number to represent weed....it came about from this being Bob Marley's birthday ( april 20th )....also known as the weed smokers holiday.
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05-16-2005, 10:35 PM
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Re: LA Game busted!
The actual origin to 4:20 was simply a time a small group of guysfrom San Mateo CA in the late 70's would get together and smoke. It became a kind of cult thing and such as for police codes and 420 being the amount of chemicals in weed ... all not true.
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05-24-2005, 12:50 PM
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Only busted because of the rake
Great story last night! As many expected, this game was targeted because the host was raking the pots. The LAPD said that Poker is not legal, but they're not going to go after regular home games.
Excellent news, I can list may game on the internet again. I still think it's lame that all the players were cited. I think in this case, everyone should be let off with a warning, hopefully at least the absolute min. fine. I'd still like to hear from the host. Let me know if he's in court. I doubt they'll give him all his equipment back though.
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