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Originally Posted by springs
A friend is looking to host a charity fundraiser, what are the busiest charity poker rooms around Farmington?
Had a nice post ready for you but then I had to jump on a work thing ... and it was gone!!
This is not as simple as it might seem. First and foremost you actually need to be an up and running (over a year) 'certified' charity (503?) in Michigan to garner a 'Millionaire Party' license. A charity may apply for up to 4 four-day licenses in a calendar year.
Then you need to get on the schedule at the poker room and supply 3 or more 'workers' to oversee the cash during play. Lots of these poker rooms have full calendars but are always willing to have some 'stand by' that are willing to apply for a license if another charity fails the application process.
If a charity has a facility they can host their own games with or without the help of a Supplier, but this process does take time as Gaming personnel will have to come in a approve the Location before they will issue a license.
A charity gets 55% of the first $2000 ($1100) in rake taken in, then they get 100% of the rake. The Supplier and Landlord are limited to $900 combined per license per active day. Some Suppliers will try to run two charities per day to increase their income.
I could go on and on but I'm not sure what you are actually trying to do. I just know that 'friends' don't just up and 'host' a (legal) poker game at what we would consider a 'normal' Charity Location.
We can chat more here in the open or you can DM me but that really pretty much covers it. GL
PS ... You can always go to the 'Millionaire Party Locator' on the mich.gov website to find where active charity rooms are running for the next 3-4 weeks throughout the state. You can search by city or county ... I like the county feature better