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Originally Posted by KyddDynamite
I also only play with one horse the vast majority of the time. The times I don't are when I'm encouraged to bring them all over to the table by a fish who likes to play against us and calls us "The Corporation."
How is that ethical exactly??! So, you and your horses (all your money) play against one fish (his money), which means whatever profit you have comes from him. Would you continue playing with each other at a table if the players left were just you and your horses (or your horses only)? I don't think so, unless you just want to donate some rake to the casino.
So the fish doesn't get the situation and just wants to play some poker, he even enjoys it calling you "the corporation" and trying to beat you and he's probably thankful for setting up the game and bringing some players in.
gg OP.
Now the above scenario is obviously wrong (i'm a bit surprised that you just mention it like it's fine and all-unless it's a brag), but i'll take it as an exception, meaning it's usually just you and one or two (three?) of your horses at the same table.
So, as others have already mentioned, you should be more discreet about your staking deals. The thing is, you really can't prove that you are not colluding/soft playing/etc with your horses and that's all it matters. When other players or casino staff notice your staking deals, they will get suspicious and they simply won't like it whether they belive you're colluding or not.
After all, you know this situation is only profitable for you; the fish lose their money faster, the bad regs the same, the decent regs have more trouble winning the game so everyone else but your team is unhappy. for the same reasons the casino/room is unhappy and so it came to this.
disclaimer: OP feel free to disregard my opinion if you don't like it or you think it doesn't qualify because of my posts' history.