Should raked home games be illegal?

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I think most of us would agree that un-raked home games should be legal. But should raked home games be illegal? I'm not talking about taking $2 for drinks. I'm talking about games where they take $1-$3 from every hand.

It all depends. If you have a full service kitchen, and a good variety of drinks ( I serve Red Bull, Monster, sodas, etc) then I see no problem with it. I look at it this way: If you rake a game and people keep coming back, then they accept it as a normal fee for a service. If people aren't happy, then they will let you know. There are NUMEROUS raked games in my area, most are 5-10% and up to $5/pot. I rake 5% up to $3 max (and if 6 or fewer player a max of $1), the lowest in the area. We play for about 10 hours and I make around $300. That covers food and drink, and leaves me with around $100 - $150 in profit. But it's not really profit - my carpet needs to be replaced, my septic needs pumped, etc. There really are a lot of costs (mostly time) involved in running a successful home game. If players bust out, we allow them to deal for tips until they have enough to buy back in. Haven't had any complaints yet.

I used to just charge players 50 cents for soda, $1.50 for a red bull, and supplied food also. I was losing money every week. If you are rich and can afford to run a game on you dollar, go for it. I'm far from being rich, and will never get rich from doing this. It just keeps things a little easier on my wallet.

that seems fair anough since they get drinks e.t.c and like you say if they come back for more then they accept it.
if anything online rakes should be illegal since it costs them nothing to have you play.

just dont go they cant rake you if your sitting there.if you sit dont complain

I think rakes should be illegal during home games.
Make it BYOB or what not and order food and snacks when everyone gets there.

That way its all shared and the only thing you really use is a house and a tv and a bathroom. That can even be rotated amongst the players.

I dont care what you provide, unless its atleast a professional dealer... what if you dont like to eat or drink while playing? you shouldnt have to pay a rake. that is what a casino is for not a house game. I dont care if your rich or not you shouldnt be raking a house game