For years folks have attempted to re-address the issue of charitable gaming use of proceeds; these poker regulations present a chance to finally get it right. As the proposed poker regs address the use of proceeds, no charity will be able to fulfill its obligations and host the events. The new adopted regulations for electronic pull tab devices are analogous to poker since one uses a manufacturer as its partner and one may use a poker operator as its partner. A charity cannot host electronic pull devices without a manufacturer, charities will not be able to host profitable poker tournaments without an operator. The use of proceeds must be based off of Gross proceeds MINUS prizes! This ADJUSTED GROSS PROCEEDS for poker, should yield a 20% Use of Proceeds from the poker tournaments. Think of this 20% Use of Proceeds like the “tax” or the “tithe” that the charity must produce, use properly and demonstrate to the regulatory authority its compliance. Once an audit ensures compliance, why would the regulatory authority have any interest in the expenses or other uses of the charitable revenue. This would be comparable to the IRS auditing a tax payer, ensuring that the proper taxes were paid and then insisting on reviewing the inner workings of the business; ludicrous. AUDIT REGULARLY, INSPECT REGULARLY, ENSURE USE OF PROCEEDS ARE LEGITIMATE AND MOVE ON! Lets encourage charitable gaming and hence encourage charity being given in our Commonwealth.