Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
 
Board
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Charitable Gaming
 
chapter
Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament Regulations [11 VAC 20 ‑ 30]
Action Promulgation of regulations for Texas Hold’em poker tournaments by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 5/10/2023
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5/1/23  1:15 pm
Commenter: Jeff s

Opion on tipping
 

My comment relates to tipping. Where VDACS prohibits tipping dealers, it hurts dealers, players and charities because without being able to offer normal poker room compensation, charities will not be able to operate poker properly, and may not even play at all. Tipping is an integral dealers make a living wage throughout all of poker gaming. Why would the regs add a prohibition on players tipping dealers while the Code permits it? This feels like an arbitrary restriction. This shows VDACS doesn’t understand the poker industry AT ALL. One reasonable fix would be to strike this restriction on tipping.

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