Would anyone be interested in killer pool for money?

Amounts would be variable, but imagine a couple of pounds entry with the winner taking the pot.

It's just an idea at the moment, but I'm interested to know what people's thoughts are.

good idea , its wat killers all about , quid a man most pubs , might get complicated with exchange rates and the like and i can imagine some arguments kickin off , but yeah id give it a go

I totally agree lemsip you should give a go Nick.. It would be very interesting to see what happens.

Oh yes, sounds good, it would also be nice to play the skilled games such as 8 US for cash too

Hang on!

This arguement came up aaaaaaaggess ago...


The website is meant to be a family website... Isn't this classed as gambling?

So... Lets say gambling is introduced (Totally against it) then how will we moderate who is of legal age to gamble?

Then how are we going to get money to enter? (Fair play, through paypal, but then that leads to kids stealing credit cards from parents or whatever)

Which in turn leads to kids getting addicted to gambling cos they may win one...

And the cycle continues... [U][B]This is a family website![/U][/B]


Sorry Nick, quadruple thumbs down here... (even with my toes).

(I've read your arguements before... you are contradicting your own principles... [:P])


EDIT:

http://www.funkypool.com/viewTopic.do?topicid=12051
http://www.funkypool.com/viewTopic.do?topicid=11355
http://www.funkypool.com/viewTopic.do?topicid=9105

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[i]Edited at 12:46 Sat 24/01/09 (GMT)[/i]

Ah, balls with that ratty, if this comes in I may not have to work for a living, best news I've heard in ages

Gaaaaaah! I'm gonna battle this with my life!



That thread was capped.

sm_rat, participation will obviously be restricted to 18 year olds and over and it would be on another area needing a full sign up (eg with address and date of birth details).

I have never said I disagreed in gambling, or that it wont be introduced so I'm not contradicting anything. We've always had gambling related adverts on funkypool, for instance.

How will we know if a user is 18???

Forgeries on the internet are easy nowadays!




http://www.funkypool.com/help.do?section=free




This will send the young generation down a slippy slope Nick.

Younger users will feel left out! And so find any means to participate!

Edited at 13:06 Sat 24/01/09 (GMT)

Don't forget, as brought up many times before, that its only gambling if you're betting the money on someone else.

Whats being discussed here is entering a prize competition. You already do it with your rank points everytime you play a ranked game, this would be no different.

Edit - its up to a user to verify they are 18, if they commit a breach of contract, that is their (or their parent/guardian's) problem, not the site's.

Edited at 13:09 Sat 24/01/09 (GMT)

"Gambling is the wagering of money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods. Typically, the outcome of the wager is evident within a short period."


How can a tournament not be gambling?

You pay money and lose money (unless you win).



EDIT: So are you saying that a Bingo tournament or a Poker tournament isn't gambling Spinner?

Wow! I better get playing...

Edited at 13:13 Sat 24/01/09 (GMT)

I like the idea

I don't want this to go off topic - if you generally disagree with gambling that is fine, but right now I'm just asking for whether you would be interested and don't want this to become a debate on gambling.

Gambling would not take place on this server and would be a separate area.

Edited gambling discussion for another thread, so yes, I'm all for this, with a view to prize tournaments for other game types down the line.

Love it, love it, love it!


Great idea Nick.

Sm_rat, it's getting put on a different server so whats the problem?

Would be one of the best ideas this site has had for ages seein' as killer is dead compared to the likes of 8 ball Uk, the US games...and golf is not much better.

Ok, I'll shut up now...

But one last thing, say I was playing on FP as it is now. Would the option come up to join a paid tournament amongst the normal tournaments??

Or would there be a whole separate game window just for the gambling?

Paid tournaments is a even better idea

Yay, I could get a backer, who pays my entry fees for tournies, can give them 20% of me winnings, need an agent, a stylist, a PR person....

All together now,

GAM-BER-LING, GAM-BER-LING, GAM-BER-LING, lol

For anyone wishing to debate the subject of gambling - http://www.funkypool.com/viewTopic.do?topicid=14645