| Poker or Texas Hold 'Em? | | | | home does not need sophisticated spy gadgetry. |
| A friendly game of poker in your home is a welcome | | | | Unless you are hosting a poker game and an all-nighter |
| entertainment for friends who are tired of doing the | | | | at the same time, you need security cameras to |
| rounds of bars and clubs. Hosting a game of home | | | | protect your house from intruders. |
| poker is legal as long as the game is not played for | | | | Preparing for Friday Night Poker |
| the host's profits and the stakes are within legal limits. | | | | Planning a poker party is easy. Call your friends and |
| So there is no legal impediment when it comes to | | | | ask them over on Friday and inform them that you will |
| hosting a poker game at home but there may be | | | | all be playing poker. Tell them that there is one not a |
| trouble if you pepper the poker room with CCTV | | | | slew of CCTV security cameras in the gaming room |
| security cameras. | | | | and assure them that it is there to track people |
| When planning a grand poker party, there are things | | | | entering and going out of the room and for |
| you should do first like asking the people you have | | | | everybody's security too. You can ask them to bring |
| invited if they prefer Poker or Texas Hold 'Em. When | | | | their wireless camera detectors for good measure to |
| the people troop to your doorstep everybody is ready | | | | satisfy them. |
| to play the game, whether it is poker or Texas Hold | | | | For the party prepare a 52 card deck and poker chips |
| 'Em. But if they know you have CCTV security | | | | and other poker paraphernalia. Set a red tablecloth |
| cameras in your poker room, no one will be knocking | | | | with black hemming for a card effect. For your round |
| on your door on Friday night. | | | | table, a round stained glass lamp will be nice. If you |
| It becomes a toss-up between having some CCTV | | | | have more players, use an octagon poker table that |
| security cameras in the gaming room or not. If you | | | | can seat seven players or a 79"x36" folding table with |
| have to have a spy camera in the room, don't aim its | | | | 10 player positions. |
| focus on the table, but if you must have them let the | | | | Crank up your jazz collection. Turn on the grill for |
| people know that the CCTV security camera is not | | | | barbecue treats, and whip up salsa and dips to go with |
| focused on the cards but rather on the door to keep | | | | tortilla chips. Prepare tons of sandwiches and drinks, |
| track of people coming and going. Should they smell a | | | | players are always hungry and thirsty; plied with food |
| spy camera without your telling them, you can be sued | | | | and drink and an exciting game of poker your poker |
| for breaching their privacy. | | | | party will be talked about for weeks, with no mention |
| Everyone knows that casinos are littered with CCTV | | | | of your CCTV security cameras because they know |
| security cameras. But a friendly game of poker at | | | | about the one in the poker room, so it is no big deal. |