Barroom poker tournaments?

Question

is there any legality issues for both the bar and the player for people that play in the free bar poker tournaments. there is no buy in required, just a cash or gift card prize for the winner. the bar makes money by using poker to get people in their bar and selling them drinks and food.

Answer 1

As far as I know there is no legality issues with these kind of things.

The fact is that there are dozens of sites that do it.

Do not be bothered

Answer 2

I take it your in the UK if so I've added the link to the Gambling commision site in case you have any more questions.

The Gambling Act 2005 allows equal chance gaming (including poker), but introduces strict conditions for any gaming, including limits on stakes and prizes, and provides licensing authorities with powers to take action against individual premises in a range of circumstances.

The regulations set a fixed limit of £5 per game on the amount that may be staked by a player in any type of equal chance gaming in pubs and other premises with a bar. There is also a limit on prizes of £100 per day.

Sorry mate this info won't be any good to you let me know which state you live in.