For fun casino tables entertainment to be used as a fund raising activity, the basic principle is to cover the costs reasonably incurred in organising the event. For example the fun casino cost can be paid either by securing corporate or local business sponsorship or from the sale of tickets, as you would with any other form of enteretainment. This then ensures that all proceeds from the sale of fun casino vouchers to entitle guests to participate in the fun gambling, go direct to your charity.
The fun casino can operate alongside a buffet or as after dinner entertainment but be ware that under the gambling act of 2005, that sums raised by other persons will not form part of the proceeds of the event and so may be appropriated for private gain.
The two most popular fun prize casino games worldwide are blackjack and roulette, as the rules are fairly simple and the games are fast and great fun. Your fun prize casino will be best received if it includes at least one of each of them.
Non-commercial gaming may be an ancillary activity or the only or principal purpose of the event. To qualify as prize gaming, the prizes (whether in cash or in kind) should be put up in advance, and must not be dependent on the number of players taking part or the amount of money staked. The players participating in non-commercial gaming must also be told what "good cause" is to benefit from the profits from the gaming. There are no statutory limits on stakes, prizes, participation fees or other charges for this type of non-commercial gaming. No licence, permit or other form of permission is required to operate this kind of gaming provided that the statutory conditions are complied with. Prizes can and do vary from a bottle of bubbly to a trip around the world and can be presented to the "best" gamblers. If you are fund raising, a selection of prizes, well publicised, will always improve the take! (Often businesses may be interested in donating items).
HOW IT WORKS
For fund-raising events the fun Casino Vouchers , will be sold to players throughout the event by your own members at an agreed exchange rate, i.e for e.g £5.00 for each fun casino voucher converting into 20 fun Casino Chips equals 0.25pence per chip, which players are given at the fun casino tables in return for their fun casino voucher.
The croupiers explain the fun casino tables games in simple detail and the guests can then play on the gaming tables of their choice for up to three hours.
GOVERNMENT GUIDELINES FOR FUND-RAISERS
You do not need a gaming licence to have a fun casino. However under the gambling act of 2005, casino gaming includes games like roulette and blackjack where players compete against the "house" or a banker, rather than against one another on equal terms.
Non-commercial casino gaming
Organisations that wish to provide casino games for charitable or other non-commercial purposes (e.g. to raise funds for a club or society) may do so under the prize gaming provisions in Part 14 of the Gambling Act 2005. Non-commercial gaming of this kind may only take place at events where none of the proceeds from the event itself are used for private gain. For these purposes, the proceeds of an event constitute the sums raised by its organisers (including sums raised by way of participation fees, sponsorship, commission from traders, or otherwise) minus the costs reasonably incurred in organising the event. That the whole proceeds of the entertainment, after deducting the expenses of the entertainment, shall be devoted to purposes other than private gain.
Latest News and Society Articles
Ancient Ports Still Blocking Marina
By: Linda Cartwright | 21/08/2008
Ancient ports are continuing to be a stumbling block for a £12 million marina scheme at Kucukerenkoy.
The 543-berth, 47-villa Port Cyprium project has already been rejected by the Supreme Monuments Council twice-in 2005 and 2006.
Despite a revision of the marina scheme and government pledges it would go ahead, the Supreme...
How the E.U Plans to Combat Global Warming
By: Chris Woolfrey | 16/08/2008
Climate change and global warming - indeed, how to control them - are becoming more central to politics with every new development. Sustainable energy is the method of our times, and government's across the globe are under pressure - from each other, from environmental groups, and from individuals - to...
The Solar Decathlon - Giving Solar Power a Makeover
By: Chris Woolfrey | 16/08/2008
In the Autumn of next year, the third 'Solar Decathlon' will take place in Washington, D.C.
When it is under way, the experts and spectators alike will see some of the best examples in the world of the relationship between design and solar power.
Comprising 20 teams - each representing universities or...
How Could Parents Forget?
By: Johnny Summerton | 16/08/2008
It's a question that has preoccupied many here in France over the past month, and sadly made the headlines far too often. It's also one to which it's difficult to provide an answer.
Over the past four weeks there have been three separate incidents of young children or babies - being...
The Logical Art of Furniture
By: Tony Nibbinsworth | 16/08/2008
The period of time of the nineteen sixties was a turbulent time around the world in lots of ways. While many of us think of this time in terms of the political and cultural revolutions that swept the world, the impact of the music and cultural views of the time...
Furniture Designer: Alvar Aalto
By: Tony Nibbinsworth | 16/08/2008
Not only was Alvar Aalto a well-known designer of furniture but he was also an architect and accomplished working with glassware and textiles. Among Scandinavian artisans he is often referred to as the "Father of Modernism." His furniture, textiles, and glassware creations, much like his architecture, offer a modern appeal...
May The Force Be With You: Adult And Child Star Wars Costume
By: Susan G West | 16/08/2008
Everybody wants "the force," right? Since the movies emerged onto the big screen, every little girl wanted to be Princess Leia or Queen Amidala and every little boy wanted to be Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, a storm trooper and the dreaded Darth Vader. Adult Star Wars costumes are much like...
The Wine Boom!
By: Sarah Martin | 15/08/2008
Winemaking in California has never been an unsupervised industry. The first vines were brought to the Pacific shores by Cortez. When the ruthless conqueror of Mexico failed to find gold he decided to develop the country as an enormous vineyard. He commanded every landowner to plant, every year for five...
More from tony fox
Are All Fun Casino Tables the Same?
By: tony fox | 30/07/2008 | Online Gambling
In a word, no. When someone mentions the word casino, one's first thought is of the glitz and glamour of the vibrant metropolis that is Las Vegas. Unfortunately Las Vegas is a long, long way away from the UK, but that doesn't mean you can't have the style and fun of Vegas brought directly to you.We take our international expertise to your special occasion and create an experience to leave you and your guests feeling like "high rollers"!
Hiring a Limo for Any Occasion
By: tony fox | 17/07/2008 | Rentals
These days we all look for things to do to make a day memorable and the majority of the time we put on an extravagant party. Everyone gets in their best clothes and drives their normal broken down car.The problem is that if you want to escape to another world, a world that is more glamorous than your normal one, then why in the world would you drive your own car?
Could James Bond Ever Drive a Citroen?
By: tony fox | 09/07/2008 | Humor
Aston Martin cars, just like their most famous driver James Bond are considered to be quintessentially English.They are Like Basil Fawlty and overcast Sunday afternoons: you just can't separate them from the notion of Englishness.
Human States - Why Choose Them?
By: tony fox | 08/07/2008 | Visual Art
A human statue is an installation that walks, talks and introduces your guests? They are a professional performer trained in dance and movement who then through static or animated performance enhance the theme and essence of an event.These professional artists in full costume, endure hours of painstaking makeup.
Lady Luck Rolls in the Cash for School!
By: tony fox | 07/07/2008 | Free
Parents and friends packed into the Bolholt Hotel in Walshaw Road, Bury, Lancashire, for a flutter on the full-size casino tables at the Greenmount Primary School PTA's Las Vegas Night. This was achieved with a Frank Sinatra tribute look- and sound-a-like providing the musical entertainment with several businesses donating a variety of prizes for an auction. The night proved to be a great success, raising more than £1,500, which will be used to boost the much needed Holhouse Lane school funds.
How Does a Murder Mystery Event Work?
By: tony fox | 19/06/2008 | Theater
As you enter into the world of a murder mystery evening, you could be forgiven for having a preconceived idea that you might be about to take part in some kind of amateur dramatics, as nowadays a popular form of inhouse dinner party entertainment is to host a participative murder mystery game for your guests. It is now possible to download all kinds of murder mystery whodunnit games directly from various web sites, which offer deadly plots delivered totally automatically to your printer.
Has the Chocolate Fountain Become the Catering Craze of the Past?
By: tony fox | 17/06/2008 | Chocolate
Unfortunately, the death knell of the chocolate fountain is due to it's own success, namely that there are so many opportunities now for a population to hire a chocolate fountain for their next party, wedding or celebration, that the glitz, glamor and novelty factor has gone out of the market.
Practial Ways to Clean a Chocolate Fountain
By: tony fox | 15/03/2008 | Chocolate
irst and foremost, the best tip for cleaning a chocolate fountain the easy way, is not to let the chocolate go hard! This is by far the most common mistake that people make when they diy chocolate fountain hire. It is so much easier to clean a fountain when the chocolate is still in a liquid state. It's that simple.
News and Society 
