JAM said:

Does membership in a U.S. national pool league, where a player competes individually or as part of a team at regional or national levels, prohibit gambling when they are not actively participating in league events?

Of course, gambling on league matches, match fixing, betting on your own league games, or anything that compromises competitive integrity during league events, that a big no-no and should result in a permanent ban.

But I am wondering if private, off-the-clock gambling that has no connection to league events or outcomes should be prohibited or against the rules. Thoughts?

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I don’t even think players should be prohibited to bet on their own matches or against or for their teammates.

When I played leagues it was always fun to bet a $20 on your match to make it interesting.

Scrunge19 said:

I don’t gamble but until the BCA starts paying me to play instead of me paying them, they have no bearing on my life.

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best answer.

David in FL said:

You're not wondering about 2 guys that play in a Monday night BCA league playing cheap sets outside of league, are you?

Hell, a couple of us on the same team have running Friday night 9-ball ring game. It's a blast.

Absent something completely inappropriate, why in the heck would a league care what happens outside of league?

Am I not understanding the question?

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I agree. A better idea if teams that wanted a additional side pot of 500 a team in Vegas for example would be great for the teams that wanted to do it. For example it cost about 3 thousand to attend. First place of the event was 3 thousand. So you have to win to break even. When the winning team wins 200,000 dollars then they can consider gambling rules but currently the only winners are the hotel and the BCA.

The Fear Factor has ahold of Vafaei.
The movie golf coaching was, "Don't worry about looking helpless. You have already done that."
The set is long enough to get out of a funk ...maybe.

I don’t gamble but until the BCA starts paying me to play instead of me paying them, they have no bearing on my life.

The Man With No Eyes was the end of Cool Hand Luke. Vafaei like Mark Selby And Ronnie has that No Eyes kinda look.

WOW!!! What a quail shot Judd just made.
We called it ground slicing the quail. He made two reds blew apart the nest of reds and missed the color.. Vafai felt the shock wave from Trums reds. Explosion and couldn't take advantage of the opening. Shrug should be good. Looks like a Slug Fest is possible.

JAM said:

But I am wondering if private, off-the-clock gambling that has no connection to league events or outcomes should be prohibited or against the rules. Thoughts?

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You're not wondering about 2 guys that play in a Monday night BCA league playing cheap sets outside of league, are you?

Hell, a couple of us on the same team have running Friday night 9-ball ring game. It's a blast.

Absent something completely inappropriate, why in the heck would a league care what happens outside of league?

Am I not understanding the question?

The Left hand is The Natural .
The Right hand is the book worm....learned
Works best when standing and analyzing that side is in charge. Once the solution is chosen hand lefty the gun.
Lefty opens the morning with a successful one handed pot on shot 1.
The Snooker World's have Judd Trump vs Hossein Vafaei. So this could give me a chance to see if my theory on Judd perhaps modified his eyes pattern. Should be interesting and definitely educational with Stephen Hendry participating in the commentary
Well a good look at the long shot provides evidence that my theory is sound. Judd's eyes were on the white at contact. Just as in baseball.
Mr Herb taught to hit the bb at center ball.
The rail first practice wil test the accuracy of the strike.
Wow gotta go the black and reds mess is a huge mess. Wst.tv has it now.

SBC said:

Most "pros" do not bet their own.
That is a dynamic that fascinates me.
It must be great to just play for jelly if you win with no risk if you lose.

Imagine being good enough to have backers that will put you in, even when you may not have the best of it. I have had plenty of times with people betting with me, and not getting anything when I win.

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It's not always the most fun when you're playing with other people's money on the line. Really just depends on your personality and your relationship with your backers.

JAM said:

Does membership in a U.S. national pool league, where a player competes individually or as part of a team at regional or national levels, prohibit gambling when they are not actively participating in league events?

Of course, gambling on league matches, match fixing, betting on your own league games, or anything that compromises competitive integrity during league events, that a big no-no and should result in a permanent ban.

But I am wondering if private, off-the-clock gambling that has no connection to league events or outcomes should be prohibited or against the rules. Thoughts?

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Im sure people that are league players sometimes gamble, but in my opinion that is mostly not so.

I think Pool is growing but not in the direction of anything to do with gambling, but I'm sure some gamble
small at times, but probably not many times.

I don't think leagues could tell their people no gambling on pool period because then there would have to be a penalty
and no league operator wants to remove anyone making them money.

Just my opinion from observation.