Believe me, I did more than my share of room gooning and it's not as easy to do as you think. It is no fun at all.
The intentions were very good, but free tables in an exposed location right next to the Action Room just made it impossible territory to defend. I'm not sure what other location options are available, but I confronted at least a dozen people in the few days I was there. (4 of which returned later anyways) I finally got tired of intervening and bought tokens to play somewhere else.
Unfortunately, I think the best solution might be to simply put the tables on time like the rest of them.
Having said this, the real AZ'ers I met in the room were all absolutely great! I hope to see them again next year.
You did more than your share of gooning, T.
J Helfert was in the room when two guys were gambling and he asked if they were AZBers and they said yes. I knew the third guy in the two gambler's party and knew he was an AZBer. After listening to one of them tell another "real" AZBer that he could get up and play for $200 just like they were playing for, I couldn't hold my tongue any longer and said, "If the two of you were AZBers you wouldn't be talking like that because you would have known that AZBers don't act like that. I asked them what their screen names were and they kind of mumbled and I knew they weren't AZBers either.
After the rest of the AZBers realized they were imposters, they all chimed in, including Jay
(AND THAT'S WHAT'S NECESSARY) and the two reluctantly left but not without some lost bravado and lost indignation. People can be strange at times.
I always ask people in the room who they are and try to weed out those who are intruders, explaining fairly what the room is all about.
I had a "new friend" who asked if he could play in the room since no one was there except he and I and I said, "I can't give you permission to do that because as soon as I do, another PAYING AZBer might show up and they won't want to wait to see you finish your game." Of course he wanted to pay right then and there but I just took the opportunity to tell him to join AZ Billiards next year but realize that he will not be allowed to play long gambling matches and that there are rules of conduct for the room.
The tables are free and it attracts those who don't want to pay.
If the tables were paying tables some of those same people would still be playing on them so I don't see making the tables paying tables as a good idea unless they only take AZB tokens. And next year, if the tables only takes AZB tokens, I want my face on all of them.
JoeyA