I wonder if the venue in any way could be held liable for the funds due the players. One would think that the venue would have a responsibility to validate anyone using their facility for this purpose; including financial, insurance certificates, and signed contracts, etc. If K-Doh doesn't pay maybe the venue would have some liability in this instance.
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steveharn said:
Let's just think about that for a minute. What will be the most likely result of going after the venues?
Venues will decide that hosting pool tournaments will not be such a great idea anymore. After all, not that many fans show up, so not much additional money to be made. Also, the players are eating at IHOP, Denny's, McDonald's and Taco Bell, not the nice, expensive venue restaraunts.
IMHO, I think it would be an awful idea to go after the venues. They are trying to drum up business, and might not be able to ask for 3 million in escrow to be put up by an event holder. The event holder might tell them to go screw themselves.
When geographical issues are not a concern, event holders have a lot of leeway in where they can hold a tourney. They can pick an economically depressed area and pay 1/3 the price of the same event in the Ritz Carlton, or wherever. Most venues are not going to risk offending their potential customers, over a prize fund that does not concern the venue. I may be wrong on this, let's hear what Jay has to say on it.
Go after Kevin Trudeau. He'll have less spare money to throw at his lawyers than the venue will, anyways. Quit thinking about off the wall solutions to the problem just because you think Kevin won't pay.
America was a lot better when only the people ACTUALLY responsible for promises and contracts were the ones getting sued. Wanna know why medical insurance is so expensive? Because of idiot juries awarding 50-100 million for cases where it was later found that a certain medical affliction was caused by a birth defect, not the doctor's incompetence.
We've let the justice process get totally out of hand in America.
Russ
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steveharn said:
Not likely at all. Each location contracted directly with the IPT to provide specific physical products (Tables, balls, a building, whatever) but the IPT is the promoter. The pool rooms/hotels held up their end of the agreement. They are in no way responsible for paying the players.
Steve
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I noticed at the top of the forum page is an advertisement for IPT Tour Card. Is that wishful thinking, a contractual obligation or an oversite?
The webmaster has previously explained that it is a contractual obligation.JimmyTheKidFan said: