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9 fun casino party games
Easy games are the lifeline of a casino party. Those who love to take risks can try them out at birthday, christmas, dinner and kitty parties with the casino theme. Decorate the venue with posters from gambling films like casino royale and maverick to set the mood for a happening night.
1) card tambola
Casino game to play at a party
Play this game like tambola. Just call out playing cards instead of numbers.
2) poker
Printable casino party game
You would find the printable poker hand chart useful for your game.
3) plinko
- Create your own plinko board about 6 feet high and 4 feet wide. It consists of nails inserted in a wooden board.
- Create slots for points at the bottom.
- Take small plastic discs and allow each player to drop them from the top and check what he scores when the discs reach the bottom. You can give 2 discs to each player.
The video helps you visualize the game better.
4) roulette
You can make this DIY roulette board for playing the traditional roulette. You can buy or DIY the wheel too. The gamblers would love this night game.
5) spin the wheel
Christmas party casino game
- For this game, arrange prizes and number them.
- Make this spinning wheel out of cardboard and glue a circular paper on the front face.
- Divide the disc into sections and write the prizes on them as shown in the image.
- Have an arrow-shaped pointer glued to the wall behind the disc such that it touches the circumference of the disc at a point.
- Spin the wheel and see which gift is in store for you.
If you want, you can write points on the wheel and check how much you accumulate by multiple spins. You can have prizes for specific aggregate points.
6) shot roulette
This drinking game promises loads of enjoyment at a champagne party. Just spin the arrow and drink to your heart’s content. It’s a win-win game!
7) dart poker
Casino bachelorette party game
Throw darts to own cards. The best 5 cards are a poker hand. The best hand at the end of the night would be the winner. This casino themed party game would be a hit with bachelorettes.
8) dice game
If you get any 3 identical faces of the dies, you win small.
If you get 4 faces same, you win medium.
If you get all the 5 dies with the same faces up, you get the grand prize.
9) card castle building
Casino theme party game idea
- Divide the group into teams.
- Ask the teams to place bids on their members.
- One from each team comes up and builds a card castle.
- The member with the largest castle wins a point for his team and gets double the bid amount.
- Steps 3 and 4 are repeated for all the team members.
- In the end, the team with the maximum points wins a prize.
You would be glad to rake in the moolah at casino related parties. The game supplies come cheap as they are homemade. Next time you throw a party at home, try to make it casino style to ring in the gaming spirit. Note the games suit adults.
Casino party games
The game girl can answer your questions now!
Hosting a casino party and need to know what games to play or how to turn your casino party into a contest? Casino games are games in themselves, but if you want to add to the excitement here are some other game ideas.
Ingredients
- Just add guests! ™
to play
- Before the games start, announce that prizes will be awarded to those who have the highest chip counts.
- At the end of the night count out everyone’s chips.
- The person with the most chips wins the big prize. Award prizes for second and third as well.
Traditional casino games
here are a few traditional vegas games. Raise the stakes and award your guests prizes when they win.
Texas hold em’
at the start of the game, two players to the left of the dealer put out blind bets. Usually the "first blind" (the player to the left of the dealer) puts up half the minimum bet, and the "second blind" puts up the full minimum bet.
Each player is dealt two cards, face down. These are known as hole cards.A round of betting takes place (clockwise), beginning with the player to the left of the second blind. Each player can call, raise, or fold when it's their turn to bet.
The dealer then flips the next three cards face up on the table. These cards are called the "flop", and are are community cards in that everyone can use them in combination with their own hole cards to make their hand.
Betting begins again with the player to the dealer’s left. The dealer plays another card face up onto the table. This fourth community card is called the "turn" or "fourth street." betting begins again with the player to the dealer’s left. The dealer plays the final community card, the "river" or "fifth street."
Players use any combination of seven cards to form the best possible five-card poker hand. The final round of betting occurs, starting with the player left of the dealer. All players who remain in the game (if you didn't fold) reveal their hands. The player with the best 5 card poker hand wins.
Black jack
blackjack is a counting game. Each of the numeric cards are valued at the number of the card (2, 3, 4. Etc). Face cards (jack, queen, and king) and 10's are worth 10. Aces can be used by the player as either one or eleven, whichever is best for their hand.
The ideas is to accumulate cards with a total value as close as possible to twenty-one without going over. A player wins if his hand is closer to twenty-one than the dealer's hand, or if the dealer goes over 21, which is called busting. Players can take as many cards as they wish from the dealer until they stand (stop taking cards) or bust (the hand goes over twenty-one).
If a player busts, he automatically loses the hand, even if the dealer busts. A player also loses if the dealer's hand is closer to twenty-one. If the player's hand and the dealer's tie (and do not bust) it is called a "push" and no money is won or lost.
If the initial two cards of a player's hand or the dealer's hand add up to exactly twenty-one (like an ace and a queen) that is called blackjack. A blackjack beats any other hand, even if the other hand adds to twenty-one. Additionally, if a player is dealt a blackjack and the dealer is not, then the dealer has to pay the player 1.5 times his original bet (if player bet $10, the dealer pays him $15).
At the start of each hand the dealer starts by dealing two cards to each player and to himself. One on the dealer's first two cards is dealt face up. The players' cards are either dealt all face up or all face down.
Then the players have a choice, starting with the player to the right of the dealer:
- Hit - the player wants another card from the deal, which is then dealt.
- Stand - the player does not want any more cards for this hand.
- Split - if the player is dealt two initial cards having equal value (two 7's), the player can choose to split those cards into two separate hands and play them individually. This also requires that the player match his original bet by making an equal bet on the newly created 2nd hand.
- Double down - after receiving the two initial cards, the player can double his original bet on the hand, and the dealer gives him exactly one additional card (for a total of three cards). The player cannot take any more cards after that.
- Surrender - if the player is dealt the two initial cards, hasn't split them, and concludes the chances of winning are low, he can concede the hand and only lose half of the original bet.
These five choices are the only ones available to the player. The player can continue to hit additional cards on the hand until he stands or busts. At that point, the play of the hand moves to the next player to the dealer's right.
Here are a few more tutorials on popular casino games:
- Poker
- Craps
- Gin rummy
- Roulette
roll the dice: A kids casino game
if your casino party is going to have kids you need to keep them entertained so they don’t jinx your chances of winning. Unless of course, they are good luck charms!
Ingredients
- Cardboard boxes
- White paint
- Paint brush
- Black paint
- Rope or string
- Packing tape
to play
- Put together 2 cardboard boxes.
- Paint the boxes all white. Then, paint on black dots on each side of the boxes to resemble dice.
- Set up an area large enough for the kids to run around.
- Place the rope or string at one end of the room.
- Gather the kids.
- All of the contestants line up in 2 rows.
- Give the kids at the start line one of the dice. They have to roll it to the finish line and back. The first one back to the start line gets a point. Keep going through the lines several times. The player with the most points wins.
- Another way to play is to have each player roll the dice and the player with the higher or lowest number wins a point. Or, you can have each player guess what number they will roll and if they roll that number they win a prize.
Casino go fish
ingredients
- 2 decks of cards
- Poker chips
to play
- Set up 2 tables that will seat 5 kids each.
- Place a deck of cards at each table and some poker chips.
- Gather all of the kids and have them sit at either table.
- Hand out 5 cards to each player and set the rest of the deck in the center of the table.
- Each player has to collect groups or books of 4 ranking cards, 4 fours etc. Each player asks if the others have the cards they are looking for to complete a group. If the player has the cards they hand them over. If not they “go fish” drawing a card and poker chip.
- The player who goes out first and collects the least amount of poker chips wins a prize.
Prizes
- Playing cards
- Chocolate gold coins
- Vegas gift basket with cards, bling, chocolate, poker chips, light up tiara, and other vegas souvenirs
- Fuzzy dice
- Poker chip key chains
Casino nights: fun and games, not gambling
Tips for success, top ways to increase profits, and guidelines to make sure your group's next casino night fundraiser plays by the rules.
Casino nights take careful preparation, and you need to be familiar with the legal restrictions in your area. But the payoff can be big.
Typically, parent groups sell tickets in advance for a las vegas-style evening of games like blackjack, poker, craps, texas hold’em, and roulette run by dealers from a company specializing in this type of event. If you have knowledgeable gamblers among your parents, you can run the event yourself, but most groups feel that the cost of bringing in professionals is well worth it.
“the dealers we hired were so good, so professional, and they helped people out,” says joy klineberg, who chaired the PTA casino night at robert E. Willett elementary in davis, calif. “it felt like you were at vegas.”
The ticket price usually includes a certain number of chips to play with. If attendees run out, they can purchase more. At the end of the evening, the chips might be exchanged for raffle tickets. The evening also includes food, drinks (if allowed), and music. Many casino nights include an auction, as well.
Keys to success
Start planning at least nine months ahead of time, especially if you have to secure permits. If you will be asking businesses for donations, give them at least six months of lead time and avoid approaching them during the holidays, when they will be besieged with requests. “start way ahead of time,” says tanya brooks, president of the holland township PTO in milford, N.J. “this is not something you can throw together.”
Promote the event as a night out for parents, and encourage them to dress up. Make the event special with casino-themed decorations (check your local party and dollar stores), music (hire a DJ or recruit a parent), and food (hire a caterer or do it yourself to save money).
You will need plenty of volunteers, especially if you plan to make the food yourselves. Be sure to have enough helpers so they can rotate out to enjoy the games themselves.
Dos and don’ts
Don’t skimp on game tables. “organizations tend to underestimate the number of tables,” says michael magee, president of casino party aces in raleigh, N.C. “A good rule of thumb is to have enough tables so that half the guests can play at any one time. If you have only enough tables for 25 percent of the guests, they’re not likely to rotate through.”
Do create turnover at tables. One of the main challenges at a casino night is to make sure everyone gets a chance to play. That doesn’t happen if people plop down at a game and stay put. To avoid the problem of people not moving from their spots, plan a break in the middle of the evening, such as a presentation by the principal.
Do sell tickets in advance. “expecting people to pay at the door is a recipe for disaster,” magee says. “if you don’t sell out, call the casino night party operator and the caterer and reduce the scope of what you ordered.”
Top 5 ways to increase profits
Secure sponsors for each table. “you can pay for a casino night almost exclusively with table sponsorships,” says michael magee of casino party aces. Holland township PTO sold $100 sponsorships, with sponsor names on a sign on the table.
Get creative with promoting sponsors. Have game dealers wear logos on their clothing to promote a local company that pays a set price for this prominent advertisement.
Raise your ticket prices. “they need to be relatively expensive, $50 to $100 per head, though it depends on your demographics,” magee says.
Add another fundraising activity. Make a silent and a live auction part of the evening.
Sell drinks, if permitted. Beverages can often be a high-profit item.
How much money could we make?
Profits vary widely depending on ticket prices and attendance. At strawberry point school in mill valley, calif., for example, the event netted $11,000 the first year while the fifth year’s profit was more than $100,000, according to former PTA vice president eddie savino. Sales of $50 tickets brought in $10,000. Members collected $5,000 in cash donations, and corporate sponsorships netted as much as $15,000. But most of the money came from a live auction in which people made bids to fund particular needs for the school, such as a computer lab cart or a grass field.
How long should it last?
Casino night companies usually require a minimum of four hours. They must be paid for the entire evening, even if you close the tables for a break.
Where is the best place to hold this type of event?
If you have a large enough area at your school, there’s nothing wrong with holding it on campus. But if space isn’t available—or if you plan to serve alcohol—you probably need to rent a facility. Holland township used the banquet room at a local fire station.
Will our school community be offended by a gambling fundraiser?
Ask for feedback about this event before proceeding. Emphasize that it is an evening of games rather than gambling.
New and trendy
One year, the PTA at north bend elementary in washington state offered separate events for moms and dads. Held at a private home on different dates were a margarita mama evening for women and a texas hold’em night for men. Tickets were available at the school’s live auction—the first 75 women and 75 men who raised their paddles got the chance to buy tickets at $100 and $50 each, respectively. The women enjoyed a mexican fiesta and a margarita bar; the men had hors d’oeuvres and a keg of beer and played cards until midnight. Together, these events brought in about $10,000, says former PTA vice president erin mccallum.
How to keep it legal
Rules about casino night fundraisers vary greatly from state to state. In some places, as long as people don’t win any money, there’s no problem. “we have two attorneys on the PTA who made sure our event was legal,” says barbara archer, vice president of the willett elementary PTA. “the key was that the gaming was done just for fun. There was no money exchange, no real value to the chips. They couldn’t cash them in for things.”
But elsewhere, regulations can be quite strict. In new jersey, for example, the holland township PTO had to apply for both gambling and liquor licenses as well as an individual permit for a casino night. To get the casino night permit, the parent group had to send in event tickets with their permit application. The law also requires that the permit number appear on all flyers and advertisements.
Identifying the correct government office to contact can be confusing. In iowa, the department of inspections and appeals handles the social and charitable gambling program. In wisconsin, the division of gaming is under the purview of the department of administration, while in delaware the gaming control board is a part of the division of professional regulation, which operates under the department of state. And in texas, where regulation of charitable gambling is divided among several state agencies, the attorney general has ruled that charging an entrance fee for casino nights and similar activities constitutes illegal gambling, even if the event is held for charitable purposes.
The best advice is to find out what rules apply in your area. One place to start is by asking for help at city hall. You can also search online for “charitable gambling” and the name of your state.
“check your jurisdiction and make sure it’s legal,” says michael magee of casino party aces. “each state and even some municipalities have their own laws about how casino night fundraisers can be done, if at all. Usually, the local casino night provider will know the ins and outs. It’s important to work with somebody familiar with that jurisdiction.”
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How to plan a casino party
A casino party is a great theme for a guy's birthday party. Whether you decide on an all-out casino theme party or a game night, your party will sure to be a big hit!
- Invitations: punchbowl has this terrific free casino-themed invitations that you can send to all of your guests to get them excited for your casino theme party. Before you send your invite, decide if you want it to be an upscale casino party (think james bond in casino royale) that might involve guests getting dressed up in cocktail attire, a middle of the road vegas themed party, or a low-key casino night comprised of poker and beer. Give guests a heads up about what to expect on your invitations.
- Games: what's a casino party without the games? There are actually companies that will bring a casino games to your venue so you can have a variety of games for your guests to play. They will often supply the dealers to not only deal the cards, but also explain how the games are played in case some guests are first-timers. If you're party is a little more low-key, you can set up a few tables for some of the more basic games like poker and blackjack.
- Party tip: instead of using real money (which might be a lot to ask of your guests), print up your own money with the guest of honor's face on the fake bills. Get some prizes so your guests have something to play for—gift cards or a bottle of wine work well.
- Food: casino food can vary greatly. If you've been to vegas lately, you know that the casinos are filled with upscale restaurants from world-famous chefs in a variety of cuisines. In this case, since your guests will be playing games, you probably don't want a sit-down meal. Set up a buffet with the guest of honor's favorite foods. Guests can take a break from the games to grab a plate for themselves.
- Cocktails: if you're hosting an upscale casino party, consider setting up a martini bar. Give guests a few liquors from which to choose, set our a few different types of mixer and put garnishes like cherries, olives, and orange slices in small bowls. You can even print up a few menu options or let guests have fun creating their own concoction.
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Casino party games
The game girl can answer your questions now!
Hosting a casino party and need to know what games to play or how to turn your casino party into a contest? Casino games are games in themselves, but if you want to add to the excitement here are some other game ideas.
Ingredients
- Just add guests! ™
to play
- Before the games start, announce that prizes will be awarded to those who have the highest chip counts.
- At the end of the night count out everyone’s chips.
- The person with the most chips wins the big prize. Award prizes for second and third as well.
Traditional casino games
here are a few traditional vegas games. Raise the stakes and award your guests prizes when they win.
Texas hold em’
at the start of the game, two players to the left of the dealer put out blind bets. Usually the "first blind" (the player to the left of the dealer) puts up half the minimum bet, and the "second blind" puts up the full minimum bet.
Each player is dealt two cards, face down. These are known as hole cards.A round of betting takes place (clockwise), beginning with the player to the left of the second blind. Each player can call, raise, or fold when it's their turn to bet.
The dealer then flips the next three cards face up on the table. These cards are called the "flop", and are are community cards in that everyone can use them in combination with their own hole cards to make their hand.
Betting begins again with the player to the dealer’s left. The dealer plays another card face up onto the table. This fourth community card is called the "turn" or "fourth street." betting begins again with the player to the dealer’s left. The dealer plays the final community card, the "river" or "fifth street."
Players use any combination of seven cards to form the best possible five-card poker hand. The final round of betting occurs, starting with the player left of the dealer. All players who remain in the game (if you didn't fold) reveal their hands. The player with the best 5 card poker hand wins.
Black jack
blackjack is a counting game. Each of the numeric cards are valued at the number of the card (2, 3, 4. Etc). Face cards (jack, queen, and king) and 10's are worth 10. Aces can be used by the player as either one or eleven, whichever is best for their hand.
The ideas is to accumulate cards with a total value as close as possible to twenty-one without going over. A player wins if his hand is closer to twenty-one than the dealer's hand, or if the dealer goes over 21, which is called busting. Players can take as many cards as they wish from the dealer until they stand (stop taking cards) or bust (the hand goes over twenty-one).
If a player busts, he automatically loses the hand, even if the dealer busts. A player also loses if the dealer's hand is closer to twenty-one. If the player's hand and the dealer's tie (and do not bust) it is called a "push" and no money is won or lost.
If the initial two cards of a player's hand or the dealer's hand add up to exactly twenty-one (like an ace and a queen) that is called blackjack. A blackjack beats any other hand, even if the other hand adds to twenty-one. Additionally, if a player is dealt a blackjack and the dealer is not, then the dealer has to pay the player 1.5 times his original bet (if player bet $10, the dealer pays him $15).
At the start of each hand the dealer starts by dealing two cards to each player and to himself. One on the dealer's first two cards is dealt face up. The players' cards are either dealt all face up or all face down.
Then the players have a choice, starting with the player to the right of the dealer:
- Hit - the player wants another card from the deal, which is then dealt.
- Stand - the player does not want any more cards for this hand.
- Split - if the player is dealt two initial cards having equal value (two 7's), the player can choose to split those cards into two separate hands and play them individually. This also requires that the player match his original bet by making an equal bet on the newly created 2nd hand.
- Double down - after receiving the two initial cards, the player can double his original bet on the hand, and the dealer gives him exactly one additional card (for a total of three cards). The player cannot take any more cards after that.
- Surrender - if the player is dealt the two initial cards, hasn't split them, and concludes the chances of winning are low, he can concede the hand and only lose half of the original bet.
These five choices are the only ones available to the player. The player can continue to hit additional cards on the hand until he stands or busts. At that point, the play of the hand moves to the next player to the dealer's right.
Here are a few more tutorials on popular casino games:
- Poker
- Craps
- Gin rummy
- Roulette
roll the dice: A kids casino game
if your casino party is going to have kids you need to keep them entertained so they don’t jinx your chances of winning. Unless of course, they are good luck charms!
Ingredients
- Cardboard boxes
- White paint
- Paint brush
- Black paint
- Rope or string
- Packing tape
to play
- Put together 2 cardboard boxes.
- Paint the boxes all white. Then, paint on black dots on each side of the boxes to resemble dice.
- Set up an area large enough for the kids to run around.
- Place the rope or string at one end of the room.
- Gather the kids.
- All of the contestants line up in 2 rows.
- Give the kids at the start line one of the dice. They have to roll it to the finish line and back. The first one back to the start line gets a point. Keep going through the lines several times. The player with the most points wins.
- Another way to play is to have each player roll the dice and the player with the higher or lowest number wins a point. Or, you can have each player guess what number they will roll and if they roll that number they win a prize.
Casino go fish
ingredients
- 2 decks of cards
- Poker chips
to play
- Set up 2 tables that will seat 5 kids each.
- Place a deck of cards at each table and some poker chips.
- Gather all of the kids and have them sit at either table.
- Hand out 5 cards to each player and set the rest of the deck in the center of the table.
- Each player has to collect groups or books of 4 ranking cards, 4 fours etc. Each player asks if the others have the cards they are looking for to complete a group. If the player has the cards they hand them over. If not they “go fish” drawing a card and poker chip.
- The player who goes out first and collects the least amount of poker chips wins a prize.
Prizes
- Playing cards
- Chocolate gold coins
- Vegas gift basket with cards, bling, chocolate, poker chips, light up tiara, and other vegas souvenirs
- Fuzzy dice
- Poker chip key chains
Casino nights: fun and games, not gambling
Tips for success, top ways to increase profits, and guidelines to make sure your group's next casino night fundraiser plays by the rules.
Casino nights take careful preparation, and you need to be familiar with the legal restrictions in your area. But the payoff can be big.
Typically, parent groups sell tickets in advance for a las vegas-style evening of games like blackjack, poker, craps, texas hold’em, and roulette run by dealers from a company specializing in this type of event. If you have knowledgeable gamblers among your parents, you can run the event yourself, but most groups feel that the cost of bringing in professionals is well worth it.
“the dealers we hired were so good, so professional, and they helped people out,” says joy klineberg, who chaired the PTA casino night at robert E. Willett elementary in davis, calif. “it felt like you were at vegas.”
The ticket price usually includes a certain number of chips to play with. If attendees run out, they can purchase more. At the end of the evening, the chips might be exchanged for raffle tickets. The evening also includes food, drinks (if allowed), and music. Many casino nights include an auction, as well.
Keys to success
Start planning at least nine months ahead of time, especially if you have to secure permits. If you will be asking businesses for donations, give them at least six months of lead time and avoid approaching them during the holidays, when they will be besieged with requests. “start way ahead of time,” says tanya brooks, president of the holland township PTO in milford, N.J. “this is not something you can throw together.”
Promote the event as a night out for parents, and encourage them to dress up. Make the event special with casino-themed decorations (check your local party and dollar stores), music (hire a DJ or recruit a parent), and food (hire a caterer or do it yourself to save money).
You will need plenty of volunteers, especially if you plan to make the food yourselves. Be sure to have enough helpers so they can rotate out to enjoy the games themselves.
Dos and don’ts
Don’t skimp on game tables. “organizations tend to underestimate the number of tables,” says michael magee, president of casino party aces in raleigh, N.C. “A good rule of thumb is to have enough tables so that half the guests can play at any one time. If you have only enough tables for 25 percent of the guests, they’re not likely to rotate through.”
Do create turnover at tables. One of the main challenges at a casino night is to make sure everyone gets a chance to play. That doesn’t happen if people plop down at a game and stay put. To avoid the problem of people not moving from their spots, plan a break in the middle of the evening, such as a presentation by the principal.
Do sell tickets in advance. “expecting people to pay at the door is a recipe for disaster,” magee says. “if you don’t sell out, call the casino night party operator and the caterer and reduce the scope of what you ordered.”
Top 5 ways to increase profits
Secure sponsors for each table. “you can pay for a casino night almost exclusively with table sponsorships,” says michael magee of casino party aces. Holland township PTO sold $100 sponsorships, with sponsor names on a sign on the table.
Get creative with promoting sponsors. Have game dealers wear logos on their clothing to promote a local company that pays a set price for this prominent advertisement.
Raise your ticket prices. “they need to be relatively expensive, $50 to $100 per head, though it depends on your demographics,” magee says.
Add another fundraising activity. Make a silent and a live auction part of the evening.
Sell drinks, if permitted. Beverages can often be a high-profit item.
How much money could we make?
Profits vary widely depending on ticket prices and attendance. At strawberry point school in mill valley, calif., for example, the event netted $11,000 the first year while the fifth year’s profit was more than $100,000, according to former PTA vice president eddie savino. Sales of $50 tickets brought in $10,000. Members collected $5,000 in cash donations, and corporate sponsorships netted as much as $15,000. But most of the money came from a live auction in which people made bids to fund particular needs for the school, such as a computer lab cart or a grass field.
How long should it last?
Casino night companies usually require a minimum of four hours. They must be paid for the entire evening, even if you close the tables for a break.
Where is the best place to hold this type of event?
If you have a large enough area at your school, there’s nothing wrong with holding it on campus. But if space isn’t available—or if you plan to serve alcohol—you probably need to rent a facility. Holland township used the banquet room at a local fire station.
Will our school community be offended by a gambling fundraiser?
Ask for feedback about this event before proceeding. Emphasize that it is an evening of games rather than gambling.
New and trendy
One year, the PTA at north bend elementary in washington state offered separate events for moms and dads. Held at a private home on different dates were a margarita mama evening for women and a texas hold’em night for men. Tickets were available at the school’s live auction—the first 75 women and 75 men who raised their paddles got the chance to buy tickets at $100 and $50 each, respectively. The women enjoyed a mexican fiesta and a margarita bar; the men had hors d’oeuvres and a keg of beer and played cards until midnight. Together, these events brought in about $10,000, says former PTA vice president erin mccallum.
How to keep it legal
Rules about casino night fundraisers vary greatly from state to state. In some places, as long as people don’t win any money, there’s no problem. “we have two attorneys on the PTA who made sure our event was legal,” says barbara archer, vice president of the willett elementary PTA. “the key was that the gaming was done just for fun. There was no money exchange, no real value to the chips. They couldn’t cash them in for things.”
But elsewhere, regulations can be quite strict. In new jersey, for example, the holland township PTO had to apply for both gambling and liquor licenses as well as an individual permit for a casino night. To get the casino night permit, the parent group had to send in event tickets with their permit application. The law also requires that the permit number appear on all flyers and advertisements.
Identifying the correct government office to contact can be confusing. In iowa, the department of inspections and appeals handles the social and charitable gambling program. In wisconsin, the division of gaming is under the purview of the department of administration, while in delaware the gaming control board is a part of the division of professional regulation, which operates under the department of state. And in texas, where regulation of charitable gambling is divided among several state agencies, the attorney general has ruled that charging an entrance fee for casino nights and similar activities constitutes illegal gambling, even if the event is held for charitable purposes.
The best advice is to find out what rules apply in your area. One place to start is by asking for help at city hall. You can also search online for “charitable gambling” and the name of your state.
“check your jurisdiction and make sure it’s legal,” says michael magee of casino party aces. “each state and even some municipalities have their own laws about how casino night fundraisers can be done, if at all. Usually, the local casino night provider will know the ins and outs. It’s important to work with somebody familiar with that jurisdiction.”
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About casino nights
We give you unrivalled personal involvement from planning to completion. We use full size authentic gaming equipment which we transport and set up at your venue. Our hand-picked team of professional croupiers, who have worked in casinos all over the world, are always impeccably groomed and friendly.
Choose from some of the following options or see below for a quick comparison – our friendly team are always happy to explain the rules to your guests so everyone can enjoy the fun.
Fun casinos
We provide ‘fun money’ for your guests which can be distributed when they arrive. This can then be changed at the gaming table for chips. At the end of the allocated playing time, whoever has the most chips wins a prize (provided by the host).
Charity casinos
If you’re holding a charity or fundraising event our casino night is the ideal way to provide visual impact through the entire event for your guests. And unlike a disco or band it actually entertains your guests while raising money for your charity! For more information click here .
Fun pack casinos
If your venue is small or budget is limited, why not go for our fun pack option – all you’ll need is suitable sized tables and we’ll provide matching authentic, full-size baize layouts and equipment along with 2 professional croupiers and all the enthusiasm needed to help turn your event into something special!
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