[Penguicon-Concom] [penguicon-general] Danger!! I've been thinking

[Jer]

An auction to benefit someone isn't a big deal. Gambling for charity,
however, requires considerably more time and energy devoted to legally doing
everything.

On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 2:35 PM, LadySarah <ladysarahmarie at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm going to bet someone who remembers how we handled the auction to
> benefit Tracy was handled is still around, they should be able to tell us
> what we did to keep from being in trouble with that one. :)
>
> Sarah
>
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> On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 2:28 PM, Gini <zoethe at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>  It's not a bad thought, assuming all the other logistics could be solved,
>> but we would have to make it clear that it's a donation event, but not
>> really a charity event - unless Tom has registered as a charity, we're just
>> making a gift to him, not making a tax-deductible charitable donation.  It
>> might seem nit-picky, but these legal differences can really trip people
>> up.  And it still runs up against the gambling laws.
>>
>> Gini
>>
>> Rogues are preferable to imbeciles because they sometimes take a rest.
>>
>> -Dumas
>>
>> --- On *Mon, 6/16/08, LadySarah <ladysarahmarie at gmail.com>* wrote:
>>
>> From: LadySarah <ladysarahmarie at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Penguicon-Concom] [penguicon-general] Danger!! I've been
>> thinking
>> To: penguicon-general at penguicon.org
>> Cc: "Penguicon Concom Discussion List" <concom at penguicon.org>
>> Date: Monday, June 16, 2008, 11:21 AM
>>
>> Can I suggest a worthy charity?
>>
>> Our own Tom Smith has just had knee surgery to fix a torn tendon and will
>> shortly (prolly this week) be having the 6th surgery to correct a "birth
>> defect" they've been trying to correct all his life.  Tom has been making
>> his living off just his music for the past several years and has zero
>> insurance.  I know we did a lot to help Tracy through her cancer, maybe we
>> can help Tom now?
>>
>> Sarah
>> (brain almost back on the planet)
>>
>> Lady Sarah, que_sara_sara
>> "I don't know man, I didn't do it." ~~Mal2
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>>
>> On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 11:14 AM, Ron Blanchett <muteid10t at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> A charity casino event would be much harder to pull off and would
>>> require a lot more work just to get off the ground and way more
>>> function space to run. This is why just a poker event is on the table
>>> right now and also because I don't have the resources or the interest
>>> in a full blown casino event.
>>>
>>> On 6/16/08, Jefferson Fury <gyrovagus at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > My thought is that Texas Hold'em is not poker.  It is the watered-down
>>> >  bastard offspring of poker and had it been born to Romulans would have
>>> >  been mercilessly killed at birth.  Why not have real poker?  Maybe
>>> >  even expand it to "charity casino event" and have blackjack, craps,
>>> >  roulette?
>>> >
>>> >  -moatn
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >  On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 10:49 AM, Ron Blanchett <muteid10t at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >  > I have been throwing this thought around for the last couple of
>>> days:
>>> >  >
>>> >  > What does everyone think of having a charity poker tournament this
>>> >  > year at Penguicon???
>>> >  > It would be Texas Hold'em Poker and all the Money used to buy into
>>> >  > said tournament would go to a charity of Penguicon's choice. I know
>>> at
>>> >  > least one of our GoH's (if he shows up this time) likes to play and
>>> >  > there should be at least a few other people that would be into it.
>>> >  >
>>> >  > Thoughts, interest, concerns welcome.
>>> >  >
>>> >  > -Ron
>>> >  >
>>> >  > --
>>> >  > Fred Allen  - "Imitation is the sincerest form of television."
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