Service Description: The Licensing Authority will issue a premises licence for: Casinos, Betting Offices and Race Tracks, Bingo Clubs, Adult Gaming Centres, Family Entertainment Centres. They will issue permits for: Gaming machines in members' clubs and licensed premises, prize gaming and Unlicensed Family Entertainment Centres.
Answer: Poker tournaments can be run in clubs and pubs provided that the regulations and code of practice on equal chance gaming are adhered to. Games in your own home, between friends, which are run on a non-commercial basis, are perfectly legal.