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House - The casino or cardroom that is holding the game.
Any establishment that runs a game of poker and incurs the expenses of doing so is called the “house”. The “house”
makes money by charging a small rake
per hand (or hourly time charges) to pay the overhead involved in providing the games -- dealer’s salaries, drinks
for players, electricity, etc.
Although the rake is small in comparison to most of the awarded pots on any given hand, it amounts to a lot of money
over time. Players need to make a large hourly rate in order to pay the house and still make a profit. It is often said
that the house is the only one making money in a gambling establishment.
Even home games often take a small drop from each hand to pay “the house” (for beer and chips, etc.). Over the years, a
lot of home games have real dealers for the game rather than each player taking a turn. The house would also pay the
dealer from the money collected from the drop.
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