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fresh302
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    Posted: Feb 5th, 12:49 pm
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  • Does anyone know if it's ok to play with beer in the cups. I'm about to start hosting weekly tournaments at the jersey shore and was wondering if there was any law on allowing people to play with what ever they want. I know most places enforce water only, but since it's just a weekly tournament, I'm thinking some people might want to play with beer in their cups.
Scally
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    Posted: Feb 5th, 01:35 pm
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  • The Professional Bar & Beverage Manager's Handbook has the drinking laws and rules for every state in america.  Comes in very handy hosting tourny's.  Short answer is just play it safe and use water.  Its easier for new tourny directors and alot easier to manage.  Plus the community tends to frown on drinking games, so water makes it a competition.  Good luck with the tourny.  
     
    p.s- I dont think NJ has a law about playin with beer, but do your own research and have it in writing.  Cover your ass!!
initgoes
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    Posted: Feb 5th, 01:36 pm
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  • "fresh302"
    Does anyone know if it's ok to play with beer in the cups. I'm about to start hosting weekly tournaments at the jersey shore and was wondering if there was any law on allowing people to play with what ever they want. I know most places enforce water only, but since it's just a weekly tournament, I'm thinking some people might want to play with beer in their cups.

     
    I dont see any law or regulation prohibiting beer in cups. Games are allowed in bars (except Belmar). Funny that poker tournaments are barred from requiring entry fees and providing prizes, but darts and other "skill tournaments" such as beer pong are allowed to -assuming you think NJ players make cups because of skill and not luck haha
     
    You probably should call the ABC to make sure.
     

     

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    other things of value. Dart playing is permitted on the same basis, except that the Division of A.B.C. will
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    alcoholic beverages. Other skill tournaments (bowling, golf, billiards, etc.) will be treated similarly. No
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fresh302
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    Posted: Feb 5th, 03:16 pm
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  • Yea, I've looked at the abc handbook for NJ and I know that it's perfectly legal to throw a tournament, but it dosnt state anything about games involving drinking, so I don't know....I have every intention on playing with water, but since it's a weekly tournament, if my players want to play with beer in the cups, I wanna find out if I can allow them.
     
    By the way, I don't think they banned beer pong in bars in belmar, I think they banned outdoor beer pong, you can't play games involving drinking where you neighbors can see you....I THINK
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mikevit
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    Posted: Feb 5th, 03:51 pm
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  • from a logistics standpoint it is definitely easier to use water in the cups.  You don't have to worry about losing cups.  When playing with beer in the cups, be prepared to issue new cups for each game (it's not a frat house).  The clean up is also a bit easier with water cups.  Of course, this all depends on how big you anticipate the tournaments to be.
     
    I know WPT had a couple tournaments in New Brunswick and they used beer for both of their events.  And the weekly tournaments at Pub46 and 3 East both also had beer in cups.
     
    Where on the shore are you going to be hosting tournaments?
fresh302
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    Posted: Feb 5th, 04:03 pm
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  • "mikevit"
    from a logistics standpoint it is definitely easier to use water in the cups.  You don't have to worry about losing cups.  When playing with beer in the cups, be prepared to issue new cups for each game (it's not a frat house).  The clean up is also a bit easier with water cups.  Of course, this all depends on how big you anticipate the tournaments to be.
     
    I know WPT had a couple tournaments in New Brunswick and they used beer for both of their events.  And the weekly tournaments at Pub46 and 3 East both also had beer in cups.
     
    Where on the shore are you going to be hosting tournaments?

    yea, I defiantly thought about the cup issue and how I would need more cups if I let players play with beer.....the only way I would let players use beer in cups is if 1) there's a huge demand for it and 2) it's legal
     
    Bar-A in Belmar offered me Wednesdays, and Marina Grille in brick/point pleasant is interested.
Scally
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    Posted: Feb 5th, 04:58 pm
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  • biggest problem with using beer is the spread of diease... huge concern with the beer pong world.  I know Id be pissed if I played in a tourny and walked out with a couple bucks and herpes...
mikevit
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    Posted: Feb 5th, 05:05 pm
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  • "Scally"
    biggest problem with using beer is the spread of diease... huge concern with the beer pong world.  I know Id be pissed if I played in a tourny and walked out with a couple bucks and herpes...

    Hasn't this been proven time and time again to be extremely unlikely?
swarlesbarkley
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    Posted: Feb 5th, 08:22 pm
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  • a lot of people get the mis-conception that gambling rules might be the reason you cant use beer. it is a health issue and you would have to check the health and regs code in that area to see if they allow it... most counties dont. good luck
     

    swarles.
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mikevit
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    Posted: Feb 5th, 09:37 pm
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  • "swarlesbarkley"
    a lot of people get the mis-conception that gambling rules might be the reason you cant use beer. it is a health issue and you would have to check the health and regs code in that area to see if they allow it... most counties dont. good luck
     
     
    swarles.

    There is no health issue if new cups are used for each game.
     
    Like I said already, it is allowed in New Jersey.  Bars themselves, however, worry about the gambling aspect of things.  I know I personally have talked to bar owners/managers and one of their main concerns was the side gambling aspect that the beer pong crowd generates.
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