Once in a while, I think of playing a little poker. I don't want to play my friends. (That's why it's actually sort of nice to have acquaintances that are richer than you.)
It turns out that the
rake on 1/3 NL hold 'em at Encore (the closest poker room) is 10% up to $10. 10%!
I have not played regularly in a casino in about 20 years. Back then, I don't remember seeing a rake over 3%. My memory could be bad, but there's no way any of them were close to 10%. It looks like
it is now in the range of normal now.
Just as well. It wouldn't actually be a good use of time to drive to and from Everett. And there's a good chance that the crowd would be sad and/or irritating, now that I recall.