Membership: Empire Social Lounge is a private social club; use of the Lounge is restricted at all times to Members in good standing. Memberships are available to individuals in daily terms.
New Members: All new Members are subject to a 1 day probationary period. Empire Social Lounge reserves the right in granting or denying full Membership to probationary Members. Memberships are also available to charities and businesses for special events.
Food and Alcohol: No outside food or beverages is allowed.
Firearms and Other Weapons: No firearms or other weapons are permitted in Empire Social Lounge.
Dues and Fees: Membership must be paid daily when visiting for Members to use the Club facilities.
Photos/Videos: Taking photos or videos are strictly prohibited by members without the expressed knowledge and permission of Empire Social Lounge. However, Empire Social Lounge does reserve the right to record or photograph as per the membership agreement.
Gameplay: All poker games at Empire Social Lounge location follow World Series of Poker (‘WSOP’) rules for cash and tournament. Empire Social Lounge dealers and managers are trained in WSOP rules and enforce the spirit and the letter of the rules in all circumstances. Rulings on gameplay are considered final only by discretion of the management of Empire Social Lounge. If an incorrect rule interpretation or decision is made in good faith, Empire Social Lounge has no liability.
Club Etiquette: Members and Staff Members alike are expected to maintain a professional and respectful demeanor while Empire Social Lounge. In the event the acting floor manager decides a member’s behavior is inappropriate, the manager may ask the player to discontinue the behavior or ask them to leave. Failure to comply with that request may result in losing membership privileges and/or being banned from the facility. Below are some common behaviors that will not be tolerated:
- Threats, arguments, insults (direct or indirect), or any other offensive behaviors
- Slow Rolling: Intentionally stalling to show the winning hand to upset another player
- Angle Shooting: Intentionally using a rule in a way to gain an unfair advantage over another player
- Active recruitment without permission.
- Showing up under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Collusion: There will be ZERO tolerance for any and all forms of collusion. In the event collusion is discovered, Empire Social Lounge reserves the right to correct the situation as they see fit. This includes forfeiture of chips.
Collusion includes but is not limited to:
- Communicating the strength of your or another player’s hand to another player with action pending
- Marking or tampering with any device, including and especially the playing cards