Every Wednesday night at the club the theme of the evening is Mensday Wednesday, a party that features bar games such as beer pong, bags and free pool for all the patrons. The night is usually calm, seeing as how it is a Wednesday and doesn't feature the large crowds that seem to make being a bouncer so interesting. With the smaller, more peaceful crowds, drunken incidences and arguments are rare making my life ultimately easier. However with these bar games comes a whole different reason for incidents.
We have never allowed gambling in the bar in any form, but occasionally people may wager on beer pong games under the table and without anyones knowledge. One of these friendly wages came in the form of a gentleman's bet not too long ago where both sides decided that 20 dollars each was an appropriate amount and laid their money on the table.
Due to the more relaxed nature of Wednesday nights, there also are not as many bouncers on duty as usual and it was myself, the security manager and one other guy this evening. As I walked down the stairs i noticed that two of the young men were arguing, although it was not apparent why and when they saw me approaching they both stopped and went back to playing beer pong. Taking note of the argument I did not forget about them and lingered in the area waiting for more situations to occur, which did not take long.
"Dude give him the ball back, he gets a re-throw!" One disgruntled man yelled as he charged around the table and got in his opponents face.
"Fuck that man, the ball wasn't going in and so I caught it, go play so I can get my money!" the opponent replied. This exchange went on for about 20 seconds before I came over and broke up the argument. After I separated the two, I asked the least irate individual what had happened to cause the argument.
"They are trying to get an extra throw in Beer Pong and its bullshit, they aren't gonna steal our money." he told me. Confused at this concept of betting in the bar, as it was foreign to me, I told both sides that they needed to pick up their money and move along and enjoy themselves if they didn't want to get kicked out. Both teams obliged and collected their money, not without arguing over who would get which bills however. As they went there separate ways I went and talked to my manager and told him that I don't think gambling should be at all tolerated to which he agreed, and gambling is now not at all allowed, and if it is detected it is grounds for instant removal. This brings me to my fifth rule; Don't Allow Gambling in the Bar. It will lead to more disgruntled guests than happy guests.
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