You do not have to pay the monthly fees of membership to have all the priviledges of exclusive members at Spade Club. This is something they do not want advertised. In fact the details are in black and white in their Terms and Conditions (which few of us seem to read). It is a requierement of lotteries that there be no obligation to purchase anything to participate - and under this rule, Spade Club has the following set of rules so that it may comply with the regulations and at the same time collect membership dues for those who do not want it all for free: Here are the terms:You can find similar terms in any of the other sites that advertise themselves as "Legal" US poker Clubs.
3.5. No Purchase Necessary. Mail-In Entry. There is no entry fee requirement to participate in any SpadeClub tournament. The following is an alternative means of entry for obtaining Player Points and Tokens for Exclusive Tournaments.
Register and Download Software. Register at SpadeClub.com as a Basic Member (no purchase is necessary), download, and install the SpadeClub poker software
Mail-in Entry. For each week you would like to participate in Exclusive Tournaments, send a 3" x 5" card placed in a #10 envelope to SpadeClub.com, ATTN: Account Validation, 1027 South Rainbow Blvd., #282, Las Vegas, NV 89145, with the following hand-written information:
SpadeClub Screen Name;
Email Address associated with SpadeClub Account;
First and Last Name;
Mailing Address (Street, City, State, ZIP Code and Country)
(v) Date of Birth;
(vi) Specify the one week period you would like to play. The requested dates must be no later than 30 days from date of postage, and no earlier than 10 days from date of postage.
Mail-in Entry Requirements.
Each 3" x 5" card must be an original. No copies, reproductions or facsimiles will be accepted. SpadeClub will not be responsible for late, lost, stolen, misdirected, illegible, incomplete or postage-due.
No more than five mail-in entries over a month-long period will be accepted; and you may not send more than 5 entries in a single envelope.
You may not be a resident of an Excluded State
Mail-in Entry Status. To check the status of mail-in entries, log in at SpadeClub.com and view Membership Information under the Account Management section
SpadeClub Points and Tokens. Mail-in entrants will receive tournaments points and tokens in the same manner as Exclusive Members. Mail-in entrants will have their accounts returned to Basic Account status after their mail-in entry time runs out.
The odds of winning available prizes will be the same for mail-in entrants as online entrants
