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Originally posted by plett22@Sep 2 2004, 09:03 AM
If someone owns a bar/club/cafe whatever, do they have to let whoever comes around into the establishment? Or does it have to be private (as in paid members only) to pick and choose who gets in?
I'm just kinda curious, cuz I REALLY want to golf the Glencoe....
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You've got it right. If a bar/club/cafe is open to the general public (ie anybody can walk in off the street and have a drink) the usual rules of non-discrimination apply. Hence the brewhaha with Vickers et al.
However, if you are a private club who's access is limited to members only, then yes, they can refuse admittance to the general public. The catch is that theoretically you can't refuse membership on the usual discriminatory measures (race, sex, etc) but this area gets a little more foggy. A lot of golf courses run into this issue not letting in women. Usually, there's a stupid equity membership component to this - $25,000 is the usual fee to join a golf club here. Just think about the old boys clubs here in town (ie The Petroleum Club, Ranchmans (not no the one on Mac Trail)) this is exactly what they do.
So really if a club really wanted to have the best clientele and still make money, what they would do is have it "members only" and sell memberships so that Joe Q couldn't get in off the street. They could vette their members extensively based on behavior and criminal history and connections and have them post performance bonds.
But then again, what fun would a bar like this be? I think the Banke tried this back in the 90's or something and went under after that Korean girl got the crap kicked out of her in the washroom.
Yeah - I really want to Golf the Glencoe too... Any members here want to take plett22 and me out for a round?
