Seat fee (time charge)

Also: time charge, time rake, membership club

A fixed charge per hour or per session for a seat in a cash game, used instead of a pot rake. Texas card clubs use it because state law forbids taking a cut of pots; some high-stakes games elsewhere use it because it is cheaper than rake at big stakes.

Example. The Lodge charges a membership plus an hourly seat fee rather than raking each pot.

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