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Would it be legal for a business to buy a wii and charge people for playing it?
I'm making a business plan, and I was wondering I was thinking of opening a kind of teen center thing, and in one room I could have a whole bunch of game consoles (wii, xbox, playstation, etc) and I would charge people for going into the room, but they could play with the games for however long. Would that be legal?
2 months ago - 3 answers
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Yeap. You got it. Don't charge to play THE GAME. Charge for being INSIDE THE ROOM where the game is. =) Loopholes are awesome. Look at your city laws and find out if you can deduct your energy costs, too.
by Mario E
2 months ago
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Yes, of course it would be legal. That's exactly what an arcade does -- it owns games and charges people to play them. Don't forget to include the cost of plenty of theft and breakage insurance in your business plan!
by rtfm- 2 months ago
I am sure it would be legal. I doubt if the equipment would last long though; it's not designed for commercial use. In fact that probably invalidates any guarantee.
by raysor- 2 months ago