Hosts shape the table before the night begins. PokerMeet is built to help hosts run private homes with clearer roster control. The strongest host approach is simple: review the roster intentionally, protect the address, and keep the room within the stated standards.

1) Roster Control Standards

The guest list for a private home should never behave like an open signup sheet. Hosts own the guest list from the initial request through to arrival.

• Intentional Approvals: Review every request. If you cannot vet a player or they do not fit the standards of your home, decline the request.
• Manual Control: Hosts are expected to manage their capacity accurately within the app to avoid over-requesting or confusion at the door.

2) Address Privacy & Safeguards

Address privacy is a core technical and operational requirement for private home games.

• Hidden by Default: Exact addresses remain hidden until a host manually approves a request AND the pre-configured "reveal window" (e.g., 2 hours before the game) is reached.
• Panic Hide: If address visibility needs to be locked down, use the "Panic Hide" feature immediately to remove exact address visibility for non-hosts.
• Private Coordination: Keep host addresses private. Avoid public promotion of private homes or sharing addresses outside of the PokerMeet approval flow.

3) Room & Hosting Standards

Hosts are responsible for describing their game honestly and running it within the boundaries stated in their listing.

• Accuracy: Keep capacity, stakes, format, and timing accurate inside the listing.
• Eligibility: Confirm all participants are 21 years of age or older.
• Conduct: Escalate disruptive or unsafe behavior quickly via the Incident Policy and comply with all local rules and regulations.

4) Operational Intent

PokerMeet is a tool for coordination, discovery, and roster control. It is not a platform for turning a private home into public inventory.

• Focus use on approvals and trust-building.
• Use the product to strengthen private-home safeguards, not to bypass them.