Geez, If we had sponsers, we could get them to donate prizes - tshirts, BOVs, Turbo Timers, tools, pods, whatever.
Then do as you say - $50 bucks and your in, this gives each person say 200 skyline dollars to bet - all real $$$ donated to a charity.
Then at end of the night when everyone is pissed, we auction off the prize/donations to the people who have won the skyline bucks.
Only one problem with this plan... we don't have sponsers yet.......
bummer, back to the drawing board.