It seems odd to me. But I'm from an era where butt whippings were common for folks that asked for it. Police were usually never involved. I surely don't see anything felonious about it. Dude played a stupid game and his prize matched his stupidity.
Yep. The only difference is there were a couple of them beating on this guy or I'd completely agree. I've screwed around and taken my share and given some too. Never had the cops called except when I was working at a bar and someone got out of hand and then it was 100% cops otw.