Is it lottery fraud. To let local contenders practice on a private lake 24/7 while everyone else has no practice privileges?

I don’t know about fraud, but it’s definitely tipping the scales. Not an even playing field.

Long ago if you entered at least 4 Tuesday tournaments, then you had permission, last 10 years has not gone that way, now people do win in this tournament $40 a pop, that are not local but still.

It’s private. They can do whatever they want. Fraud would be them hiding fish in a barrel or stuffing weight etc.