Re: [vpFREE] Online Poker is the U.S.

Typically you get one or two "disconnects" which will place you all-in for
the remainder of the hand. If you continue to disconnect after that, your
hand is folded.


On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 7:34 AM, Ronald Reagan <ronald.reagan11@yahoo.com>wrote:

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> The IRS is an arm of the Treasury Department, and a very long and broken
> arm at that.
> I do have a question for those experienced at on-line gaming. If you are
> in the middle of a hand and your computer crashes or your internet service
> gets interrupted do you forfeit your hand and whatever you have in the pot?
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> Thanks
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> From: Mickey <mickeycrimm@yahoo.com>
> To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, May 4, 2013 6:34 AM
> Subject: [vpFREE] Online Poker is the U.S.
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> In hindsight, to me Black Friday looks like a deliberate attempt
> (conspiracy)by elements in the Department of Justice to create another cash
> cow for the Feds and the States in the form of taxes. Isn't the IRS in the
> Department of Justice? Not long after knocking out the offshore poker
> sites, the DOJ issued an opinion that nothing prevented a State from
> legalizing online poker for it's residents. What a coincidence. I think DOJ
> knocked out the offshore sites simply because they weren't getting a slice
> of the pie.
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> They couldn't tax the offshore sites. If you had an account with one of
> the offshore poker sites, in effect you had an offshore bank account. Some
> sites, like Party Poker, even payed interest on deposits. Winning U.S.
> players weren't paying incme tax. Nothing pisses off the Feds more than
> someone not paying income taxes.
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> So now Nevada is leading the way with the first legal poker site. More
> States are sure to follow. And compacts between the States to increase
> player pools are sure to follow. Here's some advice for all you winning
> players. If you don't pay income tax on your win the Feds will be on you
> like white on rice.
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> I'm gonna try to start a grass roots movement in Montana to legalize
> online poker. I'm gonna start with letters to my Senators and Congressman
> heralding the cash cow, in the form of taxes, it would bring to the State.
> There's nothing politicians like more than spending money.
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> I already know where the opposition will come from, besides the religious
> fanatics. The Montana Tavern Owners Association is a powerful lobby in this
> State. I've seen them in action before. A liquor or beer and wine license
> entitles the owner to up to 20 multi-game machines (video poker, video
> keno, line games) for their establishment. The MTOA will see online poker
> as a threat to their income.
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> As it stands, I would have to give up a pretty good income by moving to
> another state just to play online poker.
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