Well, this is great news. Of course the government wants to tax it. I wonder how this will work. Will the poker sites have to raise the fees/rake?
Just got a tweet on twitter from the PPA that the deadline for compliance has been approved for a 6 month delay for the immediate deterination of what is defined as internet gambing! Hooray!!!!!!!!
Well, this is great news. Of course the government wants to tax it. I wonder how this will work. Will the poker sites have to raise the fees/rake?
Probably set something up with the banks where you will have so long to cash out current roll then go through a 3rd party to deposit and withdraw so they can see what to tax. So if they do start saving ALL your tourny entry emails so you can write off the losses.Well, this is great news. Of course the government wants to tax it. I wonder how this will work. Will the poker sites have to raise the fees/rake?
I'm sure they will just tax whatever we request to withdraw.
News of this hit the other day, and it was made officical this afternoon. Barney Frank is presenting a bill on Dec 3 proposing to legalize onlne poker, regulate it and tax it. Its good news for me though. 6 more months of low stakes STEP tourney's to try and grind my way up to a significant bankroll