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samoleus
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is the solution this simple?
#7487443 - 09/30/06 01:12 PM

I hope I am not missing something. I hardly slept last night after the terrible news. ... But this morning, I had an idea.

If one were simply to open a Canadian bank account, and get a Canadian internet service provider (and get a phone account that has free calls to Canada), would all the problems (other than the reduction in fish) be taken care of?

This seems like a somewhat simple solution. I would really appreciate any insight on this - did I miss something?

Thanks,
samo

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jmillerdls
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Re: is the solution this simple? [Re: samoleus]
#7487468 - 09/30/06 01:15 PM

Quote:

I hope I am not missing something. I hardly slept last night after the terrible news. ... But this morning, I had an idea.

If one were simply to open a Canadian bank account, and get a Canadian internet service provider (and get a phone account that has free calls to Canada), would all the problems (other than the reduction in fish) be taken care of?

This seems like a somewhat simple solution. I would really appreciate any insight on this - did I miss something?

Thanks,
samo

Yeah, sure...you can do that (I honestly don't know if you can or not).

But, do you expect all the guys that suck, and reload weekly to go through all this trouble to lose more money? It seems like a majority of people are focusing on what they can do to keep playing...but the real question is how you expect to make money when Party at peak hours is filled with 15,000 players, 14,000 of which are professional multi-tablers.

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kitaristi0
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Re: is the solution this simple? [Re: jmillerdls]
#7487479 - 09/30/06 01:17 PM

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15,000 players, 14,000 of which are professional multi-tablers.

So there are 1000 fish combined in the rest of the world?

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HSB
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Re: is the solution this simple? [Re: samoleus]
#7487493 - 09/30/06 01:19 PM

Quote:

I hope I am not missing something. I hardly slept last night after the terrible news. ... But this morning, I had an idea.

If one were simply to open a Canadian bank account, and get a Canadian internet service provider (and get a phone account that has free calls to Canada), would all the problems (other than the reduction in fish) be taken care of?

This seems like a somewhat simple solution. I would really appreciate any insight on this - did I miss something?

Thanks,
samo

As far as I can tell, yes getting the money in is that simple.

But it's the player pool that is the problem.

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samoleus
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Re: is the solution this simple? [Re: kitaristi0]
#7487504 - 09/30/06 01:20 PM

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15,000 players, 14,000 of which are professional multi-tablers.

So there are 1000 fish combined in the rest of the world?

Guys, I specifically mentioned problems OTHER THAN reduction in the fish. Can we please keep the discussion in this thread on the logistic issues? Please?

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yad
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Re: is the solution this simple? [Re: samoleus]
#7487571 - 09/30/06 01:29 PM

samo,
I'm sure it is doable, and not too hard either. a few years ago i spent a year studying in england and once i had established a residence there it was no problem to open up a uk bank account. that account is still open though i have been back in the US for years. So worst case scenario, you could go there, set up a place for a month or two, get a bank account, and then come back. Probably would be even easier than this, frankly.

That said, the US government has a number of regulations affecting this stuff. Most importantly, you have to report to the treasury department whenever you have foreign accounts that total more than 10K. Back in the day I don't think they cared about it at all, just put it in a file somewhere. but now with all the antiterror rules, who knows.

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jmillerdls
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Re: is the solution this simple? [Re: kitaristi0]
#7487583 - 09/30/06 01:31 PM

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15,000 players, 14,000 of which are professional multi-tablers.

So there are 1000 fish combined in the rest of the world?

uhh...no. Clearly the math hasn't been figured out (you moron).

However, how many fish from other countries do you think are online every night at Party? How many do you think will be there when 90% of all US fish are gone, and the place is filled with a majority of sharks instead of fish?

So, while you are right, there are not a combined 1000 fish in the entire world (fantastic assumption on your part), I'd say the amount left on PARTY after this goes into affect is going to be substantially less...

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Guppies
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Reged: 10/28/05
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Re: is the solution this simple? [Re: samoleus]
#7487593 - 09/30/06 01:32 PM

Depending on how the legislation gets implemented what you are suggesting could get you in serious trouble for money laundering/fraud/tax evasion. This is my initial (mostly uninformed) gut instinct as to why what you are suggesting would be borderline illegal (although in reality I'm pretty sure you could get away with it).

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samoleus
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Re: is the solution this simple? [Re: yad]
#7487636 - 09/30/06 01:39 PM

Quote:

samo,
I'm sure it is doable, and not too hard either. a few years ago i spent a year studying in england and once i had established a residence there it was no problem to open up a uk bank account. that account is still open though i have been back in the US for years. So worst case scenario, you could go there, set up a place for a month or two, get a bank account, and then come back. Probably would be even easier than this, frankly.

That said, the US government has a number of regulations affecting this stuff. Most importantly, you have to report to the treasury department whenever you have foreign accounts that total more than 10K. Back in the day I don't think they cared about it at all, just put it in a file somewhere. but now with all the antiterror rules, who knows.

I plan on claiming my winnings and paying my taxes anyway, so the second part is not a problem. But are you saying that I have to establish residence in a country before I can open a bank account there?

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DeNutza
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Posts: 110

Re: is the solution this simple? [Re: Guppies]
#7487652 - 09/30/06 01:41 PM

We've discussed this topic a bit already in this thread concerning
foreign bank accounts:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...rt=all&vc=1

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Depending on how the legislation gets implemented what you are suggesting could get you in serious trouble for money laundering/fraud/tax evasion. This is my initial (mostly uninformed) gut instinct as to why what you are suggesting would be borderline illegal (although in reality I'm pretty sure you could get away with it).

Starting and funding/withdrawing from a foreign bank
account is NOT illegal....So long as you specify
on your tax returns that you have a foreign bank
account (they always ask too).....Absolutely nothing
would be illegal about this method.

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