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I hired a tax lawyer 4 years ago to research this for me. It cost me 1500.00
Basically, he said there was no case law where revenue canada had gone after a poker player. And that Poker winnings do not fall under the criteria for "taxable income".
I think you got some bad advice. There is a section that does talk about gambling income; specifically when it is exempt and when it is taxable. And there have been Canada Revenue v sportbettors cases heard. How exactly does a poker player differ from a sportsbettor as far as the Candian tax code is concerned?
I asked my brother-in-law, who used to work for Revenue Canada and he confirmed that my understanding of the situation (see above)was correct.
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