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Great to have you as part of the forum, Bob.

I agree with your point, but I think the absolute worst piece of poker legislation is the way in which many states choose to tax amateur poker players. In many states amateurs are taxed for every session they win, but they aren't allowed to deduct losing sessions from their taxes. Taxing in this manner makes poker unbeatable for all but the very best players, and encites many people to commit the crime of falsifying their taxes.

I don't have a problem with gambling taxes in general; but taxing someone's winnings without allowing them to deduct their losses is greedy, unfair, and needs to be stopped.