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Old 01-03-2006, 08:48 AM
Bob Ciaffone Bob Ciaffone is offline
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Default Re: Kicking Things Off

Great point! I of course am a pro and deduct expenses. If you are not a pro, you are unable to deduct items such as travel expenses from your money won. This distinction between amateur and pro is artificial.
I believe this is a result of federal law, not state law, but I am not an authority on this. I do not think poker players or other gamblers will ever be able to do anything about this problem on their own. I would love to do something in conjunction with other recreational groups such as bowling associations to get amateurs to be able to deduct expenses from money received in competitions.
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