Re: What risks to online poker should I consider as a Full-time SnG pl
Only because I have had some very memorable times in the Netherlands, I will answer your otherwise short-cut, "I dont want to look it up" question.
In the US legality of online poker is still a very open question. Either litigation or new legislatios will change this from "who knows" to "this is it." Right now US players, with a little effort, can play online if they want. It may get more difficult for US players to move money in the near future, but little else will change, as a practical matter, until the new legislation or litigation occurs.
In the Netherlands and the EU, there is little question: online poker play is perfectly legal. The EU is in the process of eliminating any left over laws that protect national gambling operations from other EU competition and it is only these laws that could affect online poker play.
Your tax liabilities in the Netherlands are beyond my knowledge - but it is certainly legal to play; even if there is a Dutch law against it, the EU rules trump.
Skallagrim
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