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Old 09-02-2007, 04:44 PM
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Default Re: IRS Withholding on US Tournament Winnings Starts in 2008

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Part of that is establishing that poker is a game of skill, not luck. I think we have a need to be here getting poker seen as skillful by the IRS. If we win this argument, we'll be far better off.

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That argument can't be won. No amount of proof will be
acceptable to the IRS.

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Okay. Let's just give up now.

Seriously, this is a new ruling, and we need to fight back on it. We don't "know" how the IRS will rule until we try, really.
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