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Old 06-26-2007, 01:06 PM
effang effang is offline
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Default LC: Bonus Whores (US vs non-US players)

Do US players still bonus whore? I see all these bonus threads on 2+2, and all the players that still attempt them, and I'm baffled.

Does it still work? How many sites realistically can we still play on? I thought that only stars and FTP and maybe UB were the only easy sites to get money in and out of.
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Old 06-26-2007, 01:22 PM
Specialwon Specialwon is offline
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Default Re: LC: Bonus Whores (US vs non-US players)

You need to move to Europe. Plenty whoring and poker winnings are 100% tax free. I can't understand why you guys haven't all arrived already (no you can't live in my spare room).
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Old 06-26-2007, 01:24 PM
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Default Re: LC: Bonus Whores (US vs non-US players)

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You need to move to Europe. Plenty whoring and poker winnings are 100% tax free. I can't understand why you guys haven't all arrived already (no you can't live in my spare room).


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Isn't the cost of living much higher? Also the fact that the Euro is crushing the dollar right now.
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Old 06-26-2007, 01:25 PM
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Default Re: LC: Bonus Whores (US vs non-US players)

plus...many of us aren't pro??? lol. i'm going to move to europe for an extra 100 bucks a month no thank you.

i do love europe though.
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Old 06-26-2007, 01:26 PM
1p0kerboy 1p0kerboy is offline
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Default Re: LC: Bonus Whores (US vs non-US players)

80k in winnings here is probably worth 60k there, even with taxes taken out.
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Old 06-26-2007, 01:41 PM
Specialwon Specialwon is offline
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Default Re: LC: Bonus Whores (US vs non-US players)

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80k in winnings here is probably worth 60k there, even with taxes taken out.

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That might be so, its certainly cheaper to live in the US, but do you really only pay 25% tax? ANyhow, we get free healthcare, low crime, gun control and less fat kids (I love the US but I hate fat children and the US is full of them)

Anyhow, I read that to avoid US taxes you have to give up US citizenship even if you move abroad, who would want to do that for the love of poker I wonder!
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Old 06-26-2007, 02:14 PM
HitmanHaydon HitmanHaydon is offline
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Default Re: LC: Bonus Whores (US vs non-US players)

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You need to move to Europe. Plenty whoring and poker winnings are 100% tax free. I can't understand why you guys haven't all arrived already (no you can't live in my spare room).


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Isn't the cost of living much higher? Also the fact that the Euro is crushing the dollar right now.

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Tell me about it. £ vs $ really sucks at the moment
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Old 06-26-2007, 02:23 PM
SimaoMacaco SimaoMacaco is offline
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Default Re: LC: Bonus Whores (US vs non-US players)

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You need to move to Europe. Plenty whoring and poker winnings are 100% tax free. I can't understand why you guys haven't all arrived already (no you can't live in my spare room).


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Isn't the cost of living much higher? Also the fact that the Euro is crushing the dollar right now.

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Tell me about it. £ vs $ really sucks at the moment

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Not if you want to go shopping in the US with you GBPs. Everything seems so so cheap. That said it would be nice if my bankroll got bigger rather than smaller on a daily basis =D

We best hope China does not dump those 1.3 Trillion US dollars they have been stock piling for the last 10 years.
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Old 06-26-2007, 02:12 PM
MyTurn2Raise MyTurn2Raise is offline
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Default Re: LC: Bonus Whores (US vs non-US players)

I used to bonus whore like crazy...I had 20k in bonuses from January through the end of September last year

I'm US

not worth it anymore

too much of a hassle to move money around without neteller and firepay

if you play a ton, goto stars as the VIP VPP stuff works out for better than rakeback

if you play moderate amounts, absolute and fulltilt with rakeback are now the best options for US


oh yeah, prima still has some games if you aren't in the FUBAR states
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