Am i SOL for B&M play?

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I live in NC. Is there any B&M poker room even remotely close by, or am I in basically the worst location in the US?

[Poshua]

Worst location in the US, and not just because of poker.

Just kidding. Your closest B&M cardrooms are in Atlantic City, southern Indiana, Tunica, and Florida (sort of). So, yes, very bad poker alignment.

[MicroBob]

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Worst location in the US, and not just because of poker.

Just kidding. Your closest B&M cardrooms are in Atlantic City, southern Indiana, Tunica, and Florida (sort of). So, yes, very bad poker alignment.

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Biloxi and even New Orleans should probably also be included in this list although they are a little bit farther.

Wheeling, WV is getting live-poker soon.
They are voting on it in some town in the southern part of WV sometime in the near future so that might be a few months away. But it's not a guarantee it will get approved.

In Tunica, especially weekends, I would meet quite a few out-of-towners.
Usually in for a couple days from Alabama or Atlanta. But I met a few from NC as well.
Seems a few NC'ers would make that road-trip for their live-poker fix.

Tunica is about 6+ hours from Atlanta.
About 4 hours from Nashville.

Biloxi is also about 6 hours from Atlanta I think.

[AngusThermopyle]

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or am I in basically the worst location in the US?

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Some places are +EV for poker.
Some places are +EV for life.

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I live in NC.

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Hope you like college hoops.

[AKQJ10]

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Hope you like college hoops and pork barbecue with vinegary sauce.

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But yeah, the Atlantic Southeast is about the worst, and you're in the middle of the sour spot. Miami might be worse if you don't count Florida casinos (but aren't they spreading small-stakes NLHE now?).

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

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or am I in basically the worst location in the US?

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Some places are +EV for poker.
Some places are +EV for life.

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I live in NC.

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Hope you like college hoops.

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FWIW, before he won the ME, Greg raymer lived in CT, a ston'e throw from Foxwoods, where he played as often as his work schedule permitted.

Once he won the ME, he moved to NC. Seems no State income tax > proximity to B&M play. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[AngusThermopyle]

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FWIW, before he won the ME, Greg raymer lived in CT, a ston'e throw from Foxwoods, where he played as often as his work schedule permitted.

Once he won the ME, he moved to NC. Seems no State income tax > proximity to B&M play. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

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Are you sure?

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Seven states have no state income tax: Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington and Wyoming. Two others, New Hampshire and Tennessee, tax only dividend and interest income.

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Comparison of State income taxes

[AKQJ10]

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Once he won the ME, he moved to NC. Seems no State income tax > proximity to B&M play once you've got a multimillion dollar poker tournament win under your belt

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I mean, sure, if the millions are already sitting in my investment portfolio. The questions about NC's tax rate are duly noted.

[Matt Flynn]

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Once he won the ME, he moved to NC. Seems no State income tax > proximity to B&M play. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

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wrong state. NC top bracket is 8%. cockroach lawmakers.

[Hipsdontlie69]

where is NC anyway? is that part of Canada or England?