[gamer4life27]

My oppinion:

I personally think that the courts are still trying to figure out what to do about so many American's gambling. This is created a problem in society, as many people are taking there houses, cars, and other assets, and selling them to gamble.

When people win large tournaments (Ex. WSOP Main Event), people see these winnings as a source of income, but the courts see them as a luxury win that they need to be a part of. They do not see how people can make a living off of gambling, or playing poker. So, in there eye's, they feel it right to be able to tax this 'luxury' money, when in fact, they are taking about %40 of our income.

I think they have this new rule now that if your winnings exceed a certain amount over a certain amount of time, you will be considered a 'profossinal poker player', and those tournament winnings would be counted as income for those select few. So they wouldn't take %40 from a pro's income because they now consider it like income to them.

But now, there are so many people online playing, kids, teens, adults, seniors, etc. that it's kind of getting a little out of hand. And America is the majorty of all these sites. So, the courts are trying to find a way to both tax online play for %40 of large tournament winnings, and reduce the amount of players stealing bank cards, selling assets just to play a $10 + $1 SnG 100 times and cash once. That, in turn makes them try to come up with a plan to reduce this.

I think that that is why they are trying to either limit our resources to play online, or cut American's off from online poker all together. They are trying to be like our mothers and fathers by telling us whats right for us and cutting us off from all online poker, so it's much easier to track the winnings and tax people accordingly. Because if I was a professional online poker player, and won the Main Event of the WSOP, they wouldn't know if I was a pro or not because I don't have a live record of my winnings.