> I thought the main reason for blocking international (internet) > gambling was that Uncle Sam (or his cousin in your state) doesnt > get to tax any winnings you might make. If you place and win > large bets in the U.S., the IRS gets a notification when you > cash in. > > As far as the credit card goes, they should be collecting > from the cardholder if he borrows money and then decides not > to pay. They only go after the payee (seller) if the cardholder > claims that his card was used without his consent. Hmm... > I suppose some knuckleheads would try to use that story after > losing bets... > > The Danish porn situation seems like an overreaction to the > problem...perhaps they should refuse to pay on a case-by-case > basis as soon as some threshold for false billing is reached, > such as, for example, 5 occurrences in a year. > > -- Matt
Ummmm, that may be the case in Vegas but in the rest of the country 'big' gambling is out of the eyes of the government. Of course, how gambling = income is a whole 'nother topic. The credit card thing, I 'heard of' a few people who were able to pull this off, for a lot of money. As in buy cars, fix up house, run up huge credit card debt, and then go bankrupt. People who do this every few years and get away with it. The seven year bankrupt limit is a joke. Kevin T. That's the way you do it
