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Wisconsin’s Legal Battle Over ePoker
A number of political debates have come out of Wisconsin in the past few months. Granted, most of the drama has been about abolishing the union’s collective bargaining rights, but that is not the only issue on the table. One issue applicable to the poker world comes straight from the state’s capitol, Madison, where Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison, formerly known as Dejope Gaming, introduced a new poker room that has the state claiming foul.
The poker room in question is composed solely of electronic poker tables (ePoker), and according to the Division of Gaming, is illegal and in violation of a...
Just another example of Wisconsin politicians having their heads up their ^&*(. Poker has long been considered a "class II" game as it is not house banked. For the State of Wisconsin graduates of law school to consider it 'class III" is asinine. The should have their law degrees revoked!
03-31-2011 13:35
spcrdplyrWisconsin is a strange state. Congress is hiding in Illinois to avoid doing their job, but we depend on government's definition of poker. For my tournament wins I get tax form 1099 to declare it as income, but I can not claim my loses as an expense. There is to many regulations and government should not run our lives.
I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.
03-31-2011 21:58
Mr.Wegas
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