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Um, no. If you itemize, you can offset your winnings with your lossesNo you can't, gambling losses cannot be written off, there is a whole article about it in cardplayer by one of the shulman's, he goes to the legislature every year trying to get the laws changed.You must have never done your own taxes. You can itemize gambling losses. There are still big problems (such as what a gambling session is and inflated reported income), but Shulman did not say what you think he said.Rich

It's a card game. Lots of ways to cheat with cards. Magic is an interesting game designed by a mathmatician (he also designed my best game - Robo Rally). It also has a collectable aspect which makes it a money maker for the manufacturer. It has fantasy pictures on the cards to make them nicer to look at and remember what they do, but as with any game, the mechanics dictate the play.Rich

People who are good at games in general will have an edge at poker. It doesn't matter whether the game is "nerdy" or not. Poker is a simpler game than most I play.As for your uncles "dorks with money" comment, I wouldn't say he is wrong. But I never cared what people called me anyway.Rich

Full Tilt is my favorite site to play, but the bonus is the hardest to clear. I gave up on trying after the first 20%.Rich

I'm disappointed in Daniels post. His journal entries that mentioned his religion always seemed positive, but this seems to fall into the narrow-minded, judgemental Christian trap.Rich

Good call to separate yourself from PM. Their product was not up to industry standards.I did join bacause you recommended it, but no harm done. I withdrew my money (with a little profit) and had no problem.Rich

False. No member of the Administration EVER said that Iraq was responsible for 9/11. Do a Lexis/Nexis search, you won't find it. What they DID say was that Iraq had links to Al Qaeda, an established fact. Even President Clinton, hardly a hawk, stated this way back in 1998. And the quote above doesn't even suggest what you are refuting. Yet that's where you went anyway. To similar effect, Bush & Co. mentioned 9/11 every time they talked about Iraq to the point where a large percentage of people in the US thought Iraq attacked us. Their campaign of deception worked well enough to get su

You'll need SS1 for Razz and Stud. Yes, e is for Stud 8, and you'll want SS2 for that since the section in SS1 doesn't use a qualifier.Rich