Archive Review: NPA Birthday Edition

NotedPokerAuthority.com is almost one year old! The first post was made on October 16, 2006, so NPA’s birthday is next Tuesday. I wasn’t sure exactly how the site would work out when I started doing Q&As a year ago, but today I have to say that it’s been …Login/Register for more.

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Neteller Claims US Funds Soon To Be Released

For those US customers (still) waiting to withdraw their money from Neteller, the company claims they are coming up with a deal to release the funds. [Emphasis added.]
NETELLER is continuing to cooperate with the investigation being conducted by the United States Attorney’s …Login/Register for more.

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Archive Review: Taxes, the IRS, and Online Poker Legality

Welcome to this week’s archive review, the legal edition. It’s a topic that’s obviously on many people’s minds lately, so I figured it was worth spending some time on in the archives.

The Audits are Coming is a warning to Americans that I think the IRS will increasingly target online …Login/Register for more.

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The Poker Players Alliance Has a New Member

I joined the Poker Players Alliance today. I was skeptical of them at first, which is why it took me so long to join. But I like what I’ve seen from them recently, and I decided to take the plunge.
While sometimes I read stuff from them and I disagree, …Login/Register for more.

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Alfonse D’Amato and Online Poker in the New York Times

I don’t have much to say about this article, but nevertheless I figured it was worth linking. Check it out.
Alfonse D’Amato and Online Poker in the New York Times …Login/Register for more.

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Neteller, the DOJ, the IRS, and You

I’ve been something of a broken record in the past about the fact(s) that:

Gambling income is taxable in the US
Lots of people aren’t declaring poker income on their returns
The transactions are all logged, so there’s no plausible deniability if they look into your stuff
They will start …Login/Register for more.

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Neteller Rolls Over

I can’t say I’m very surprised to hear it, but today it became official. Neteller is rolling over to save itself from the headache and expense of a fight with the DOJ. Neteller issued a press release today. The lowlights are the …Login/Register for more.

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Neteller and the IRS

At the risk of beating a dead horse, I just wanted to share a little of my morning paranoia. So I know that despite my protestations, a number of online poker players still don’t plan to report their play on their taxes. I frankly think …Login/Register for more.

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Damn the UIGEA - Poker Was, Is, and Always Will Be

Matt Maroon thinks we should all calm down a bit. I agree. Honestly, I think people are blowing a lot of the recent happenings enormously out of proportion.
A few years ago, poker got really, really lucky, and a crazy idea called the World Poker Tour captured people’s imaginations and …Login/Register for more.

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Questions Thread #7

November was a great month for NPA. Our regular daily readership has roughly tripled since the beginning of the month. Thanks a lot for making NPA a new daily part of your life.
My goal for this site is to offer the best (roughly) daily poker strategy read on the web. …Login/Register for more.

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