*: CivilDiscussions pointed out that gambling winnings are taxable income. It was in direct contradiction to what someone had told me that I thought I knew his way. They were wrong, although CivilDiscussions also overlooked one important point: gambling winnings are not subject to payroll taxes, so a regular employee would avoid 5% to 8% of Social Security and Medicare taxes, and an independent “player” would save twice as much. I crossed out the wrong part of my comment, but I leave it there for reference. I watched this the other day and some form of gambling is legal in almost every state. The casino lobby pays politicians to keep online gambling illegal. Marginal note. No one mentioned and is a real problem with regulated gambling is money laundering. Gambling is essentially one of the easiest ways to launder money because you don`t have to disclose where your original money comes from. So, a person can illegally make a lot of money, then gamble and lose/win a little, then cash in, pay taxes and pretend it`s legitimate income. If you wish to appeal, you must first check if your comment falls under the “High-level comments that violate Rule 1” list before [send a message to moderators by clicking on this link](www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%2Fr%2Fchangemyview&subject=Rule+1+Appeal+zaqal&message=zaqal+would+like+to+appeal+the+removal+of+his/her+post. Please note that multiple violations will result in a ban, as explained in our moderation standards. Each state determines on a case-by-case basis which forms of gambling are legal or illegal within its borders.
None of them has a law or general policy “all gambling is illegal”. As a result, gambling has a connection to organized crime as it is illegal, but there is always a demand for it. The same thing happened in the early 20th century with prohibition. It is unclear whether efforts to develop legal gambling have been hampered by organized crime, which has a vested interest in keeping it illegal, but negative associations have made its expansion slow and often controversial. It would be easy to tax a lot of it if it were legal. It`s important to note that things haven`t always been this way. NoNewJobs is pretty much right, our government is just very interested. The U.S. didn`t do anything with online gambling sites, so it became illegal. Now here we are 4 years later, they are starting to reopen state by state under US locations where taxes go to our government.
Even though it`s “legally” online for me in New Jersey now, it`s a shell of everything in the UK. So the end result we waited 4 years to pay more for less quality to simply help the man. Merica. Banning gambling will not make it go away; That would only put them in the hands of organized crime. Instead of needing a reason for something to be legal, you need a reason why it`s illegal. But gambling should and must be legal. Because we know alcohol, we know drugs, we know if it is prostitution; Making it illegal drives him underground, where shady fuckers can do whatever they want. So I can`t put CYV on legality, but I want to point out how dangerous it can be, even if it`s strictly regulated. Las Vegas doesn`t want gambling legalized anywhere, and they have plenty of money to make sure that doesn`t happen. All gambling is illegal in most states, with the exception of the national lottery. Sports betting is no exception to a general trend. States where gambling is legal generally tend to have legal sports betting.
I think the problem is that it has a big negative effect. They have a significant portion of the population for whom it is addictive, just like some drugs are for some people, and it is easy to manipulate them to become more addictive. I don`t like nanny state laws in general, but I can understand what would make people regulate gambling carefully. After all, if I`m a business and can spend billions on psychologists to make my game as addictive as possible (and there`s clear evidence that they do that in games with similar mechanics), what chance does my goal really have? Here, it`s legal. However, slot machines are highly regulated. Of course it`s legal, the difference is WHERE you can play. In France, for example, you can`t play slots in a pub (or play poker for money). You can only do this in a casino. In some countries, it is quite normal to see them, as I know they can in Australia and it is not a poor country. Why is it legal? It is of no use to people unless they are lucky. In the tax case, unregulated gambling makes it difficult to tax other income, as you can simply pretend to have won a bet with your boss that you could dig that wedge or whatever.
The socio-economic impact on the region was not something I had seen when I was looking for an answer. It certainly makes sense of what I know about people who have lived in areas of legal gambling, and it`s honestly a more compelling reason for me personally than religious or addictive reasons. Federal law prohibits the STATE from booking. 4 states allow casinos or other legal gambling establishments in the state to accept sports betting: Delware, Nevada, Oregon, and Montana. New Jersey has taken steps in this direction, but has not yet legalized it. This is a subject that absolutely disgusts me as an avid poker player and sports improver, living in the city of Atlanta. The poker game closest to me is a six-hour drive away! I`m not allowed to bet on a sports game unless I`m going to Las Vegas. But if I want to play a game that has the worst odds in the world (the lottery), I can literally drive 2 minutes to the nearest gas station. The game world is probably one of the most influenced by a particular interest. Casino owners don`t want to build more casinos. Las Vegas doesn`t want gambling legalized anywhere, and they have plenty of money to make sure that doesn`t happen.
