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odiousgambit
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November 27th, 2014 at 1:55:10 PM permalink
As was discussed in the thread

https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/gambling/big-wins/20061-please-help-just-won-26k-progressive-on-bj/

Some 70% of tax filers take the Standard Deduction according to the below link. What do you think the percentage is for taxpaying gamblers?

Note that I do not entertain much the notion that gamblers would likely be better than the general taxpaying public

Source for the 70% is http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/publications/urlprint.cfm?ID=1001486
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charles
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November 27th, 2014 at 1:57:41 PM permalink
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this is an invaled poll. There is no. I am a bogot choice. Talk about voterfraud!
odiousgambit
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November 27th, 2014 at 1:58:43 PM permalink
a write-in campaign?
the next time Dame Fortune toys with your heart, your soul and your wallet, raise your glass and praise her thus: “Thanks for nothing, you cold-hearted, evil, damnable, nefarious, low-life, malicious monster from Hell!”   She is, after all, stone deaf. ... Arnold Snyder
charles
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November 27th, 2014 at 2:03:01 PM permalink
Just because ican not read or write, I should be allowed to vote. Especially for a democratic party candidate.
pelotari
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November 27th, 2014 at 5:16:26 PM permalink
With casinos everywhere, nowadays it is easier for people to gamble without going far. In prior years you had to get to Vegas or AC to gamble, so people who didn't have or want to spend money to travel there wouldn't go to a casino. But now many can get to a casino in a short drive. So I would think the percentage of people who choose standard vs itemized deductions (which is driven by income) would be about the same for gamblers or non-gamblers. Or pretty darn close to it. I think the cross section of income ranges for casino players is probably about the same as for non-casino gamblers, nowadays.
SanchoPanza
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November 27th, 2014 at 10:27:30 PM permalink
Quote: odiousgambit

a write-in campaign?

Forbidden, oddly enough, by very longstanding Nevada state law.
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