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Testing a 19 outcome RNG for an anti repeat filter and lag structure

billryan — Wed, 11 Nov 2026 15:45:22 +0000

Daytime where? If you are playing the game in America and I am playing it in Fiji, it's daytime for one of us and nighttime for the other. How would that work?

"Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Skill Game Devices Are Slot Machines"

Dieter — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 13:05:40 +0000

Quote: AZDuffmanQuote: DieterThanks. I noticed they were gone last week, but I didn't know the details on why.

I did see a big yellow sign, with a name and phone number for a legislator to call to bring them back...
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The skill game parlor by me has a similar sign. Or maybe you live down the block lol. Methink the parlor had "other business lines" going.

How many people fed how much money into these things blew my mind. Sort of like the mafia guy saw the morning take for Harlem numbers and thought it was for the week not the first half of the day.
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If I live down the block, it is a very long block.
I only travel through Pennsylvania occasionally. (We don't get Lebanon bologna out my way.)

Why Lottery Winners Are Told NEVER to Put Their Money in a Bank

ChumpChange — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 16:27:33 +0000

AI wrote:
Yes, you can report gambling winnings through an LLC if you treat gambling as a trade or business, but you must meet the IRS�s professional gambler standard and follow its reporting rules. All gambling income is taxable, losses are deductible only up to winnings if you itemize, and you should avoid structuring personal gambling accounts as a business to prevent IRS challenges. (Edit: 90% of losses in 2026 unless reversed in 2027.)

How Gambling Income Is Treated Under an LLC
1. General Tax Rules for Gambling
Casual gamblers: Report all winnings on your personal return (Form 1040, Schedule 1), regardless of amount, and may deduct losses up to winnings if itemizing.

Professional gamblers: Report income and expenses on Schedule C, pay self‑employment tax (currently 15.3%), and make quarterly estimated tax payments.

2. LLC and Gambling
An LLC can be taxed as a sole proprietorship, partnership, S‑corporation, or C‑corporation; the choice affects how gambling income is reported and taxed.

If gambling is your primary livelihood and meets the IRS nine‑factor professional gambler test (e.g., time spent, profit motive, recordkeeping), the IRS may treat it as a trade or business.

If it�s casual gambling, the LLC structure offers no special tax advantage � you�d still report on a personal return.

3. Key IRS Requirements
Recordkeeping: Maintain a contemporaneous log of all wins and losses, not just casino statements.

Loss deduction limit: You can�t deduct more losses than winnings reported.
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Withholding: Payers may issue Form W‑2G for certain winnings; report all winnings even if not reported to you.
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New law (2026): Limits loss deductions to 90% of winnings for professional gamblers.
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4. Risks and Practical Considerations
Personal vs. business accounts: Many gambling operators require personal accounts and report winnings under your SSN, not an EIN . This makes using an LLC for gambling risky; the IRS may view commingling funds as improper.

Avoid �piercing the corporate veil�: Keep business and personal finances separate.

Consult a tax professional: State laws (e.g., New York) and federal rules can differ for gambling businesses.

5. Bottom Line
An LLC can be used for gambling income only if you genuinely operate as a business under the IRS�s professional gambler rules, keep meticulous records, and accept the tax and compliance obligations. For casual gambling, the LLC offers no benefit and may create unnecessary complexity.

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Casinos may no longer accept business checks for buy-ins.

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Can You Claim Gambling Winnings Under An LLC?
By Matthew Russel - October 30th, 2025
https://factsontaxes.com/can-you-claim-gambling-winnings-under-an-llc/

Seizes Player�s $3,401 Balance Following Multi-Account Abuse Allegations

BlackStone18 — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 13:01:34 +0000

I'm bringing attention to an unresolved complaint involving , where a player reportedly had their account permanently suspended and their entire $3,401 balance confiscated.

Gamba initialy referred to alleged �sports abuse� before changing its explanation to �multi-account sports abuse.� The casino reportedly claimed the player was part of a betting syndicate operating through more than five linked accounts.

The playr denies these accusations and maintains that they have only ever used one Gamba account.

Despite repeated requests for evidence and clarification of the specific Terms and Conditions allegedly breached, Gamba reportedly failed to provide supporting details and stated that its decision was final.

According to the player, support also acknowledged that deposits would normally be refunded but said the funds were seized because of suspected syndicate activity.

Withdrawals remain unavailable, and the player's USDT wallet is reportedly temporarily locked. However, access to casino slot games allegedly remains active despite the permanent account ban.

The player says a formal complaint has been submitted and that supporting materials are available, including customer support conversations, balance screenshots, transaction records, and betting history.

We urge Gamba to review the complaint, provide evidence for its allegations, explain the decision, and return the player's disputed $3,401 balance if the confiscation cannot be justified.

We will update this thread if new information becomes available.

Evidence:
imgur. com /a/mX3Ioew

Main Complaint Thread:
lcb. org/ onlinecasinobonusforum/player-complaints/gamba-com-confiscated-my-full-3-401-balance-after-alleging-5-linked-accounts

Sign Up Bonus Maxxing

odiousgambit — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 11:47:01 +0000

Dostoevsky's thoughts on greedy pursuits gone to obsession: "the result for the rich is isolation and suicide, for the poor, envy and murder"

Fear Karma

"Pro Card Counter: How Casinos Rig Blackjack"

heatmap — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 01:20:14 +0000

Quote: AutomaticMonkeyQuote: harrisQuote: gordonm888I highly recommend that you watch this video. About casinos that cheat in Europe (not England, but elsewhere) and how they do it.
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has anyone here experienced something like this? or other cheating by the casino?...
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Yes. It comes in several forms, each with different motivations and risks and I'll try to break it down:

1. Organized cheating involving the house. That's what these guys were likely experiencing here, and it's the most dangerous situation for the player and for exactly the reason they said- this is organized crime, organized crime is prepared to do violence and they have contingencies for players who make trouble for them. If you challenge them you are likely to be detained and accused of cheating yourself, they likely have cops on the payroll like most syndicates do, and you can expect to be framed, robbed, criminally charged, or worse. I've observed second dealing at remote Indian stores in the US, and the response to that is to leave. Immediately, after cashing out, and without saying a word. There is nothing good that is going to happen if you complain, investigate, accuse, or continue to play.

2. Organized cheating not involving the house. This is a collusion game between dealers and players who are working with them, and sometimes it includes randomly screwing other players not working with them, to make it look more like random errors which everyone makes. Consider a corrupt official in a sporting event, who intentionally makes 4 bad calls against the team he is betting on, but in situations where they don't make much difference, while making 2 bad calls that favor the team he is betting on in situations that win the game for them. He looks like a mediocre ref, but not a crook. The remedy for that is to defend yourself, but change tables or leave the store if you spend too much time having to defend yourself. The one time I think I got involved in that was with a young female Asiatic dealer, kept taking shots over and over, until I told her "Why do you keep doing it? Did you overpay someone else and now you're trying to make up for it?" At that point she turned to the pit boss and told him I called her a [base term for female genitals]. So obviously I was right over the target! A couple of other players at the table also complained about her so I think the pit boss knew something was wrong here and immediately subbed her to another table. I saw her working a couple of times after that, did not go anywhere near that table, and she was shortly gone. But that was an error of discipline on my part to call out what she was doing, as there was also no benefit to that and I was at no risk of losing money due to it, just the time it takes and the attention it draws in complaining.

3. Informal cheating for the personal gratification of the dealer, without a financial incentive. This I run into very often, usually on weekends or holidays when the dealers resent working while others are out having a good time. Very often it's a race relations problem. They will short you, stiff you, try to mispay you, misquote rules etc. just to break your balls, take the fun out of the game (under the assumption that you are there for fun) and show their colleagues how mean they can be. Same thing happens in all kinds of ghetto establishments, where kind and considerate treatment of customers is translated as weakness and perhaps demographic disloyalty, and can make that employee a target of their own colleagues. Most of my experiences like this were in the AC/Philadelphia area stores.
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#3 is why i trust my dog over all humans except my wife

How you rule the hand when shuffe machne is in error during the hand?

robertb — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 03:58:46 +0000

Whit all respect;

Is this some kind of science fiction movie script or a serious answer to my question?

I don't talking about LV Casinos but preaty small EU Casno (gross revenue 2M/m on live tables).
I want a discusion about 6 to One or Shuflle Master machine etc. and solutions when error happens.

Thnx,

New Mini Ultimate Texas Holdem

harris — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 18:23:51 +0000

5 is a bit risky as is 6 to a lesser but you should still raise those over 2/3 of the time. Mostly because of dealer qualification and the fact that you have both an ante and a blind to forfeit. I haven't figured out the exact details of when you should fold given a 5-9. There are some 2-4 situations that you should bet x1 or x2 on but they are rare.

Testing Bison Casino

BralasLT — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:07:44 +0000

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Is 16 vs 10 really a stand at true count 0? What exact composition analysis says about the famous in

DJTeddyBear — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:12:11 +0000

Quote: AutomaticMonkeyQuote: DJTeddyBear� I don�t have a problem hitting versus an ace because, after all, the dealer has two chances to beat me.
link to original postDoesn't he have 2 chances to beat you if you stand on 16 vs. 7 as welllink to original postNo.

I mean if he has an ace showing, then if he can draw to a soft total that beats you, or draw to a soft bust total, then draw again to a hard total. That�s what I mean by two chances.