(10-05-2015, 07:58 PM)ferrari link Wrote:Very strange. So, if I plop down my money tomorrow, pick a team and win or lose, I'm not gambling my money. What am I doing? Paying for entertainment? I'm not complaining or protesting, just confused. Not as confused as understanding the AMT, but confused.
(10-05-2015, 07:58 PM)ferrari link Wrote:Very strange. So, if I plop down my money tomorrow, pick a team and win or lose, I'm not gambling my money. What am I doing? Paying for entertainment? I'm not complaining or protesting, just confused. Not as confused as understanding the AMT, but confused.
(10-05-2015, 08:04 PM)washingtonismoney link Wrote:You are paying an entry fee for a game of skill.
(10-05-2015, 08:04 PM)washingtonismoney link Wrote:You are paying an entry fee for a game of skill.
(10-05-2015, 08:04 PM)washingtonismoney link Wrote:[quote author=ferrari link=topic=13052.msg132950#msg132950 date=1444100321]
Very strange. So, if I plop down my money tomorrow, pick a team and win or lose, I'm not gambling my money. What am I doing? Paying for entertainment? I'm not complaining or protesting, just confused. Not as confused as understanding the AMT, but confused.
(10-05-2015, 08:04 PM)washingtonismoney link Wrote:[quote author=ferrari link=topic=13052.msg132950#msg132950 date=1444100321]
Very strange. So, if I plop down my money tomorrow, pick a team and win or lose, I'm not gambling my money. What am I doing? Paying for entertainment? I'm not complaining or protesting, just confused. Not as confused as understanding the AMT, but confused.
(10-05-2015, 08:10 PM)stupac2 link Wrote:That's true about poker too, so I'm not sure why it's relevant.
And, from what I've read, daily fantasy sports aren't legal. IIRC the fantasy-specific carve-out in the bill that banned most other online gaming required that the payouts not be related to the total amount of the pay-in, which the daily fantasy sites don't actually comply with. That may be wrong (and I can't remember where I read it so I can't check to see if I'm misremembering), but it wouldn't surprise me even a little bit if those sites weren't legal and they either get busted or change their model significantly.
(10-05-2015, 08:10 PM)stupac2 link Wrote:That's true about poker too, so I'm not sure why it's relevant.
And, from what I've read, daily fantasy sports aren't legal. IIRC the fantasy-specific carve-out in the bill that banned most other online gaming required that the payouts not be related to the total amount of the pay-in, which the daily fantasy sites don't actually comply with. That may be wrong (and I can't remember where I read it so I can't check to see if I'm misremembering), but it wouldn't surprise me even a little bit if those sites weren't legal and they either get busted or change their model significantly.
(10-05-2015, 07:47 PM)ferrari link Wrote:[quote author=winflop link=topic=13052.msg132923#msg132923 date=1444095171]
That line is preposterous. Maybe if the game were in Berkeley, but at altitude with the sieve that is the Low APR U defense? I wish my wife were still in Reno I'd have put down a good amount on the Utes at that spread.
(10-05-2015, 07:47 PM)ferrari link Wrote:[quote author=winflop link=topic=13052.msg132923#msg132923 date=1444095171]
That line is preposterous. Maybe if the game were in Berkeley, but at altitude with the sieve that is the Low APR U defense? I wish my wife were still in Reno I'd have put down a good amount on the Utes at that spread.
(10-05-2015, 09:00 PM)winflop link Wrote:[quote author=ferrari link=topic=13052.msg132948#msg132948 date=1444099650]
[quote author=winflop link=topic=13052.msg132923#msg132923 date=1444095171]
That line is preposterous. Maybe if the game were in Berkeley, but at altitude with the sieve that is the Low APR U defense? I wish my wife were still in Reno I'd have put down a good amount on the Utes at that spread.
(10-05-2015, 09:00 PM)winflop link Wrote:[quote author=ferrari link=topic=13052.msg132948#msg132948 date=1444099650]
[quote author=winflop link=topic=13052.msg132923#msg132923 date=1444095171]
That line is preposterous. Maybe if the game were in Berkeley, but at altitude with the sieve that is the Low APR U defense? I wish my wife were still in Reno I'd have put down a good amount on the Utes at that spread.
