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To: roamer_1
I am not against your right to gamble if you so desire, but like other vices, I would prefer that it were relegated to "the other side of the tracks", as it were.

I'm not against your wanting or trying to get it so regulated, as long as it's made clear up front why you're wanting to do it, and keeping it in the appropriate venue.

As far as the state getting their "cut" goes, that's part of an ongoing question concerning internet and interstate commerce in general. There's some basic questions that need answered there.

If I drive across a state line to play poker at a casino, is my home state entitled to a "cut" of that transaction? What changes substantially if I connect to their site from my home computer and play the same game from there?

436 posted on 08/24/2007 2:17:36 PM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: tacticalogic
If I drive across a state line to play poker at a casino, is my home state entitled to a "cut" of that transaction? What changes substantially if I connect to their site from my home computer and play the same game from there?

I would think that since your physical self is across the state line in the first example, your state would not be able to regulate or tax your behavior- You are under the protections and rights of the neighboring state.

However, in the second instance, your physical self has not crossed the state line, and is therefore subject to the laws of your home state.

That is the significant difference, as I am sure you will agree.

In regard to interstate purchases by mail order, there is some discussion about which end gets to tax the sale- To my knowledge, your obligation is to the state of delivery, or in most cases, the state that you are in.

I have no idea how that actually works, as Montana (my state) has no sales tax. I do know that I do not pay sales tax in the originating state when purchasing on-line, or at least not to my knowledge.

If that is correct, that bolsters the idea that the gambling taxes would be the right of the state in which your physical self resides.

437 posted on 08/24/2007 2:45:36 PM PDT by roamer_1 (Build the fence. Enforce the law.)
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