Swedish Tax Board Eyes Poker Players for Tax Evasion
When Skatteverket, the tax board in Sweden, announced that online poker sites were going to be targeted for tax evasion crimes, the blogosphere said not to worry: individual poker players would not be harassed. It turns out they were wrong to think so, as a recent report suggests that nearly fifty online poker playing individuals have been targeted by Skatteverket for tax evasion suspicions. This would represent nearly €45 million in unclaimed income, and more than ten percent of that belonging to individuals as opposed to poker companies.
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Poker talk:
- SET - In Hold'em, three of a kind where two of the cards are hole cards.
- MISDEAL - A hand dealt incorrectly that must be re-dealt.
- OUT - [1] A card that will improve your hand, often substantially. A hand with many OUTS is preferable to a hand with only 1 or 2. [2] Folded, ineligible to bet or win this hand. "I'm out" is often a synonym for "I fold".
- BARN - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
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