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re: Y'all got any Edwin Edwards stories

Posted on 9/16/23 at 2:53 pm to
Posted by Klondikekajun
Member since Jun 2020
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Posted on 9/16/23 at 2:53 pm to
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They had a poker game that was played up there. Many officials and judges took part


THIS^

A political consultant friend of mine laid out how this all worked years ago. Weekly/daily poker games with the gov (or others). High stakes & pot got big. Everybody but Gov folded regardless of hand and Gov won.
Not illegal to be a “bad” poker player and fold/lose with Royal flush. As long as winner pays income tax on the winnings, what’s illegal?
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
29011 posts
Posted on 9/16/23 at 11:20 pm to
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Weekly/daily poker games with the gov (or others). High stakes & pot got big. Everybody but Gov folded regardless of hand and Gov won. Not illegal to be a “bad” poker player and fold/lose with Royal flush. As long as winner pays income tax on the winnings, what’s illegal?

Yeah. Fcking Crazy
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
29011 posts
Posted on 9/17/23 at 7:30 am to
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political consultant friend of mine laid out how this all worked years ago. Weekly/daily poker games with the gov (or others). High stakes & pot got big. Everybody but Gov folded regardless of hand and Gov won. Not illegal to be a “bad” poker player and fold/lose with Royal flush. As long as winner pays income tax on the winnings, what’s illegal?

But why bother going through the motions? Why not just hand the money over and do something worthwhile?
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