Vegas Impressions and little snags
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Re: Vegas Impressions and little snags
Thanks Faygo. I figgered you or Boops would clue me in first chance ya got. I've seen pics of the boardwalk all covered in snow. Must be a sight for sure. Also have seen the Strip after a brief snowfall. Melts quick but sure makes for a nice picture!
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I have seen the strip in a flat out raging flash flood. Wife almost got swept away albeit for her driving skills and a little luck.
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The only flash flood I've witnessed around there involved beads.
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I hear you, faygo! I got caught in a torrential downpour running across the strip from Mirage to Harrah's one time. The back drive behind Harrah's was a roaring, scary river and the cab driver was more than a tad nervous about driving through it! It's hard to believe because it's usually so dry there that I carry a water bottle everywhere!
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ha ha,i save me dimes for tips!i did see a vp player writing down all wins/losses every time he played,that would be hard.easier i think just to ask casino for a year ending win/loss statement.i'll try to win less then $250,000 next year,now that obamas in.
While these statements are often looked at by the IRS in an audit situation, they are not considered evidence. If you hit a big win and try to use these to show losses you will be very unhappy. The law requires a diary of each and every visit.
Yes, I'm one of those guys writing down each and every session result.
While these statements are often looked at by the IRS in an audit situation, they are not considered evidence. If you hit a big win and try to use these to show losses you will be very unhappy. The law requires a diary of each and every visit.
Yes, I'm one of those guys writing down each and every session result.
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The only flash flood I've witnessed around there involved beads.
There has, just got, to be a story in that sentence.
There has, just got, to be a story in that sentence.
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I have seen the strip in a flat out raging flash flood. Wife almost got swept away albeit for her driving skills and a little luck. Was caught twice in rain shafts in Vegas. Checking out the (then) new TI and a violent rain/wind hit. Couldn't see the roadway with so much water. Another time, old Showboat. Boulder Hwy became a river and water entered into the casino because it was so high. Casino balcked out and everyone got comped food/rooms for losing out from the machines or tables. Small tornado followed afterwards but didn't cause any damage. Now, what was that about beads?
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I think he meant beans!!! The jumping bean.
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While these statements are often looked at by the IRS in an audit situation, they are not considered evidence. If you hit a big win and try to use these to show losses you will be very unhappy. The law requires a diary of each and every visit.
Yes, I'm one of those guys writing down each and every session result.
I keep my own session records as well. This issue comes up now and again, and there are a couple of points that are worth repeating. First, the year-end statements from casinos can be wildly inaccurate - sometimes I think they use a RNG. Over the years I've gotten some that have been off as much as $15K, and I'm mainly a quarters player!
Second, the casinos here put a disclaimer at the bottom of their statements saying that they are not to be used in an audit situation. I keep my own numbers in a spreadsheet, all neat and tidy.
Third, keep all copies of those W-2Gs, and keep them together. If you have a lot of them and they're not all in one place, it's possible to overlook some at tax time.
I've never been through an IRS audit, but I get audited by the state of Colorado almost every year because of my W-2Gs. I e-file, and don't understand why the state doesn't seem to get the same info as the feds. So I end up having to send some or all of the actual W-2Gs to the state anyway. Go figger - it's enough to make me want to move to a state with no state income tax.
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Sorry CD but the W2-G's would still follow you like a lost puppy. Taxable or not.