$10k cashout limit and paranoia

[Slimmah]

First, I declare all my poker income, so this is not a tax evasion post.

I've been hitting the Empire $10k / month cashout limit - to pull out more they require SSN or Driver's license. I am not comfortable giving them that much personal information (yes, I'm paranoid). So I'm considering playing another skin to make my effective limit $20k.

1) Does anyone know if the Party skins all share cashout information? So will my limit still be $10k because they communicate? I'd have the same personal info, and the same Neteller acct.

2) Has anyone submitted the information?

3) What am I worried about? Although I'm being honest about my income, and I have all the records, being audited is a nightmare I'd rather avoid. So if this in any way signals a red flag to the IRS... Any other concerns?

[LordBP]

What does giving them your DL give them that they don't already have? They already know your address and BDay and you can block out your DL Number, though I not sure what harm can come out of them having that.

[FlFishOn]

"I am not comfortable giving them that much personal information (yes, I'm paranoid). "

Fake ID, new address. Keep your BR small and figure that the income it produces balances the potential total loss. All online funds are at risk all the time anyhow. Forget Neteller. Get paid by check and cash 'em.

These outfits are offshore to skirt US and some international law. Why would you play nice when they're playing hardball?

[Rudbaeck]

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These outfits are offshore to skirt US and some international law. Why would you play nice when they're playing hardball?

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Actually I don't think Gibraltar qualifies as 'offshore'. It's not exactly a banana republic with gung ho laws.

[Freakin]

There's probably at least 2 dozen casinos on the internet with all of that information for me. So you're telling me that you're comfortable enough with the site to keep thousands of dollars in there, and you trust that they are not doing anything to rig the RNG, and that other players are not breaking any of the T&C and potentially running bots and things, but you won't send them your DL & SSN to increase your cashout limit?

Freakin

[mb2696]

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These outfits are offshore to skirt US and some international law. Why would you play nice when they're playing hardball?

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Actually I don't think Gibraltar qualifies as 'offshore'. It's not exactly a banana republic with gung ho laws.

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What exactly is the law in the US regarding online poker? Does it vary from state to state?

[pyroponic]

No offense but if you are making minimum $10,000 a month from playing on Empire you should just comply with their simple requests.

[Guthrie]

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No offense but if you are making minimum $10,000 a month from playing on Empire you should just comply with their simple requests.

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