[jcx]

Taxes are clearly not the main concern of US Poker players. Outside of tournament wins where a W2G is issued, I'd say a very large percentage (80% or more would not surprise me) of money won in cash games goes unreported, as most casual gamblers don't bother. Pro's clearly want to play against "gamblers" and the free drinks, exploding volcanoes and topless shows draw 'em in. I played at Casino Windsor over 10 years ago, and I was dumbstruck at how staid the place was compared to NV casinos (casinos elsewhere in the US being somewhat rare at the time). Yet it was packed, no doubt with Detroit area residents. I haven't been back to Detroit since but can't imagine people driving across to Canada to play with MGM in their backyard (and not having to deal with currency exhange).