Originally Posted by
BigdaddyQH
It is not illegal to place a wager, but it IS illegal to transfer the funds. You had better learn the law. Like so many of you guys who think that they are Monday Morning Lawyers, you guys think you know it all. The entire Federal Government's case against off shore books and their customers rests with banking laws. If it were not illegal, why do you have to go through an entire song and dance to make a depoist, or withdrawl? A federal agent could arrest you tomorow if he chose to. All they have to do is have probable cause to hack into your computer, see if you made any types of deposits into an of shore book, and you are nailed. If you have won money, the IRS has your tail unless you declared it. While this is rarely done, it IS done.
While some of you guys blindly brag about your winnings, there are a few people who read all of these posts, hack into your computer to see if what you say is legit, and if so, report you to the IRS for tax evasion. If convicted, or if a deal is made, they get 10% of what the feds collect. That is why I always suggest that no one ever talks about specifics when it comes to money. You have absolutely NO privacy on a computer. The feds can hack into your computer whenever they wish. So can thousands of hackers out there. It's the pits, but get used to it. It will only get worse. Big Brother is watching you.