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and be honest CK-- the i in the "stid" is hardly even there... (which is close to how my mother says it- and no one understands what she is talking about!) But locally it is one of the word that is said just as it is spelt!
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Amazing coincidence that we have, as regulars on this board, one person in Louisville, one in Baltimore and one in NYC, each only a hop, skip and jump from Churchill Downs, Pimlico and Belmont respectively. You would think we would be the world's authorities on horses, but it appears that none of us goes to the track much, if at all.
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Lets take that to an extreme-- for several months i dated a profressional gambler-- he had licences from the states of Nevada and North Dakota-- I spent a weekend with him at foxwood's casino in Connecticut -- and never once gambled-- He was living there-- (24/7!) so he could gamble full time.
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for several months i dated a profressional gambler
He should have lived here. I knew a professional gambler once. This was several years ago, before NZ had any casinos. He made a modest living betting on horses. The great thing about being a professional gambler here is that all winnings from any form of gambling are tax-free, so that if you're good enough, you can live comfortably withut paying a cent in tax.
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I worked with an "advertising account executive" for a while who lived a lifestyle totally OTT in respect of his income. Turned out he was an extremely good picker of horses ... gambled big, won big, didn't lose all that often. If only! 
The idiot also known as Capfka ...
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Gambling winnings here are taxed! Once in awhile, you'll see someone who has won big-- walking around-- and picking up losing stubs off the floor-- since you can "offset" your "earning" by proving your loses...
and since since big houses (casinos, raceparks, etc) are a business- if you win very big-- they report it to the IRS-- (internal revenue)-- and places like OTB (off track betting) or lotteries-- are often government run- and they tax comes out before you ever see the money!
the US is big on vice taxes-- smoking, drinking and gambling are all taxed at a rate higher than other purchases/income.
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and apparently well avoided!
http://espn.go.com/page2/s/thompson/010507.htmlThere's a man who better pray that he doesn't meet Jackie alone in a dark alley! 
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the US is big on vice taxes-- smoking, drinking and gambling are all taxed at a rate higher than other purchases/income.
Here in God's country we call 'em "sin taxes.'
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Drinking a sin? Sure wasn't one of the first miracle Jesus performed the turn of wine into water?
Do you think cursing to be a sin too? I think not-- sure didn't god himself tell the devil "go to hell!"
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