[tachi]

Sportsbook.com:

Portage1: Is our latest big winner! Playing $2.00 in Tropical Island he landed $232,296.43.

The username is the same at SBR.Certainly and the password.
Quality shilling or stupidity.

[dodger33]

Congrats on the hit! Relax and enjoy the winnings.

[magicbuck]

I sent you a couple of pms. I highly advise you follow them. The two gaming lawyers I recommended are the best in the business. Bob Nersesian has helped me and friends of mine personally. He just got $200,000 last month for one of his clients. It was a US casino, but he got it. All of it. The rest is up to you. Good luck, and please keep us informed as to how things progress. You may make good money with your story alone.

Great idea, Climate. It didn't even occur to me to deal with a lawyer that specializes in gambling (as opposed to a regular tax attorney). IMO this is definitely the way to go.

[sportsbetwin]

I smell a rat!

[ncat12]

I just am happy to hear that you were able to hit that much on a slot machine w/ an offshore book ...CONGRATS..and if no one else has offered I will gladly deposit money into my acct minus the 40% ? for taxes and another 5-10% for me .... the number can be negotiated if you like...all seriousness a very mighty congrats to you ..btw I would leave between 20-50 g's in the acct and hope to turn that around and have the problem all over again

[mtneer1212]

one last question...and thank you relaaxx and terpkeg for making my sleep a little better:
Would any of you personally talk to your banker to let them know that a significant amount of money will be wired to your checking/savings account? I was thinking of just saying that the money is from online poker winnings? In this current day, online poker is somewhat acceptable, however wagering on sports or playing in an online casino is considered criminal. Seriously, you could have a few neighbors selling meth/heroin/cocaine, or neighbors that don't work because of a bogus workman's comp injury, and they are seen as the typical american. However, you win cash online through an offshore casino, and you can be thrown to the wolves as some sort of money laundering terrorist. Wtf? And don't say i'm being a pussy...the feds are always chasing the money!

do not tell them it is from offshore gaming. They will close your account. If they ask, tell them you sold a foreign investor a painting.

[Climate]

This same game that he hit over 231K with (Tropical Island) on May 19th, another person hit over 555K way back on May 3rd!

I would think an audit and investigation of the casino software is in order, just like a land based casino would do if jackpots were hit only 16 days apart.

Username Amount Won Game Casino Date

Portage1 $231,662.03 Tropical Island Instant May 19th 2010
littledebbie2010 $14,451.44 Pay Dirt Download May 17th 2010
Pappap $39,352.10 Free Ride Instant May 16th 2010
bigdaddy1670 $21,326.57 Sunken Treasure Instant May 15th 2010
distyrandy$28,765.11 Caesar's Empire Download May 14th 2010
Studnky $59,040.94 Sunken Treasure Instant May 4th 2010
aparlay $555,427.29 Tropical Island Instant May 3rd 2010
jman72 $27,258.60 Tropical Island Instant Apr 23rd 2010

I suggest somebody runs an audit and investigation of how and if anybody gets paid some of these six figure jackpots.

[DBurton81]

got to be a scam!

[sportsbetwin]

An elaborate scam!

[tachi]

Well done Portage1.

You made a lot of people look like idiots.

durito,climate..

[durito]

Well done Portage1.

You made a lot of people look like idiots.

durito,climate..

I said in my first post of the thread that I didn't believe he was real.

[midnight777]

what a waste of reading...

[jmillionz]

Was this a confirmed scam?

[jonal]

[COLOR=#000000! important]I've been playing the same sportsbook/casino for 10 years...losing most of the time, but I have received a few checks (via DHL...couple hundred dollars to $1,500 max). Again, I was probably down at least $15-20K over the past 10 years. Early this week, I hit a progressive slot machine for $232,000. Never would have imagined that happening!
Instead of feeling good about this, I now am facing the challenge of tyring to move these winnings into the U.S. (Pennsylvania, specifically). I am not trying to evade paying the taxes on the winnings. I would be glad to pay the 40%! However, I don't want to be arrested/possibly jailed, or have all of the money be taken from our crazy federal government, just because I transferred money into my bank account from my offshore sportsbook/casino.
ANY ADVICE? The sportsbook/casino is Sportsbook.com. I know, I know...many people claim to be slow payed by them. I have been too, but they do always pay. That is not my concern. The concern is getting the $ into the U.S.?[/color]

unbelievable
http://www.sportsbook.com/casino/jackpotwinners.php

[scott235]

Seriously, get an attorney, preferably a tax attorney. You can then have it wired to a trust, or an "attorney client trust account". This may be a golden opportunity to open an offshore account under an IBC. You will have to pay taxes, but if done right , you may be able to keep your name out of it, limit the tax hit, and get some asset/ liability protection as well.

[CollegePro]

why would anyone bring useless old thread back???

[davidchong]

pay the taxes to uncle sam and your money is safe...

[virtozo]

go offshore and nobody in US will now about it!

http://www.going-offshore.com
http://www.offshore.hsbc.com/1/2/international/hom

it's really a waste to give 40% away IMO

[Scooter]

$232,000....are you serious??

No, he's not.

The OP claims he's paying tax lawyers $190/hr., and they're not able to tell him that he justs needs to declare it on his IRS Tax Statement?

[Scooter]

why would anyone bring useless old thread back???

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Agree.

Just noticed the dates on this myself.
Time waster.

Thanks, jonal, for bumping a worthless thread.

[2Bdown]

trying to figure out why this was bumped from a year ago

[ThaWoj]

scam or not? if not did he get paid? cant imagine that place woulda paid out all those 6-figure winners

[Eagle1958]

Take the money and run. If the IRS contacts you, then pay the taxes. If not then just enjoy

[jonal]

trying to figure out why this was bumped from a year ago

i had bumped it cus it appears to be a scam...the winners on the site appear to be fake including the op. (Click on the link in my previous post)