I used to carpool with a non-forumer and play 2/5 and the occasional 2/5/10 game at Seneca years ago. Without proper notification about the 30% rip-off, Wetts1012 and I played satellites there and after we won, we were gang raped by Seneca. I was forced to give 30% cash of the value of a piece of satellite paper, even though I had not won a single cent in cash. :rage: A scummy Yankee tried to rape me again by exploiting my situation with a stupid proposal. I left that night vowing not to give any more business to Seneca; I used up my rewards for a last supper and have not returned there since. :p
While all the people I talked to including Fallsview poker managers advised me that there was nothing I could do, I was determined to TRY to get something changed, even if I myself may never return there. I contacted the National Indian Gaming Commission, Seneca Nation of New York, tribal gaming commission, gaming corporation, etc. I filed an official complaint and there was an investigation. Unlike all the other US casinos we know where they tax you only after $5,000 net, they insisted that they have to tax 30% of ANY AMOUNT you win. They listened to me about the absurdity of taxing 30% of a satellite, then taxing another 30% of whatever you win from that taxed satellite.
So while Seneca will remain the worst place in the entire world for Canadians to buy into a poker tournament where 30% of even a min-cash will be taxed :bs: (e.g., you thought you won but actually lost money!), at least Canadian satellite players will save millions of dollars from the numerous satellites no longer being taxed since 2008. :wav:
Wetts1012;383089 wroteThey used to tax sats, I found this out the hard way.