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Originally Posted by NikTheGreek
Still Stars + FT will suddenly make 15% less since they are not taxed atm. So maybe they will make you care a bit if they increase the rake even more (not sure how that will work though).
That will be tricky. They can't exactly charge UK players 15% more rake per pot when they're playing people from other nationalities. I'm sure they can find a way to charge us though. Charges on withdrawals a separate VIP system that gives less back etc.
A 15% hike in rake would be the worst thing the world, as long as the UK government aren't planning to tax gambling income at a player level. This would be a bit of a disaster and hurt the poker Ecosystem. The problem is that once a Government gets its nose wet in these matters, they don't exactly just stop there.. they will continue to see what else they can completely **** up with us.
I'm not exactly sure how this will pan out, it's bad news for the UK online bookies though, it's big business in the UK.
News like this really makes me worry about the future of online poker and it's sustainability. I think everyone who is making a living at midstakes, i.e not crushing high stakes really needs to have a back up plan.
I'm currently playing professionally (just out of uni) and all I want to do at the moment is play full time. But I'm going to do an internship just to fill a potential CV gap even though I don't want to at all and don't need the money.
Really worried that this will all come tumbling down on top of us a la USA.