Like I've said before, government are not taking this money as a way to discourage gambling, they are simply greedy and it's the reason we see them taking money from both casinos and gamblers for tax.
Got it, and it seems like that’s also the opinion of most people, that it’s not really about discouraging gamblers, but more about being greedy. I think it’s a bit too much, but whatever you call it, it’s clearly their way to increase income at our expense.
We’re just lucky that here in our country, even though winnings are technically taxable, it’s not strictly enforced. And it also helps that I’ve been able to gamble in different unlicensed casinos, so they wouldn’t even know I’m gambling in the first place.