Week 6 Top 30

LB Big Richards · Post by **LB Big Richards** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 5:52 am

Originally posted by I Cojones:
If anyone is worried about paying the taxes on these "gambling" winnings, I'd like to suggest a very effective tax strategy.

Go to your loval OTB once a week and collect losing wager slips off the floor. You can use these as an offset to any gambling winnings.

and don't forget to deduct the $1250 entry fee from any winnings for your taxes. Not to steal your thunder, but collecting wager slips will not offset your winnings here. Gambling losses only offset gambling winnings. The NFFC and other high stakes contests are considered games of skill. Instead of receiving a W-2G, you get a 1099. Yes, you can deduct the cost of the contest, as well as travel and food expenses.

NOTE: If any part of my statement is not true, remind me to fire my accountant

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Gordon Gekko · Post by **Gordon Gekko** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:06 am

Originally posted by LB Big Richards:
Gordon, I met you in Vegas and you seem to be a regular guy, but man, if anyone hasn't mentioned this to you already, let me be the first - it's not always about you

. LB - nice meeting you in Vegas as well. it's great to put a face beind the team that won the WCOFB contest.

as for your comment, you assume i was talking about myself. when in truth, there is a laundry list of things that the wcoff has lost. beginning with customer service. you know this is true. i am only a line item on that list.

JerseyPaul · Post by **JerseyPaul** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:30 am

As long as we're talking about improvements...

I really miss the TQStats free agent capability. With Stats you are not allowed to have the same "add" player in 2 bid sets. In order to get 2 players you have to do:

Add_Player_1 and Drop_Player_1
Add_Player_2 and Drop_Player_2

Fact is, I like Drop_Player_2 better than Drop_Player_1 and if I can only get one ADD, I'd like to Drop_Player_1

TQStats can set that up as follows:

Bidset1

Add_Player_1 Drop_Player1 50
Add_Player_2 Drop_Player1 40

Bidset2

Add_Player_2 Drop_Player2 40

The rules require all bids to add a particular player to be the same amount. If not, only the highest is considered. Also conditional bids must be for less than the higher priority bid (as is the case in Stats) to eliminate potential non-resolvable awards under some conditions.

That also implies that the sequence of bidsets matters, with higher priority bidsets "going off" first.

Yes, it's more programming but even TSN finally got it right in baseball (after about 6 weeks, lol).

By the way, I agree that picking from the hat to get your choice is indeed better than picking from a hat to get the next slot, by a little.

[ October 22, 2004, 12:58 PM: Message edited by: JerseyPaul ]

JerseyPaul · Post by **JerseyPaul** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:47 am

And as long as we are pumping out ideas...

I think there is a class of players that would prefer to not have a substantial part of the entry fee put in a "grand prize" pot because of the issues previously noted in this thread about lack of control on the "quality" of the drafting in other leagues. Taking the risk of diluting the product, adding single league high stakes as an option would complement the full service menu.

The leading fantasy event provider would then have:

1. The Flagship National Event
2. Single League High Stakes - serpentine
3. Single League High Stakes - Auction
4. Single League High Stakes - Draft Champion
5. Single League Guppy - serpentine
6. Champions Leagues
7. Satellite leagues

mrx · Post by **mrx** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:49 am

Greg - Sorry if this is a repeat (didn't read entire thread), but here are the averages for Vegas:
Draft Positon - Avg Score (dropped all fractions)
1-750
2-716
3-676
4-648 (lo)
5-683
6-725
7-696
8-702
9-726
10-676
11-663
12-662
13-804 (hi)
14-678

Interesting that #13 is best, but #12 and #14 suck.

mrx · Post by **mrx** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:52 am

(Guess we have no excuse given that #9 is third highest slot!)

#4 and #13 = McAllister and Culpepper, perhaps?

Gordon Gekko · Post by **Gordon Gekko** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:52 am

people really need to start new threads when they have new ideas. others will not read 10 pages of crap to find out what is going on.

mrx · Post by **mrx** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:54 am

Originally posted by Gordon Gekko:
people really need to start new threads when they have new ideas. others will not read 10 pages of crap to find out what is going on. So how about those Red Sox!

Gordon Gekko · Post by **Gordon Gekko** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:55 am

Originally posted by JerseyPaul:
By the way, I agree that picking from the hat to get your choice is indeed better than picking from a hat to get the next slot, by a little. Scoreboard
Idea has merit 2 (Greg, JP)
No merit 0 (Gekko)

let's get some more votes on a new thread. gekko's getting ready to do some party-crashing.

Gordon Gekko · Post by **Gordon Gekko** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:56 am

Originally posted by MrX:
quote:Originally posted by Gordon Gekko:
people really need to start new threads when they have new ideas. others will not read 10 pages of crap to find out what is going on. So how about those Red Sox! [/QUOTE]nice stats you got there. but people will not read them if this thread is up to 14 pages tomorrow. i'm trying to help you. oh well.