Jean Borthwick and her brother should have enjoyed a happy childhood, growing up in a village in rural post-war Scotland. Their father was a brilliant and talented schoolteacher who was invariably charming to all who knew him, but at home, behind closed doors, he turned into a tyrannical monster. He would beat both his children mercilessly with a slipper or a belt for the smallest offence, from talking after lights out to looking at him in a funny way. Somehow both Jean and her brother survived their years of terror and torture to become happy and successful adults, but the shadow of those years will never go away. This is Jean's moving account of a childhood haunted by fear.

The complete tax implications of gambling are a big mystery to gamblers, accountants, and even the Internal Revenue Service itself. The IRS offers surprisingly few details to guide gamblers through the tax maze and what it does say is often general, vague, even contradictory.

Tax Help for Gamblers, now fully revised and updated to reflect changes in tax law since it was first published in 2007, deals with the innumerable nuances and gray areas of gambling and taxes. It covers all the whys and wherefores of this complex subject, including tax-code specifics, record-keeping, filing your tax return, state-tax considerations, and audits and other tax problems. Numerous charts and forms help you see the practical application of the information.

This book is for recreational and professional gamblers, including low and high rollers, table-game and machine players, video poker and live poker players, online enthusiasts, international and cruise ship players, and people who live or gamble in states with income taxes. Whether you're a do-it-yourself tax filer or you use a tax professional, Tax Help for Gamblers is an indispensable guide to staying square with the taxman.

This is a new release of the original 1956 edition.

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The Queen of Comps is Back! Actually, she never left. Since the publication of the best-selling "The Frugal Gambler" in 1998, Jean Scott has been busily plying her low-roller trade in casinos throughout America and sharing ehr exploits with the world via appearances on Dateline, 48 Hours, and the Travel Channel. The first Frugal took the gambling world by storm by showing how small players can get in on the bonanza of casino giveaways, including free rooms, free food, and free shows. Now Queen Jean is back with a veritable truckload of new frugal advice for recreational gamblers who want to stretch their money and fun in casinos. This is a powerhouse packed with new and improved techniques for navigating the fast-growing and constantly changing casino scene. Jean hits all the hotspots of low-level advantage play, including the ins and outs of slot clubs, cashback, bounce-back, and comps; finding and beating promotions and tournaments; and using coupons, casino mail offers, and slot hosts to get the freebies that most assume are beyond their reach. Special sections from Jean's daughter, Angela, assure that beginners and casual player's aren't left out. The book is just that: more of what made the Gambling Grandma the favourite of hundreds of thousands of satisfied frugal aficionados. Long live the Queen!