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" ... As a general rule, a contest in which a prize is offered based on the mental or physical skill of the contestant is not considered gaming. Revenue Ruling 57-521 examined a puzzle contest in which contestants submitted solutions with a fee per submission to play and concluded that the puzzle game was not a wagering pool or lottery under the excise tax provisions of Sections 4421 because the outcome relied entirely on the contestant’s skill in completing the puzzle. The Service later distinguished this type of contest as a game of skill from poker tournaments which are considered wagering. DFS transactions are similar to poker and other wagers in which a player’s skill is a component of the game but it does not dictate the outcome. As such, the argument that DFS transactions are excluded from wagering as a game of skill are unpersuasive. It may also be argued that the DFS pay to play transactions are entrance fees for their team, comprised of players selected by the taxpayer based on knowledge and skill, to compete. However, the test is not whether there is an element of chance or skill, but which is the dominating element that determines the result of the game. While skill may be involved in drafting the players of a team, the taxpayer’s skill has no impact on the players’ live performances. Although skill may be an element of the transaction, chance dominates the outcome of the transactions. Any argument a DFS transaction is not wagering because it is based on skill must fail because elements of chance beyond the participant’s control ultimately determine the outcome of the transaction. ... "
" ... However, over a fairly short time frame of 5 years, U.S. Large Cap Growth has dominated. It’s sort of like that old game show, “1 Versus 100,” in which one contestant takes on a “mob” of 100 people in a trivia contest. This is 1 versus 4, and for investors, it is anything but trivial. ... "
" ... In 2008, according to the industry’s trade group, NAREIT (that’s short for National Association of REITs), self-storage was the only REIT sector to post a positive total return of 5%, including dividends. That’s quite a distinction, sort of like being the last contestant standing on The Voice. ... "
" ... I’m the founder and CEO of American Dream Investing (www.americandreaminvesting.com), a financial membership service sharing independent and unconventional thoughts on building wealth through the stock market. I manage my family's private multimillion-dollar portfolio and send text alerts to members whenever we make a trade. Our motto is “No One Loves Your Money More Than You.” I graduated from Cornell University, worked as a market data analyst, and passed the Series 65 Exam. I’ve been invited to present to students at Boston College & the University of Central Florida about the importance of investing at an early age. I've been a contestant on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” and was featured in the Miami Herald after Bruce Springsteen helped me propose to my girlfriend at one of his concerts. I like bourbon, playing tennis with my wife, and playing guitar while she sings (sometimes I’ll join in). ... "
" ... MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA DECEMBER 24, 2018: A contestant applies makeup ahead of the Miss Moscow 2018 ... [+] beauty pageant, at the Vegas City Hall. Vyacheslav Prokofyev/TASS (Photo by Vyacheslav Prokofyev\TASS via Getty Images) ... "