Following the closure of all Las Vegas poker rooms and casinos, local media reports that the authorities are making it easier for professional poker players to apply for the aid subsidies that the Federal Government is providing to workers who have seen their incomes reduced. by the Covid-19 crisis.
Professional poker players residing in Las Vegas have seen their livelihoods (the poker tables of the casinos) close due to the crisis caused by the Covid-19.
In any case, from this week on they can also apply for unemployment benefits like any other worker who has noticeably affected their way of getting income these days.
The poker professionals living in the cities have received the go-ahead and will be able to count on reports from the casinos themselves to access the assistance program. federal CARES. This is confirmed by the State of Nevada and the Employment Department, with its manager Rosa Méndez:
"poker professionals can be qualified as independent workers and due to the extraordinary nature of the moment, they can fall under the regulation of the CARE Act."
In the United States, poker professionals are considered, at least from a tax point of view, self-employed and must file an annual tax return.
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