Quotes about winnings (16 Quotes)



    Lisa was the subject of a real old fashioned gamble, we took a number of four figure bets including one punter from Kensington who turned up with 7,000 in cash wanting to back Lisa to go. John was a good result for us, but this has more than wiped out our winnings.



    Winning's a difficult thing to start for a program that has lost a lot in recent years. It's hard to break tradition and hopefully we'll accomplish that soon. We need to bring our practice ethics to the game.


    He owes me a steak dinner when he wins, ... I was in Vegas on business while he was in college and took him to eat steak and told him to order whatever he wanted. I told him he could buy me one with the winnings of his first PGA Tour title.


    Winning's not so crazy. It wasn't easy. Things were bouncing funny out there it seems all night. Montreal plays a good skating game, a good fore-checking game. It doesn't translate to a smooth style game. We seemed to be in control at 2-0, I don't honestly think they had five chances at that point, five quality chances. That goal gave them some life and they ran with it.

    Rick Blaine How can you close me up On what grounds Capt. Renault I'm shocked ... shocked to find that gambling is going on in here. Croupier Your winnings, sir. Capt. Renault Oh, thank you ... very much. Everybody out at once.

    With these young guys, we have the intensity we need. It's almost like we're 10 years old playing in Little League again, but winning's more important now. It's just a lot of fun in the clubhouse now before the game and after the game.

    I liked everything I read about Braddock, ... I liked who he was before he was a champion, who he was when he was a champion and who he was afterwards, too. I liked the fact that his otherwise very simple life had this incredible zeitgeist flair in the middle of it and afterwards he just kept working, bringing up his children and loving his wife. For me, it's the story of how one family survived the Depression. Braddock died in 1974 in the same house that he had bought in 1935 with his winnings from the world championship and where he had seen his kids grow up and his grandchildren born.


    We are delighted to welcome Heidi to the ranks of the many other millionaires who have found fortune at our casinos. Our players have come to expect bigger winnings more often, and with our commitment to providing the best possible entertainment experience, we do not disappoint.



    As a result of this finding, the poker winnings were classified as income derived from a hobby, and thus not subject to Australian tax. The distinction between the conduct of a business and the mere pursuit of a hobby is often a difficult distinction to draw. However, the fact that you excel at a particular hobby should not be fatal for tax purposes.



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