Evening Star Newspaper, September 16, 1932, Page 12

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, GAMBLING OSSE MADETAX EXEWPT American Woman Returning| From France Given Reve- nue Bureau Ruling. An American woman of wealth. who had an idea she could beat French | gambling houses, but discovered she was | mistaken, received permission from the | Bureau of Internal Revenue yesterday to deduct her losses on her income tax returns. The u said the deduc- | tions were the operatio: were desis Tie w gether with the amount of her losses Her attorney had filed her income tax return for 1927 and 1928 and had not deducted her gambling losses. The bu- reau said the losses for which a refund was claimed were the mnet sustained after she had deducted her winnings. Played for Profit. | Tt explained that each play was en- gaged in with the expectation and belief | “that in ac ce with the laws of chance, or mathematical probabili and the rules of the particular tran: action a profit would resul many inst profit did “The a ¢ and Eighti . ger coun- sel of the bure: who prepared the ruling Large Annual Income. | Charest said the record showed the taxpayer was the recipient of a very 1al income derived principally that she lived abroad and were TIot excessive in propor- tion to her income. He said that it might be argued that her gambling had been done for recreation and enter-| tainment or for the thrill of it and not for profit, but after saying she sub- mitted proof that she had gambled for profit he added a1t course. a matter of com- that the odds a t the participant in such RECTOR IS DEFENDED Chicago Pastor Refers to English Conviction as “Tragedy.” LONDON, Ontario, September 16 (4#) ng for a greater sympathy and nding throughout religion. 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