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recordkeeping. Petitioner received a $28,000 salary and $36,000
nonemployee compensation from the trucking business in 2003.
Petitioner’s gambling activity consumed the rest of her
time. In fact, a typical day for petitioner involved working at
the trucking business until 1 or 2 p.m., followed by a trip to
the casino that typically lasted until 2 a.m. to 6 a.m.
Petitioner would then return home and sleep for a little while
before arising the next day to follow the same routine.
Petitioner’s children, who had lost their father in an automobile
accident, were extremely worried about petitioner’s early morning
drives home from the casino, particularly in the wintertime.
Nevertheless, petitioner gambled and made these late night trips
home nearly every day.
Petitioner originally began gambling in 1992 after her
husband’s death, focusing on the $1 slot machines. When she
first began gambling, petitioner would occasionally talk with
other gamblers. Petitioner became increasingly serious about her
gambling pursuits as time progressed and as she became accustomed
to the casinos and learned more about their operations. She
considered herself a professional gambler by 2000. Petitioner
viewed herself as a gambling expert but found no pleasure in
gambling. Instead, she considered gambling stressful, tiring,
and time consuming. She did not go to the casino with friends or
companions and was focused on doing everything she could to win
while she was there.
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