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Campaign Explains Why McCain Did Not Report Gambling Gains and Losses on His Tax Returns

Paul Caron

On Saturday, I asked Why Hasn’t McCain Reported His Gambling Gains and Losses on His Tax Returns?.  The McCain campaign responded today via Above the Law:

John McCain has had little occasion to try his luck at gaming in 2006 and 2007, as he was otherwise occupied during that time — and had no winning sessions. As a result, Senator McCain had no taxable income when he did.

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Paul Caron
Paul Caron was named Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean of Pepperdine University School of Law on June 1, 2017. Dean Caron joined the Pepperdine faculty in 2013 after serving as the Dorothy and Leonard Straus Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law in the spring semesters of 2010 through 2013. He served as Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development at Pepperdine in 2015-2017. Before coming to Pepperdine, he was Associate Dean of Faculty and Charles Hartsock Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
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