Believe it or not, the Meadow of Shame is a legal entity -- we file taxes on our many games. Establishing the Meadow as an IRS-defined social club is a sea change prompted by California voters rejecting sports gambling at the polls in November.
Bottom line: We aim to keep club activities private and dissuade PayPal and Venmo from reporting the re-distribution of four-figure winnings (most of the Top 10 finishers in the Bread Pool, for example) as income -- something both payment platforms have been threatening to do for years (to all their clients). While that does not appear to be an existential threat to the Bread Pool in 2023, we're determined to get ahead of the shifting tides.
Finally, from an administrative standpoint, this move solves a metric shitload of issues in vetting newbies (rookies). No need to fill your hippocampus with horror stories of bad actors infiltrating our fences over the years. Suffice to say that I expend far more energy annually warding off a handful of assholes than I do servicing the honorable 99% of BreadHeads like you. By eliciting a membership fee, we effectively neuter those pricks.
Good news: Although collecting a "reasonable membership fee " is a mandate of claiming social club status, there's nothing to define "reasonable" -- so we're charging a mere $20 . . . once. Good until you die!
BreadHeads have been connecting with and doing business with other BreadHeads for decades. There's an inherent trust from our shared experience. Your Lifetime Membership gives you the option to advertise your business to the rest of the Meadow -- for free, for life!
In other words, none of your family members -- or pets -- are being held hostage until you join.
It's all fun and games!
Shhh! It all spends the same!
Certificate with your unique (and permanent) Lifetime Membership Number will be emailed to you within 24 hours.
Certificate with your unique (and permanent) Lifetime Membership Number will be emailed to you within 24 hours.
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