There's no grey area here, all right. That's a violation of the USA federal money laundering act of 1986. It's called smurfing or structuring. You are structuring your transactions to avoid filling out the form. And it's illegal. There's no grey area. If you have ever done this, you violated USA federal law. Stop doing it. And talk to an attorney who actually knows something about federal law before you get yourself or other people put in federal prison. Because of truth in sentencing, you can't even get parole/early release from federal prison.
Just fill out the durn form. Is it really so hard to be honest? There is no reason for a poker player to conceal his identity. You are breaking the law for no benefit to yourself whatsoever. At least the blackjack player who is banned around the world has an excuse for wanting to avoid a paper trail. You've got nothing.
5.. All of this crap about multiple trips which add up to more than $10k or whatever is incorrect. I can make 1,000,000 trips a day into or out of the U.S.A and have $9,999 each time with no problems and fill out no paperwork. No grey area.
