Gambling taxes to your winnings aren’t exempt. If you are a U.S. citizen you owe Uncle Sam a fraction, regardless if won right here or in any other country. The IRS considers all playing winnings taxable profits, even if or now not it’s an amount that would now not win reported to the IRS by the payer, like that $20 think on a scratch off ticket, or a lucky $250 when your numbers hit, even a $1,000 jackpot to your approved slot machine. Sadly, playing taxes are due.