Gambling taxes on your winnings are now no longer exempt. If you would also very neatly be a U.S. citizen you owe Uncle Sam a share, regardless if received here or in a foreign country. The IRS considers all playing winnings taxable profits, even supposing it be an amount that does now no longer gain reported to the IRS by the payer, like that $20 catch on a scratch off worth, or a lucky $250 when your numbers hit, even a $1,000 jackpot on your popular slot machine. Sadly, playing taxes are due.