Playing taxes in your winnings are now now not exempt. Must you can very well be a U.S. citizen you owe Uncle Sam a fragment, regardless if gained right here or out of the nation. The IRS considers all gambling winnings taxable income, even when it be an amount that does now now not get reported to the IRS by the payer, adore that $20 remove on a scratch off stamp, or a lucky $250 when your numbers hit, even a $1,000 jackpot in your popular slot machine. Sadly, gambling taxes are due.