Playing taxes to your winnings are no longer exempt. If you are a U.S. citizen you owe Uncle Sam a bit, regardless if won here or in a foreign country. The IRS considers all gambling winnings taxable earnings, even though or no longer it is an quantity that doesn’t gain reported to the IRS by the payer, like that $20 purchase on a scratch off mark, or a lucky $250 when your numbers hit, even a $1,000 jackpot to your favourite slot machine. Sadly, gambling taxes are due.