Playing taxes for your winnings are no longer exempt. If you’re a U.S. citizen you owe Uncle Sam a fragment, regardless if won here or in a foreign nation. The IRS considers all gambling winnings taxable earnings, even when or no longer it’s an quantity that does no longer accumulate reported to the IRS by the payer, like that $20 purchase on a scratch off designate, or a lucky $250 when your numbers hit, even a $1,000 jackpot for your approved slot machine. Sadly, gambling taxes are due.