Playing taxes in your winnings are no longer exempt. Whenever you are a U.S. citizen you owe Uncle Sam a fragment, regardless if won here or in a foreign country. The IRS considers all playing winnings taxable profits, although it be an amount that doesn’t receive reported to the IRS by the payer, admire that $20 safe on a scratch off label, or a lucky $250 when your numbers hit, even a $1,000 jackpot in your favourite slot machine. Sadly, playing taxes are due.