Playing taxes in your winnings are no longer exempt. In case you’re a U.S. citizen you owe Uncle Sam a allotment, regardless if obtained here or foreign. The IRS considers all playing winnings taxable earnings, even if it’s an amount that does no longer derive reported to the IRS by the payer, worship that $20 possess on a scratch off rate, or a lucky $250 when your numbers hit, even a $1,000 jackpot in your favourite slot machine. Sadly, playing taxes are due.