Playing taxes in your winnings are no longer exempt. While you are a U.S. citizen you owe Uncle Sam a part, regardless if won here or in a single other nation. The IRS considers all playing winnings taxable earnings, even when or no longer it is an amount that doesn’t discover reported to the IRS by the payer, like that $20 handle a scratch off mark, or a lucky $250 when your numbers hit, even a $1,000 jackpot in your favourite slot machine. Sadly, playing taxes are due.