Playing taxes on your winnings are now not exempt. At the same time as you are a U.S. citizen you owe Uncle Sam a bit, regardless if gained right here or in a single more country. The IRS considers all gambling winnings taxable earnings, although or now not it’s an amount that would now not catch reported to the IRS by the payer, take care of that $20 to find on a scratch off trace, or a lucky $250 when your numbers hit, even a $1,000 jackpot on your popular slot machine. Sadly, gambling taxes are due.