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1. Yes, whether you gamble at land-based or online casinos, the money you earn is subject to federal income tax. Known as gambling income, the money you earn from wagers and bets as well as lotteries, sweepstakes, etc. All must be taxed. In some cases, you will be provided with tax forms that must be turned in to the federal government.
2. There are two IRS forms you must complete to report gambling winnings: the U.S. Individual Tax Return 1040 and IRS Form W-G2 Certain Gambling Winnings. All profits from gambling are subject to a 24% gambling tax. However, some sources of gambling winnings are automatically subject to withholding tax.
3. Whether it's $5 or $5,000, from an office pool or from a casino, all gambling winnings must be reported on your tax return as 'other income' on Schedule 1 (Form 1040), line 8. If you win a non-cash.

Oct 01, 2020 Online gambling is unregulated in most regions of the US, but taxes must still be paid. Just because you do not receive tax forms, does not mean that your winnings are not taxed. To the IRS, it does not matter where the money is either. If you have funds in your online casino account, even if it’s an offshore site, it’s taxable. Specifically, your tax return should reflect your total year’s gambling winnings – from the big blackjack score to the smaller fantasy football payout. That’s because you’re required to report each stroke of luck as taxable income — big or small, buddy or casino.

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hi. i live in a state where online gambling is illegal and i like playing at brovada. Is it not silly to report winnings and losses as far as taxes go seeing as how that would let everyone know that you are participating in something that is 'illegal'? I don't want to stop playing at brovada but don't want to get arrested either. Any advice is greatly appreciated, thanks

If you are in Washington, I would be careful, I think its a felony. I don't know that you have to tell the IRS exactly where you are gambling. As long as you pay your taxes I doubt they will care. Just file gambling winnings. If you are winning a fair amount and depositing checks in your bank account, I don't know how you will explain that if you are ever questioned. Find a way to Pay the taxes period.I think the tax advice here on the forum tends to be overly cautious. I recall helping a friend with some online gambling. Her net winnings for the year were about 10k, plus she had regular earned income. We consulted her tax CPA, and I insisted that she should report winnings, but the CPA thought I was insane. Ordinary people do not report winnings unless W-2Gs are involved, and even then they only report the total of the W-2Gs.
If you don't report, the question is what happens if you get caught. As long as you can plausibly claim ignorance, then the risk should be minimal (i.e., interest and penalties only, no criminal charges). Especially if the winnings blend with other sources of income.
The legality of playing online should be a non-issue. It's hollow government intimidation. You're not doing anything wrong, and no one has been prosecuted.
If you do choose to report the income, the challenge is to interpret the vague tax code. In theory, your gambling income is the total of all winning sessions, but the definition of a session is unclear, so you'll need to use your own judgment. Of course you can deduct losing sessions against the declared winnings, but only as an itemized deduction.

1.) With respect to Federal taxes, gambling losses can only be used to offset gambling winnings, thus, if you have lost money overall, then you have nothing to report in the first place.

Sorry Mission, this is not true. If you win $100 in January but lose $500 in March, officially you are still required to report that $100 as gambling income, and then deduct $100 (out of your $500 loss, since you can only offset wins) as an itemized deduction. Your net tax liability on gambling is $0, but your AGI will blow up if you gamble a lot as an amateur. It sucks.

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Now if you your numbers are actually $100 and $500, then don't bother. But if they were $30,000 and $40,000, I would probably bother. But that's me.

3.) Technically, an individual is legally bound to report ALL winnings to the IRS and then offset their winnings with losses as appropriate. I'm not saying not to report all of your winnings to the IRS, but in reality, most people don't. They only report the winnings that the casinos themselves are required to report, anyway, and then offset those with losses, as appropriate.

I report all of my winnings and losses from table games. I've never had a W-2G. I mostly do this because I generate several CTRs each year (generally 2 per Vegas trip) and I fear the audit. Keep good records, etc.I just read the thread from post #1.
Mostly accurate advice, as amended.

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State where you live is first consideration.
Making sense of the Federal regulations is next ( they are vague, either stupid or intentionally vague ).
For a couple K, don't sweat it. Keep good records, keep immaculate records, then try to follow the Regs as best you can and be prepared to explain your logic. There is nothing illegal, as far as I know, about keeping multiple sets of records which don't necessarily drill down to the truth. What is the truth? For tax audit purposes the truth is what you turn over and they accept ;-)
Get into tens of thousands, hire a professional who specializes in this area of tax law ( most don't have a clue ).
Press your bets, buy an island, declare a new republic, and ask the USA for assistance as you become an Ally.

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