Category Archives: Gambling

The Real Winners of the 2025 World Series of Poker: Zero Is the Best Number

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Russ

This year’s main event of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) attracted 9,735 entrants each of whom paid $10,000 attempting to become the World Champion. This wasn’t a record (last year’s field had 10,112), but it was still the third … Continue reading →

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Did the W-2G Threshold for Slots Get Increased in the One Big Beautiful Bill?

Posted on July 15, 2025 by Russ

I’ve seen reports online that the threshold for issuance of W-2Gs was increased in the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) to $2,000 from $600.  Is that true? First, the threshold for issuance of many 1099s was increased by the OBBB to $2,000 … Continue reading →

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Senate Version of Big, Beautiful Bill Is Bigly Ugly Towards Gambling

Posted on July 1, 2025 by Russ

The extension to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) is now in the Senate as the “Big, Beautiful Bill.”  The Senate version will likely receive a final vote today (and pass); however, it is quite different in certain areas … Continue reading →

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WSOP and Taxes: 2025 Update

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Russ

The 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) begins later today here in Las Vegas at the Paris and Horseshoe hotels (the hotels are linked). There are also several other tournament series that have either begun or will soon begin at … Continue reading →

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Online Gambling and Cryptocurrency Mailing Addresses for 2025

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Russ

If you have one or more foreign financial accounts and you have $10,000 aggregate in those account(s) at any time during 2024, you must file the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (the “FBAR”). This is Form 114 from … Continue reading →

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If You’re Asking for Bail, Don’t Hide Your Cryptocurrency Accounts

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Russ

The saga of poker playing Supreme Court litigator (and, for the attorneys who read this, SCOTUSblog founder) Tom Goldstein continues.  Mr. Goldstein was arrested late yesterday, and will be spending his time (at least for a while) at ClubFed while … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Litigator, High-Stakes Poker Player, and Tax Felon?

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Russ

This morning, a friend texted me, “Russ, you MUST read this!” with a link to this story about Supreme Court litigator Tom Goldstein.  Mr. Goldstein was indicted on numerous tax-related charged regarding how he handled his high-stakes poker playing. Mr. … Continue reading →

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The Real Winners of the 2024 World Series of Poker

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Russ

I was not one of the 10,112 entrants (a record field) in the 2024 Main Event of the World Series of Poker. Yesterday saw the winner being crowned. He received a cool $10 Million, but how much of the winnings … Continue reading →

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US-Russia Tax Treaty Mostly Suspended Beginning August 16th

Posted on June 21, 2024 by Russ

The IRS announced today that based on a request from Russia last August that most of the US-Russia Tax Treaty will be suspended beginning August 16, 2024.  One impact: Russians who have gambling income in the US that’s subject to … Continue reading →

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Online Gambling and Cryptocurrency Addresses for 2024

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Russ

This list has been replaced by the 2025 List. If you have one or more foreign financial accounts and you have $10,000 aggregate in those account(s) at any time during 2023, you must file the Report of Foreign Bank and … Continue reading →

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