Category Archives: Gambling

Online Gambling and Cryptocurrency Addresses for 2022

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Russ

[This listing has been replaced by the 2023 listing.] If you have one or more foreign financial accounts and you have $10,000 aggregate in those account(s) at any time during 2019, you must file the Report of Foreign Bank and … Continue reading →

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The 2021 Real Winners of the World Series of Poker

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Russ

Last night, the Main Event of the World Series of Poker concluded.  (While there are still a few events to be decided in the WSOP, this is the event that everyone thinks of as the big one.)  Before  I get … Continue reading →

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Why Did the WSOP Change the Rules on Lammers?

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Russ

With the World Series of Poker (WSOP) winding down (the Main Event champion will be crowned Wednesday evening–and, yes, I will have my customary post on the real winners of the WSOP on Thursday), an issue arose late in the … Continue reading →

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The WSOP and Taxes (2021 Update)

Posted on September 26, 2021 by Russ

The World Series of Poker will begin here in Las Vegas on September 30th.  While attendance is likely to be less than in previous years (it’s still difficult to travel internationally to the United States), thousands of poker players will … Continue reading →

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Online Gambling and Cryptocurrency Addresses for 2021

Posted on February 19, 2021 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 2019, you must file the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (the “FBAR”). This is Form 114 from … Continue reading →

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Ignoring W-2Gs and $482,000 of Income Led to a Sub-Optimal Result

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Russ

Bluffing in poker can work quite well. However, if your opponent will always call, bluffing cannot work. One poker player learned that the IRS always call your bluffs (especially when they have evidence). Guy Smith owns an interior construction business … Continue reading →

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Do Canadian Professional Poker Players Owe Income Tax?

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Russ

In the United States, the tax law can be boiled down to two sentences: Everything is taxable unless Congress exempts it. Nothing is deductible unless Congress allows it. Gambling winnings are taxed–they are an accession to income. An American professional … Continue reading →

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IRS: DFS Is Wagering (Gambling)

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Russ

In February 2014, I wrote a post titled, “Taxes and Daily Fantasy Sports: The Duck Test.” I concluded: So daily fantasy sports have at least some element of luck. Then from a tax standpoint they sure look to be a … Continue reading →

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Just File the FBAR

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Russ

One week from today is the tax filing deadline. It’s also the effective deadline for filing the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts, FINCEN Form 114; that’s the form that’s better known as the FBAR. The FBAR is part … Continue reading →

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More on the IRS Daily Fantasy Sports Memo (“DFS Is Gambling”)

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Russ

There has been some speculation in the gambling world on (1) why did the IRS memo on Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) suddenly appear, and (2) is the IRS correct about the non-precedential memo? Chris Krafcik on Twitter asked, ” Has … Continue reading →

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