Reporting Gambling Winnings (and Losses) on Tax Returns
Gambling winnings are income, reported on your tax return. You can deduct your gambling losses if you itemize.
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Can I File Chapter 7 Bankruptcy on My Gambling Debts?
Bankruptcy MAY BE an option, but it is not guaranteed.  A gambling debt obtained fraudulently disqualifies a debtor from using a Ch. 7 bankruptcy.
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It is challenging because it depends on location of gambler, the location of activity, and legality. Also frustrating to enforce if there are no assets or gambling operation is closed.
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If online gambling is not authorized and regulated in your state, you cannot legally launch a home-based online gambling operation. Unlicensed gambling is always illegal.
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The answer is almost certainly not, because any fair analysis of what is going on at cybercafes shows gambling, which means it is illegal unless licensed by the state.
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The answer depends on what you mean by “entertainment value”, the laws where you live regarding “chance”, and your state’s laws on social gambling.
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Social gambling is a game played primarily for fun or to socialize with among friends, family, neighbors, or co-workers in a private location.
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Any gambling not specifically authorized by the state as it sees fit is illegal. If gambling is legal, only the types of gambling in the state are permitted.
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A state enacts statutes setting forth what type of gambling activity, run by whom, in what locations, subject to what conditions or restrictions is legal.
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Generally, whether an activity constitutes gambling hinges on three core elements: (1) chance, (2) consideration, and (3) prize, each with its own definition.
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