Tax Alert for Casino Poker Players

Between January 1st and April 15th the citizens of the United States get a collective enema called income tax. It is referred to in this manner because something fairly uncomfortable, in this case IRS paperwork goes in, and stuff comes out - in the case of income taxes this means cash. We won't even go into the details of the actual procedure. For years tournament casino poker players chuckled while filling out the forms, content that the winnings they stuffed under their mattresses were safe from the little men from the tax office. That is no longer the case.