Tax evasion at the casino.

najisami · Aug 17, 2026

From my experience and what I know so far, cashing $10K or more in a live casino is subject to taxation in the USA (At least).

But don't the government know that people can easily avoid paying that tax by dividing their money and cashing it in parts?

I'm talking about winnings at table games, it could be several tables, so the casino cannot track them.
(Winning a poker tournament is another story, a different topic).

Ruslan L · Aug 17, 2026

I'm not really worried about this because I'm not in danger of such winnings

Toruk Makto · Aug 18, 2026

When I manage to earn that amount and I am going to withdraw it, I will tell you how I did it to circumvent the law. 👍😂

TeUnit · Aug 18, 2026

casinos are on the look out for "smurfers" so if you are feeling smurfy know the casinos are looking for you.

Its not hard to tell if you are doing multiple transactions a day, or doing transactions at $ 9999 etc.

They also publish things like who won what tourney, so its a dangerous game to play.

userX · Aug 18, 2026

najisami said:
But don't the government know that people can easily avoid paying that tax by dividing their money and cashing it in parts?

You're wrong. All transactions are tracked, literally all of them. They will know for sure whether you are within or outside the limits.

skaterick · Aug 18, 2026

as Ruslan said it's not an issue for me ! if i did score a win that big , say from a poker jackpot , i'd gladly pay the taxes .

martinoni · Aug 18, 2026

Taxes are everywhere now around the world in everything we do sadly

najisami · Aug 18, 2026

Always surprised to see people posting out of topic, posting just for the heck of it.

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