This has been really educational for me reading your experiences Top Dollar. My biggest jackpot ever was on a nickel dd prog of $727.34 so I never had to fill out a W-2G form (at first I thought that meant "Way 2 Go!" lol) my mother has though. I didn't know you could claim your losses by itemized deduction, I will be letting her know but I imagine it's too late to do so she has not kept any records of her gaming this year but next year at least. I am also curious about what happens with international winnings where no tax is set, how it affects us...I would think it shouldn't matter, but Uncle Sam might beg to differ, eh?