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Russell Fox 8/4/2022

Gambling With an Edge

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Can You Deduct Gambling Losses?

Anyone who gambles can take gambling losses up to the amount of their winnings. Gambling losses for an amateur gambler are an itemized deduction, so you'd have to itemize. Only professional gamblers can take necessary and ordinary business expenses. It's not whether you win a million dollars or your day job pays you 100,000; it's based on time, effort and intent. "I could easily see living in the UK," he says.

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