A friend of mind was playing in Atlantic City for several hours. He
left his slot card in the machine and someone else sat down and hit a
taxable jackpot. This happened in 2005. He just received a bill from
the IRS saying he owes $4000 for a 20K jackpot on taxes that were not
paid. He never signed for the jackpot and wasn't even in the casino
when it was hit. I know the IRS doesn't receive the actual W2. If the
casino is uncooperative and won't give him a letter saying the jackpot
wasn't his what should he do. He did collect the cashback that he
earned when he was playing and that also included any money that was
earned on the card while it was in the machine. I don't see how the
IRS can bother him when he never signed for any jackpot or even inside
the casino when the jackpot was it. This is clearly a negligent casino
which just used the information from the slot card and not putting the
jackpot in the name of the person who submitted the ID. I wonder if
this has happened to anyone else.