Thank you for the response. I agree with your viewpoint as well. I typically do my own taxes and purchase the audit protection (I'm not sure if that even does anything). It's very frustrating that there is so little information on this topic, and that we have no way of getting the guidance of the IRS until they release a new tax code ruling. You're either wrong and you get screwed by the IRS or you're wrong and pay far more taxes than you need to. I know there are people who have been playing on these sites for far longer than me, and I can almost guarantee their losses, if any have been deducted against their winnings.
