You can't get around it.
Massachusetts taxes all nonresidents on income earned from gambling winnings within MA. The $600 only applies to issuing Form W-2G for your winnings.
Please see the attached link with more information for gambling winnings in MA.
MA gambling and lottery information for taxes
You will input your winnings in the Federal input section.
- Go to Income & Expenses
- Scroll down until you see the section under All Income. Select Less Common Income.
- Select Gambling winnings
- Proceed to answer the questions and enter information as applicable from your Form W-2G.
- If you had any state withholdings on your winnings, be sure to enter that information here as well.
This information will pull into your Massachusetts returns.
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