Do you know how they arrived at that first set of numbers?
YOU are supposed to keep track of things on a "per session" basis and use those numbers. You won't like the results on your tax return.
"Per session" means you count what what you ended up with at the end of the day, per game.
For example, let's say one day you wagered a cumulative total of $5,000 during the day on the slots and your cumulative winnings $8,000. For that day for slots, you count that as $3,000 of winnings. You do that for each separate type of game.
The next day you wagered a cumulative total of $5,000 during the day on the slots and your cumulative winnings were only $3,000. For that day for slots, you count that as a $2,000 loss. You do that for each separate type of game.
If those were the only two days you gambled during the year, on your tax return you would report $3,000 of gambling winnings and $2,000 of gambling losses.
