You can use the session method and enter your manually calculated session totals into TurboTax.
Instead of entering every W-2G exactly as written, enter your Total Net Winnings from all "winning sessions" as a single entry.
In TurboTax, all W-2G income is entered with Other gambling income (not on a W-2G) and then the losses are entered on the very next screen.
- Comprehensive Record-Keeping: You must maintain a precise, contemporaneous diary or similar record of all wins and losses.
- Supporting Documentation: You must be able to provide tickets, receipts, casino statements, or other proof.
- Limitation: While this "session" approach can help determine your daily net, overall for the year, you can only deduct losses up to the amount of your total reported gambling winnings, and you must itemize deductions on Schedule A (Form 1040).
Topic 419 - Gambling winnings and losses -
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