Calvin said in part: "AND NOBODY GIVES A *(**(...i WIN $1000 ON 3 DIFFERENT RACING TICKETS AND NO TAXES"

That, of course, is true only if you don't report the wins. There have been severeal big winners who after the reported gain have tried to claim losses but who had not previously reported gambling income. Neither the IRS nor the courts believed them.

If you don't delcare your winnings you do so at your peril.