Re: Legislation in Europe??!!
If you are a UK citizen, normally resident in the UK and visit the US and have some poker winnings then you don't owe tax. However, if the winnings are live, and large enough, then the casino can withhold US tax on them.
As the UK has a tax treaty with the US you can then (theoretically) claim this tax withholding back but this involves a few forms and getting something called an ITIN number. Sometimes the casino will help you with this. I have never done it so wouldn't know how tricky the process is (or indeed the details of the process itself).
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