Legitimate winnings paid by a casino have taxes withheld
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Reportable Gambling Winnings
Report gambling winnings on Form W-2G if:
The winnings (not reduced by the wager) are $1,200 or more from a bingo game or slot machine,
The winnings (reduced by the wager) are $1,500 or more from a keno game,
The winnings (reduced by the wager or buy-in) are more than $5,000 from a poker tournament,
The winnings (except winnings from bingo, slot machines, keno, and poker tournaments) reduced, at the option of the payer, by the wager are:
$600 or more, and
At least 300 times the amount of the wager, or
The winnings are subject to federal income tax withholding (either regular gambling withholding or backup withholding).
https://www.irs.gov/instructions/iw2g/ar02.html
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You can prove the cash you were carrying was from casino winnings with a fuckin' slip of paper. You can get a casino check and that is as good as a certified check from a bank to transport the money.
Who carries thousands of dollars in a suitcase? Idiots, drug dealers or other shady characters.
I don't give a fuck if a bartender, waitresses or cab drivers prefer cash and I know why -- cash income leaves no records. You can collect welfare benefits, collect SSI disability or fraudulently of evade income tax if you are paid in cash. I pay income taxes why should the 'cash economy' get a free ride at taxpayer expense.
What are you going to buy 'on the spot' with a 500Є banknote? or a $500 or $1,000 banknote?