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Person A wins a jackpot over $1200. Person B agrees to claim it (before the slot attendant arrives) - usually for some money. Casino gives paperwork and payout to Person B. Is Person A breaking any rules from the casino? Any tax rules by state? Any federal rules? Would love some advice on this. Win at or above these amounts, and the casino will send you IRS Form W2-G to report the full amount won and the amount of tax withholding if any. You will need this form to prepare your tax return. Tax forms Win/Loss. and W2G request forms are available for download by clicking the buttons below. For questions regarding tax forms, please call 1.866.708.1332.

The table below lists the addresses, telephone numbers and opening hours of the 16 NY Lottery Claim Centers. Prizes of $601 or more must be claimed from one of these locations, or by mailing the winning ticket to the NY Lottery’s headquarters at PO Box 7533, Schenectady, NY 12301-7533.

Due to coronavirus, some of the Customer Service Centers are closed temporarily; the table shows which are currently accepting claims. You will need to schedule an appointment to claim a prize and you must wear a face covering when you visit one of the centers. For the claim to be processed, you will need to provide the winning ticket, a completed claim form, and a valid form of identification.

Location	Address	Telephone Nbr	Opening Hours (EST)	Accepting Claims?
Batavia Downs Gaming	8315 Park Rd Batavia, NY 14020	(585) 343-3750	Monday-Friday – 8:00am to 10:00pm Saturday – 9:00am to 10:00pm Sunday – 12:00pm to 10:00pm	No
Buffalo	165 Genesee Street Buffalo, NY 14203	(716) 847-3480	Monday-Friday – 8:30am to 4:30pm	Yes
Empire City Casino Yonkers Raceway	810 Yonkers Ave Yonkers, NY 10704	(914) 968-4200	Monday-Saturday – 9:00am to 10:00pm Sunday – 12:00pm to 10:00pm	No
Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack	5857 Route 96 Farmington, NY 14425	(585) 924-3232	Monday-Saturday – 9:00am to 10:00pm Sunday – 12:00pm to 10:00pm	No
Fishkill	18 Westage Business Center Hudson Valley Towne Center Suite 6 Fishkill, NY 12524	(845) 897-5028	Monday-Friday – 9:00am to 5:00pm	Yes
Hamburg Gaming at the Fairgrounds	5820 South Park Ave Hamburg, NY 14075	(716) 646-6109	Monday-Friday – 8:00am to 10:00pm Saturday – 9:00am to 10:00pm Sunday – 12:00pm to 10:00pm	No
Jake’s 58	3635 Express Drive South Islandia, NY 11749	(631) 232-3000	Daily – 8:00am to 4:00pm	No
Long Island	45 South Service Road Plainview, NY 11803	(516) 222-8224	Monday-Friday – 9:00am to 4:30pm	Yes
Monticello Casino & Raceway	204 State Route 17B Monticello, NY 12701	(845)794-4100	Monday-Saturday – 10:00am to 10:00pm Sunday – 12:00pm to 10:00pm	No
Resorts World New York City	110-00 Rockaway Blvd Jamaica, NY 11420	(718) 215-2828	Monday-Saturday – 10:00am to 10:00pm Sunday – 12:00pm to 10:00pm	No
Saratoga Casino Hotel	342 Jefferson St Saratoga Springs, NY 12866	(518) 584-2110	Monday-Saturday – 9:00am to 10:00pm Sunday – 12:00pm to 10:00pm	No
Schenectady – Capital Adirondack	One Broadway Center PO Box 7500 Schenectady, NY 12305	(518) 388-3370	Monday-Friday – 8:30am to 5:00pm	Yes
Syracuse	620 Erie Blvd West Syracuse, NY 13204	(315) 448-4314	Monday-Friday – 8:30am to 4:30pm	Yes
Tioga Downs Casino	2384 W River Rd Nichols, NY 13812-1406	(888) 946-8464	Monday-Saturday – 9:00am to 10:00pm Sunday – 12:00pm to 10:00pm	No
Vernon Downs Casino & Hotel	4229 Stuhlman Rd Vernon, NY 13476	(877) 888-3766	Monday-Saturday – 9:00am to 10:00pm Sunday – 12:00pm to 10:00pm	No

stacks

I've had people ask me to claim a slot machine jackpot for them. Is this legal?
Let me explain…
Person A wins a jackpot over $1200. Person B agrees to claim it (before the slot attendant arrives) -- usually for some money. Casino gives paperwork and payout to Person B. Is Person A breaking any rules from the casino? any tax rules by state? any federal rules?
would love some advice on this. i guess the question is, can someone else claim Person A's winnings? Doesn't this happen in the lottery?
timely help is appreciated

GWAE

I don't have an answer for you but I am interested as well.
Last year one of my friends was sitting at a bar in the casino. The guy next to him was chatting with him while they both played keno. A few minutes later the guy said 'oh F' , my buddy looked over and saw that he won $1500. He said congrats but they guy told him he couldn't get the pay out. He handed my buddy his card and asked him to collect the money and they would split it. The guy left the casino very quickly.
He was either on the banned list and would get in trouble or was afraid his wife would find out since it was a taxable prize. He ended up collecting the money and getting the w2g. My buddy and I deliberated for about an hour trying to figure out what to do with the money. He decided to call the guy and split it. He was afraid that if he didn't the guy may call the casino and make up some kind of story to get him in trouble. I tried to convince him to just keep the money. Empire casino tax forms for real

Sorry for derailing thread, I wanted to share my story.

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onenickelmiracle

Definitively opens the door to trouble. If it were so easy casinos would just claim them with identities of the dead, homeless and missing. Empire city casino tax forms

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terapined

I think its fine. In the case of the lottery, its a bearer document. He who holds it owns it.
Lots of 5 per centers at the track, will cash a huge win for a 5 per cent cut.

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The only people trying to go after the 5 per centers is the IRS.

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tournamentking

I've done this for a friend twice. He wins a jackpot greater than $1199.99, and I, who was sitting next to him, got the tax slip. We just swapped seats. Both times we didn't remove his card but the attendant noticed and said it doesn't matter wh