Quote Originally Posted by bargangilo View Post
So what is the legal status of cashing out in the US from a foreign poker site? My best guess from what I know is that the problem that could arise would be tax fraud. Is there any way to pay taxes on the earnings to avoid this? Is it just illegal in general to play online poker? has anyone ever actually gotten in trouble for playing?
No player thus far, has ever gotten in legal trouble from playing online poker. Anything you do, legal or illegal is subject to US Taxes, so if you do not file taxes properly on the online play you are certainly subject to whatever rath the IRS has for not declaring taxes on the situation.