1 In 2012, Carson was the Influential Marylander Award recipient from The Daily Record, Baltimore's legal and business newspaper. 2  In 2014, a poll of Americans conducted by Gallup ranked Carson sixth on a list of the most admired men in the world. 3  He is an emeritus fellow of the Yale Corporation.
Your gambling winnings are generally subject to a flat 25% tax. However, for the following sources listed below, gambling winnings over $5,000 are subject to income tax withholding: Any sweepstakes, wagering pool (including payments made to winnners of poker tournaments), or lottery.epending upon the amount of your winnings and the type of gambling, the establishment or payer may be required to withhold income taxes. In general, 25% of the amount is required to be withheld. In some cases, a backup withholding of 28% is required instead.
If you have any kind of gambling winnings and do not give the payer your social security number, the payer may have to withhold income tax at a flat 28% rate. This rule also applies to winnings of at least $1,200 from bingo or slot machines or $1,500 from keno, and to certain other gambling winnings of at least $600.