Kansas gambling winnings tax calculator
Kansas taxes gambling winnings as ordinary income at graduated rates from 5.2% to 5.58%.
Updated · 2026 tax rules · How we calculate
You keep
$7,892
Cash at payout
$7,100
Total tax
$2,108
Over-withheld
$792
- Form W-2G
- Yes
- Federal withholding at payout
- $2,400
- Federal tax on the winnings
- $1,550
- State tax
- $558
- Kansas withholding at payout
- $500
- Over-withheld
- $792
- You keep
- $7,892
$10,000 is at or above the $2,000 reporting threshold, so the payer files a W-2G with the IRS and gives you a copy.
The payer holds back 24% of winnings over $5,000 and sends it to the IRS. It's a prepayment, not the final tax.
Winnings are ordinary income stacked on your other $60,000. Your top dollar lands in the 22% bracket.
Kansas taxes gambling winnings as ordinary income.
Kansas requires the payer to hold back 5% for state tax.
More was withheld than these winnings add to your tax. The difference reduces what you owe on the rest of your return, or comes back as a refund.
$10,000 minus $2,108 in federal and state tax: an effective rate of 21.1%.
An estimate for 2026, not tax advice. It treats this win as your only gambling income for the year and leaves out local income taxes. Nothing you enter leaves your browser.
How Kansas taxes gambling winnings
- State income tax
- Kansas taxes gambling winnings as ordinary income at graduated rates from 5.2% to 5.58%.[1]
- Gambling losses
- Kansas itemized deductions cover only medical expenses, property taxes, mortgage interest and charitable gifts, so gambling losses get no Kansas deduction.[2] How the federal 90% loss rule works
- Withholding
- Kansas lottery, casino and pari-mutuel payers withhold 5% of the winnings (net of the bet) whenever federal withholding applies.[4]Unverified
- Nonresidents
- Nonresidents with Kansas lottery, pari-mutuel, casino or other gambling winnings must file a Kansas return, whatever the amount.[3]
- Tax paid to other states
- Residents can claim a credit for income tax actually paid to another state, limited proportionally. You must attach the other state's return; W-2s aren't accepted.[3]
- Legal gambling
- Sports betting: legal online and in person. State lottery: yes. Casinos: yes. Online casino: not legal.[5]
Also worth knowing
Examples by game
For a single filer with $60,000 of other income and no gambling losses, living and winning in Kansas. Kansas ranks 42nd of 51 for what you keep from a $10,000 sports bet, and 35th of 51 for a $1 million lottery prize. See every state ranked.
| Game | Won | Withheld | Federal tax | State tax | You keep |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports betting | $10,000 | $2,900 | $1,550 | $558 | $7,892 |
| Casino and slots | $5,000 | $0 | $600 | $279 | $4,121 |
| Table games | $5,000 | $0 | $600 | $279 | $4,121 |
| Poker tournaments | $20,000 | $0 | $3,750 | $1,116 | $15,134 |
| Lottery | $50,000 | $14,500 | $10,350 | $2,790 | $36,860 |
| Daily fantasy sports | $5,000 | $0 | $600 | $279 | $4,121 |
| Horse racing | $8,000 | $2,320 | $1,110 | $446 | $6,444 |
Questions
- Does Kansas tax gambling winnings?
- Yes, at graduated rates from 5.2% to 5.58%.[1]
- Can you deduct gambling losses in Kansas?
- Kansas itemized deductions cover only medical expenses, property taxes, mortgage interest and charitable gifts, so gambling losses get no Kansas deduction.[2]
- Does Kansas withhold tax from gambling winnings?
- Kansas lottery, casino and pari-mutuel payers withhold 5% of the winnings (net of the bet) whenever federal withholding applies.[4]Unverified
- Do nonresidents pay Kansas tax on gambling winnings?
- Nonresidents with Kansas lottery, pari-mutuel, casino or other gambling winnings must file a Kansas return, whatever the amount.[3]
Gambling across the border from Kansas
Win in a neighboring state and both states can tax it: the state you won in as a visitor, and Kansas as your home state, usually with a credit for the tax you paid there.
Sources
- [1] Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2026 · checked September 22, 2026
- [2] K.S.A. 79-32,120, Kansas itemized deductions of an individual · checked October 2, 2026
- [3] Kansas Department of Revenue, 2025 Individual Income Tax Booklet · checked October 2, 2026
- [4] Kansas KW-100 Withholding Tax Guide · checked September 22, 2026
- [5] Covers, Legal sports betting in the US · checked September 22, 2026
- [6] Colorado DOR Income Tax Topics: Part-Year Residents & Nonresidents · checked September 22, 2026
- [7] RSMo 143.181 - Missouri source income of nonresidents · checked September 22, 2026
- [8] Nebraska DOR Regulations Chapter 22 (REG-22-003.01I) · checked September 22, 2026
- [9] Oklahoma Tax Commission, 2025 Legislative Update · checked September 22, 2026
- [10] 2025 Oklahoma Form 511-NR Packet (Oklahoma Tax Commission) · checked September 22, 2026