It is the law....I guess. Canada and the US have a treaty that any tax withheld on gambling/lotto wins is supposed to be returned when you file...So now we start the process again with all the info supplied once again by the Wynn. They tax anything over $1200.00 with the 30%. They are dinging us for a little over $1000.00 so far - I had 5 handpays in 2014....just waiting for more letters from them of refusal for my tax return.