{"id":12926,"date":"2025-07-23T13:36:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T13:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=opinion&#038;p=12926"},"modified":"2025-07-23T13:36:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T13:36:31","slug":"the-taxman-has-a-seat-at-the-table-poker-taxation-isnt-just-a-colombian-thing","status":"publish","type":"opinion","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/opinion\/the-taxman-has-a-seat-at-the-table-poker-taxation-isnt-just-a-colombian-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"The taxman has a seat at the table: poker taxation isn\u2019t just a Colombian thing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In Colombia, every poker champion knows that the moment the wire hits the account, the celebration gets cut short\u2014because the taxman shows up. <strong>Capital gains withholding is part of the game<\/strong> now. But this isn\u2019t a local oddity. It\u2019s a global trend. And <strong>Las Vegas proves it<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the <strong>2025 World Series of Poker<\/strong>, champion <strong>Jonathan Tamayo<\/strong> watched his $10 million prize shrink to just $6 million after taxes. Runner-up <strong>Jordan Griff<\/strong> walked away with $3.4 million from an expected $6 million. Spanish finalist <strong>Andr\u00e9s Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong>, who finished sixth, lost nearly 50% of his winnings to tax agencies and intermediaries. More than $11 million went straight to the government. And nobody flinched. <strong>Taxation has quietly become another rule of the game.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-768x261.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Colombia is walking that same path. As of mid-2025, the country\u2019s tax authority, <strong>DIAN<\/strong>, reported over 94 trillion pesos in revenue, with gambling taxes playing a major role. <strong>Coljuegos<\/strong>, the regulator for legal gambling, had already transferred more than 267 billion pesos to the national health system by May alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poker is no longer just entertainment. It\u2019s a fiscal machine. One that demands structure, transparency, and legitimacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Should players be angry? Only if they want to keep playing blind. What once felt like harassment now looks more like formalization. The smart ones have learned to treat tournaments not as lucky strikes, but as structured environments\u2014with limits, rules, and yes, <strong>undeniable opportunities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, this shift marks the maturation of the market. Big payouts are no longer lost in informality. They circulate. They\u2019re taxed. They\u2019re tracked. And they support an industry that\u2019s finally being taken seriously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those who understand the long game will stay at the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even with taxes, <strong>this is still a game you can win<\/strong>. But not just anyhow. You need to read the moment, understand the landscape, and above all, pick the right place to bet. Sometimes, what feels like a burden is just the entry fee to <strong>a higher level<\/strong>\u2014one where only those with a clear vision and cold strategy survive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Las Vegas to Bogot\u00e1, poker players are facing taxes on tournament winnings. Withholding is no longer the exception\u2014it\u2019s part of the game. 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