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Originally Posted by venice10
I'd try a letter or email then. You're more likely to get a response than hanging on the phone for hours. Depending on the size of the tournament, they may or may not have kept a record.
I do hope you filed in 2016 as a gambler and have kept current on your self-employment taxes. Good luck.
It doesn't matter that you are a Pro. All 'good' citizens are responsible for reporting gambling wins and losses. It's just as a Pro they end up on the same form 'page' and net out there before income taxes are calculated. I think you realize this and just want to get things resolved with the Rio ... they are pretty busy right now with a tournament or two going on. (And why aren't you there?)
Just re-reading your OP, did you leave off tournament income that was reported on a 1099 since you knew it was offset by losses at the Rio? That's definitely not going to work, especially if you filed as a gambler.
If I were you I would take all my 'stuff' to a tax prep establishment and have them look through 2014-16 tax returns and then refile all 3 of them if need be. You will pay a better rate for giving them 3 to do at the same time and that's how far back you can go to refile ... perhaps you are owed some refunds? You never know and since you are a gambler this is 100% deductable as a business expense without needed to reach the threashold of itemized deductions. GL