Bettors can still deduct losses from wins within a single session of play. But the Internal Revenue Service ( irs) is unlikely to let punters treat a full year, or arguably even a week, as one session. In the meantime, some sports bettors are placing their hopes on a potential loophole presented by a disruptive new entrant to the industry.

Professional poker players and sports bettors, and a handful of members of Congress, are demanding a change to the massive tax and spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law last week, arguing that a provision tucked into the measure late in the legislative process unfairly taxes gamblers on “phantom” winnings.

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The sweeping tax-and-spending package now heads to President Donald Trump's desk a day before his July 4 deadline.