<prompt> Human: Hi personal finance ,I bought around 5k of bitcoin on coinbase in various intervals in 2017. After buying the bitcoin I would immediately send the coin to online sports books and casinos. Sometimes I would win and send it back to my coinbase account and on the rare occasion send it back to my bank account, but I definitely lost a majority of the bitcoin to those sitesNow that its tax time Im concerned on how and what I should file. Im trying to make sure I report information that I need to. Ive taken a step back from gambling and am now 90-days gambling free. I hope to continue abstaining from it in the future.  <response>: You probably dont want to hear it, but make sure you take that gambling seriously. My family of 6 was directly and dramatically affected by my parents gambling problems. Currently, my dad is in prison for embezzling gambling money and losing it before he could put it back, which the FBI noticed. And my mom has been borderline homeless on and off over the last few years. Gambling addiction is no joke. Sorry for the unsolicited advice, its pretty personal for me. Havent set foot in a casino or other gambling establishment, and probably never will. 