about online gambling being illegal

Hey All,
If the U.S. government says online gambling is illegal, then are we supposed to declare it as income, and pay taxes on it?
I'm sure alot of you have paid taxes on your winnings.
But paying taxes on something that's illegal doesn't make any sense.
Isn't that that like a drug dealer paying taxes on his profits?LOL [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]