Underage and made >20 000$USD

[sadlaws]

Hi everyone,

I am 17 yrs old.

I started playing poker a few months ago on an online poker site and I won a freeroll. I gambled the money and earned +-20 000$USD. I tried to cash out a part of that money using a friend's neteller account, but this failed attempt catched the attention of the poker site and they required me to provide documents attesting my identity.

Here is the problem: I am going to be 18 yrs old in march 2007 and I'm wondering if I'd get into any trouble. I have not invested 1 penny in the site and I'm now with quite a lot of $$$ (mostly playing on cash games NLHE 2$-4$ and 5$-10$).

My questions:
1) Is this site allowed to keep the money I gained?
2) If so, what legal means can I use against them?
3) Any suggestion for cashing out my money?

- A desesperate poker player

Your advice would be greatly appreciated!