Cashing Out of Pokersites Through Checks

[fish2plus2]

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i recently tried to cash a check from a lesser known poker site, the funds came from a bank in the cayman islands. the amount is 15k and I have been put on an "indefinite hold" for security purposes by the bank and by the department of homeland security. it could be months before my funds are released. i gotta pay rent. whats a guy to do?

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USA sucks huh?

[morphball]

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Yes.

Poker sites do not sit at the table and play. ALL betting and wagering is done by players. The UIGE Act even defines what activity constitutes making a "bet or wager" to include an assumption of risk on the outcome. A sportsbook and a casino assume risk when they accept or make a bet as the House. A poker site does not.

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Well, no disrespect to you intended, but your interpretation of this Act is bogus. The act outlaws the facilitation of placing bets or wagers on-line. The fact that players are wagering against each other does not change the fact that the on-line pokerroom is facilitating this.