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!

[PartysOver]

scan id, change b-day

they really don't care, you just have to alter 1 digit in 2-3 places

i would know nothing about doing this for myself and having it work

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[GutPunch]

Busted!

Its usually not a good idea to break the law...
And its an even worse idea to break a sites TOS when they are holding a large portion of your money...

[spacebetween]

[ QUOTE ]
scan id, change b-day

they really don't care, you just have to alter 1 digit in 2-3 places

i would know nothing about doing this for myself and having it work

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[/ QUOTE ]I did it when I was 17 and it worked well on several occasions.

[Zele]

1/ Yes.
2/ None.
3/ Always be polite. This is extremely important.

[NickMPK]

You shouldn't gamble underage.
They hope they do keep your money because I certainly wouldn't want to play on a site that paid out to cheaters.

[psilocybin]

So you don't think he 'earned' that money?

In what way was he cheating players?

[HERE_2_gamble_]

Is your account locked?
Surely you didnt use your name for the account?

[D.L.M.]

if you had just asked for a check it wouldnt be a problem

[NickMPK]

[ QUOTE ]
So you don't think he 'earned' that money?

In what way was he cheating players?

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I'm not sure what you mean by "earned". I guess drug dealers "earn" their money to, in that they do have to work for it. That doesn't mean they deserve to keep it.