Underage and made >20 000$USD

[oober]

Your screwed... Kiss it goodbye... They will want bill in your name also.... And they will always do check of balance in reguards to your birthday... These sites are smart enough to find ways to keep your money....

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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.

[quinn]

some would find a friend who's of age, have them make an account, and then dump the money to them

[KEW]

Wait until you are of legal age before you withdraw..If you have a "legal" friend that play you may be able to make small inter account transfers to him and have him WD for you..Do not try anything stupid like chip dumping..

But you all ready opened a can of worms by trying to WD..

[tuds38]

Did you really work up a $20,000 roll without cashing out once?

[Leader]

My questions:
1) Is this site allowed to keep the money I gained?

Yes

2) If so, what legal means can I use against them?

None

3) Any suggestion for cashing out my money?

Wait until you're over 18 and then tell them the truth. The worst that is likely to happen then is they cash you out and tell you that your business is no longer welcome. If they are requiring you to give them some info now, I'd still go with the truth. Sites aren't generally in the business of seizing money. So just hope they're in a good mood and cash you out. In the future, do a little more thinking before you try to lauder money.

[jluker7]

dude.. just tell them that:

A. You dont have a neteller account, therefore you thought it would be ok to use his. and you are very sorry.
B. Tell them that U have never cashed in before and that you won it all on a freeroll. so you are new to the legal things.
C. "Wait till your over 18" then cash out. Is the correct thing to do. Then just let them know the whole thing.
D. Dont chipdump. they will take your money if you do this.
E. Pray.

[Babygrand]

You have lost your money, my friend. A buddy of mine lost $5,000 because they thought he was involved in a chip dumping scheme, which he was not. Online poker sites violate laws and clearly do not care. You have no action against them whatsoever. Casinos confiscate underrage winnings all the time. It happened to my buddy in Mt. Pleasant, MI about 6 years ago. Your best chance is to get a fake ID with your name and address on it. They will not run a background check, it isnt worth their time.

[NickMPK]

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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.

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Also let's hope they don't pay players in WA because it's illegal to play from there and therefore cheating.

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Because the sites operate across many bodies of law, I think "cheating" is defined by what violated the terms of service of the site and not the local laws. Is it against the terms of service at the site in question to play if you live in Washington state? (I don't know the answer)

[NickMPK]

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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.