4-of-a-Kind
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: back with a vengeance
Posts: 3,307
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-Its Illegal - Does someone know of documentation that can prove this wrong because the fact is I know its not illegal for an 18 year old to play online poker if it is located off shore.
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Might wanna recheck this or find a way around it somehow. It's my understanding that the wire act (might not even be that one, the law that prohibits you from placing wagers over the phone) THEORETICALLY outlaws all forms of online gambling in the U.S., although nobody has ever been prosecuted. However, I do believe all local gambling laws apply anyway. So for example if you were 18 and living in Las Vegas, you would be breaking Nevada state law by playing online poker. Nobody really gives a shit about either of these though, and I could be wrong about both. Probably not though.
unfortunately poker is a game where you don't know what everyone else's hold cards are....
sad to say this but I think these are more important then your poker career at this stage.
We've talked about this on AIM a lot and I still think that your best bet is to try to manage both.. going to school and actually putting forth some effort while you learn the game, get better, and build your bankroll. Keeping all options open at this extremely early stage of your serious poker playing days is probably a good thing.
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