Playing on Friends Acct ?

I've used the search function and No-Joy...
I am sure this has been discussed before - but I could not find it.

I am a American citizen. I work oversea's in Africa.

I know that since Black Friday - it is illegal for me to play online from the US.
However,.....
Can I log on to my friends account on Stars using his info and play using my computer while I am oversea's?

It would be his account and money - I would just be playing on my computer from a oversea's location. This would be with his full permission.

I would not be getting money from the account or depositing - all I would be doing is playing on his account.

I don't want to get into trouble - I just miss playing.

Thanks for any help and advice......

No you can not play on your friends account while you are overseas. You can make your own account and play overseas just when you come back to the states don't try to play. A lot of American poker pros still play on pokerstars while they are overseas.

credsfan03 said:

No you can not play on your friends account while you are overseas. You can make your own account and play overseas just when you come back to the states don't try to play. A lot of American poker pros still play on Pokerstars while they are overseas.

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from what ive heard,it's not illegal to for usa players to gamble,theres a couple rooms out there that allow usa players,i recommend playing on merge network such as blackchip poker, or on americas card room

I do believe that playing on another person's account is against the rules on most poker sites. I don't think it has to do with who's money it is. I think it has more to do with knowing who you are playing against. If you've played against a player before and noted a certain style, that's what you would be expecting to see again and so play accordingly. I guess a way to think about it would be to imagine a pro sitting down and playing on a novices account. Chances are you would play differently than you would if you knew who they really were and end up getting owned. Or think of it another way. Imagine a pro walking into a casino with his appearence disguised and using some other chumps name. I think the bottom line is that it is dishonest. I don't think it's against the law, but I'm sure it's against the rules.

IntenseHeat said:

I do believe that playing on another person's account is against the rules on most poker sites. I don't think it has to do with who's money it is. I think it has more to do with knowing who you are playing against. If you've played against a player before and noted a certain style, that's what you would be expecting to see again and so play accordingly. I guess a way to think about it would be to imagine a pro sitting down and playing on a novices account. Chances are you would play differently than you would if you knew who they really were and end up getting owned. Or think of it another way. Imagine a pro walking into a casino with his appearence disguised and using some other chumps name. I think the bottom line is that it is dishonest. I don't think it's against the law, but I'm sure it's against the rules.

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^This. Well done on your 2nd post.

Basically just don't play on any acct that is not in your name. Every site I've come across, it's against the rules. You are risking that person acct and their funds can be seized.

IntenseHeat said:

I do believe that playing on another person's account is against the rules on most poker sites.

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The only one I think it would be ok at is Bo. If they said it was against the rules, it would be interesting to ask them why.

Two major things wrong with your post:

1) It is NOT nor has it ever been illegal to play online poker in the US (apart from a couple of states that now specifically outlaw it). And Black Friday didn't change that in any way. Plenty of US players still play, deposit, and withdraw, the main difference being fewer choices and slower cashouts.

2) It is NEVER okay to play on someone else's account. Ever. For any reason. To do so is a blatant violation of every sites' TOS and is grounds for having both accounts suspended, banned, or even the confiscation of funds in the account.

Thanks to all who have replied. I really wish we could play legally and not doing anything unethical - I just miss playing low limit no fold'em hold'em as I enjoyed donking it up on a weekend....

Oh well, will wait.... don't need trouble over a few bucks...

dmorris68 said:

Two major things wrong with your post:



2) It is NEVER okay to play on someone else's account. Ever. For any reason. To do so is a blatant violation of every sites' TOS and is grounds for having both accounts suspended, banned, or even the confiscation of funds in the account.

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Not quite true, there are exceptions made in cases of emergency where you can have a friend log into your account and finish your games.

Here's the TOS from pokerstars relating to this:


21. With some exceptions (described below), a player may play on only one account during a tournament and may not ‘hand off’ his seat in mid-event to a different player. Violation of this rule may result in penalties including a warning, disqualification from the tournament (with partial or full forfeiture of winnings), and barring from PokerStars.


Examples of permissible exceptions that we give below are intended to describe examples of unplanned but serious events which are beyond your control.

Examples of things which are not beyond your control and therefore prohibited include:

A. Going to bed and letting someone else finish the tournament.
B. Entering a tournament then getting on an airplane, or embarking on any other pre-planned trip, while asking a friend to play your account while you change location.
C. Deciding that it would be fun to finish the Sunday Million at Joe's house then asking Joe to take over your account, while you make the 30-minute trip to his house.
D. You and a friend are playing in the same tournament. You agree that if he busts out before you do, he will take over playing your account.
E. Your husband is out of town for the weekend, but gives you his password. You log into both his account and yours and play both accounts in the same tournament.
F. You have progressed to the final few tables of a tournament and somebody offers you cash equity for your seat. You allow the other player to sign into your account, or you continue to finish the tournament following the explicit instructions given by him.

Examples of things which are beyond your control and therefore allowed, subject to PokerStars being able to corroborate with evidence, include:

A. A thunderstorm strikes your location and takes the power down for the surrounding area, so you call a friend to take over your account while you make alternative arrangements.
B. Your child is taken ill and you have to attend hospital, so you call a friend to take over your account.
C. You are playing in a tournament and lose internet access in your home due to a failure of your ISP. You call a friend and he takes over while you make alternative arrangements.

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I think that what he is asking is if he can play on Pokerstars while he is overseas. The answer to this would be yes but he would have to make his own account, not play on a friends account. I dont think he was asking about playing at any of the American poker sites.

Well he specifically asked about playing on a friend's account, hence the responses.

OP, if you have a verifiable residence and bank account in Africa, then yes you can play real money games as a US citizen on your own account. The rule is not against US citizens playing, but against anyone playing from within the US.

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Well he specifically asked about playing on a friend's account, hence the responses.

OP, if you have a verifiable residence and bank account in Africa, then yes you can play real money games as a US citizen on your own account. The rule is not against US citizens playing, but against anyone playing from within the US.

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Thank you - This is how I would do it. Everything will be in Africa - I will not try to play from the USA - as I only get home about 4 or 5 weeks per year anyway.

Thanks for all the helpful responses - By years end, I should be back to being on most of yawls bum hunting lists as I donk it up and donate.

Thanks, gamboolman...