I was wondering if playing the freeroll tournaments of Full Tilt Poker and winning Tournament $ and real money and then playing real money tables would be illegal for an 18 year old in Iowa. There is no money lost or placed to start with, and everything gained would be a prize from a free game.
I've heard that there is a casino here in the state that has a room for 18, 19, and 20 year old players to play poker (although the gambling age is 21 for live play) but have not checked on that yet. If this is true (have heard it from several people that go to that casino weekly), would it make sense to assume that playing Full Tilt with only money won without staking would be a legal way to play at age 18?