Did they require a phone number upon registration?
If they did, and you gave one, they would expect to be able to contact you on it. If they can't they will be suspicious.
You should tell them that your phone is broken. They can certainly use an alternative means of verification. Often this is done by strenghthening the level of verification from other means. The simplest is for them to ask for a photo of you holding up your ID documents. This should be quick and easy to prepare and send. Another method, one used by the old Australian based Lasseters & Ausvegas casinos is to send a letter to your address with a unique code on it. You verify your account by quoting this unique code. Lasseters did this by always sending the first withdrawal by cheque, including the verification code in the covering letter. Once the cheque was cashed, and the code entered, your account would be verified.
Phone verification is used because in most cases, it is quick & convenient. Alternatives are slower and less convenient.
Do you have evidence to support the status of your phone, such as a letter from the phone company detailing the problem, and cost/timetable of a resolution?
Being overly anxious can also make the casino suspicious. Instead, and given how small an amount this is, tell them that you will hold off from withdrawing and further play until you can get your phone fixed, and can pass verification. This makes it much more likely they will look for alternatives, rather than potentially have you as an inactive customer. Fraudsters tend to want their money fast, and generally don't like to cooperate with extended verification procedures, since this is how most are caught out.
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