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Bank Charging Me For Poker Site Deposits?

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  1. TWG8186 TWG8186 is offline

    Phoenix, AZ
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    May 25th, 2010 (5/25/2010 2:00pm)

    <span><span> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="100%"><tbody><tr><td>I have noticed the last couple weeks whenever I make a deposit to a poker site with my check card (I use bank name deleted), I have been assessed a 3% fee. I called and they said there is a 3% fee for all 'international' transactions. I have been depositing through the same sites and same payment processors with this bank for years and have never noticed these fees. Has anyone else noticed this the last couple weeks or even before? I would be pissed to be singled out and at the same time concerned if everyone else faced these charges..

    btw I have deposited on four different sites so it's not specific to one.

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  2. NoLove4AK NoLove4AK is offline

    Rochester, NY
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    May 25th, 2010 (5/25/2010 2:08pm) in reply to TWG8186

    Yea, I used to deposit via debit card at bank name deleted and got ripped 3% everytime...thats why i dont use my debit card anymore. I only play on sites that use echecks cause it goes through as an ACH transaction, which they dont charge a fee for.
  3. ugain2004 ugain2004 is offline

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    May 25th, 2010 (5/25/2010 2:51pm) in reply to TWG8186

    Win more, deposit less. Pretty easy imo.
  4. ShipThisPLZ ShipThisPLZ is offline

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    May 25th, 2010 (5/25/2010 3:02pm) in reply to ugain2004

    why are you depositing so many times that this bothers you?bankroll management
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  5. bk3686 bk3686 is offline

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    May 25th, 2010 (5/25/2010 3:34pm) in reply to ShipThisPLZ

     
    Originally Posted by ShipThisPLZ View Post


    why are you depositing so many times that this bothers you?bankroll management

    Not everyone who plays poker wants to follow BR management. Some just like to throw "x" amount on for the day and have fun with it. We're not all aspiring pros.
  6. dscroggs4 dscroggs4 is offline

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    May 25th, 2010 (5/25/2010 4:01pm) in reply to TWG8186

    this is likely being caused by the new regulations that all banks have to comply with by jun 1st..... payment processors being used are probably now running charges correctly and more transparent...no more of the www.texting.com charges for poker sites...it's coming through as an international charge now and wasn't before..just a guess ....but the new laws are real...and things are tightening up...b/c the banks now are being penalized if they don't adhere to the new laws...
     
  7. bonflizubi bonflizubi is offline

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    May 25th, 2010 (5/25/2010 4:11pm) in reply to dscroggs4

     
    Originally Posted by dscroggs4 View Post

    this is likely being caused by the new regulations that all banks have to comply with by jun 1st..... payment processors being used are probably now running charges correctly and more transparent...no more of the www.texting.com charges for poker sites...it's coming through as an international charge now and wasn't before..just a guess ....but the new laws are real...and things are tightening up...b/c the banks now are being penalized if they don't adhere to the new laws...

    more tin foil.

    THe processors are based in foreign places - that's why the international charge. Obviously more processors are setup offshore now so you'll see it more.
     
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