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02-25-2015 , 11:06 PM

redarator

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Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,264

I'm an American who is looking for a bank that is open to American poker players

. I'm mostly looking to wire USD from Skrill to a USD account, although Euro's are also acceptable.

I live in Seoul, Korea, but am happy to travel. Any advice as to which bank and where is good for me is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

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02-26-2015 , 02:26 PM

AguaPorFavor

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Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 459

You chose to travel to a country, which has the toughest regulations on incoming/outgoing foreign currencies.

For Korea, Citibank/Woori/Kookmin

For Japan, none

Singapore and Thailand are the best bet.

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02-26-2015 , 04:45 PM

Penders

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Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 108

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Originally Posted by AguaPorFavor

Singapore and Thailand are the best bet.

I doubt a bank in Singapore will look very lightly on gambling transactions, as they are punishing people who gamble online quite harsh these days. I asked some guys i know in Thailand about the possibility of a bank account to use there for gambling transactions and they said that it was also impossible there.

That being said i have no better solutions, sorry.

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02-26-2015 , 05:25 PM

redarator

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From what I gather Korea also does not appreciate gambling transactions. Asia's not the best for banking :/

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02-28-2015 , 02:27 AM

gruevlock24

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Probably Taiwan and China, see players from both those countries all day on Stars.

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02-28-2015 , 02:28 AM

gruevlock24

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Maybe Hong Kong too, since they have alot of British connections I would imagine.

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02-28-2015 , 03:32 AM

kahntrutahn

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Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 8,054

HSBC is big in HK, but they are hard to get an account with as a non-resident and also not gambling friendly any longer ;(

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Kahn

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02-28-2015 , 05:14 AM

qetou

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Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,226

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I have used thai Kasikorn for skrill transactions (only skrill -> bank and not big sums though), but it's not that easy to open an account there - you need student or business visa. There are few banks in Thai that open accounts with a regular visa, but im not sure if they work with skrill.

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02-28-2015 , 01:07 PM

iosys

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Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,753

You could transfer your money by bitcoin to a USA bank.
List of asia exchanges found here:
https://www.techinasia.com/bought-bi...heres-learned/

Steps
1. Buy Bitcoin
2. Transfer to Blockchain wallet or some wallet
3. Open Coinbase exchange hooked up to US Bank.
4. Send bitcoin to Coinbase exchange.
5. Cashout to your bank using Coinbase.

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