could be anything
just don't tell them it's from online gambling

Ok just a little update here. I called about a week ago to find out the status and they told me that the check had to be sent to Western Union to be converted into US funds and then once WU sends the bank the money they will deposit it into my account. I thought this was strange but fortunately, the money was manually deposited into my savings account this past Friday, less $36.00 in bank fees. I'm happy to have closure on this but I've learned a lesson. I won't cash out and checks over 1k and if it's over 3k it's gonna be a wire. My bank freaks out if it's over $999.99 I guess.

Lesson learned.

Fwiw, waiting a month to cash these checks is an awful idea and can lead to checks bouncing. They change processors pretty frequently for obvious reasons. If you can't be there to cash them have someone endorse it over to themselves or just don't cash out. You probably won't have issues, but you definitely could with the older ones.

I'm pretty sure the last check I was issued (a week ago) came with a note which said not to deposit two checks in the same day at the same bank.

sounds like you went through the normal collection process. This is the norm. Your future subsequent checks might be available within 2 days.

I just started playing again on bovada. I am doing my first cash out since 2006 and they are asking for a bank account verification form for an account that was closed in 2007. I don't even know if the bank has records that long.

Anyone had any experience with not being able to verify an account?

why not just tell them that and give them your new banking information if they ask for it.

I understand that this is not optimal, but I am willing to take the risk since bovada won't let me wire and I'd like to get as much off as possible. Worst case is the check bounces and Bovada sends me a new one.

I considered having a friend endorse the check to himself but I figured this would just add to the suspicion of cashing a weird check. Has anyone done this before with bovada checks?

Wire requested 7/28. Approved within 4 hours. Will post when received (last time was ~5 business days lets see if we can beat that)

I had my mom go to my house and pick up a few checks while I was out of town and she endorsed them to herself and cashed them with no problems outside of the norm. A check is a check, though it might seem a little more weird if it is someone with a different last name, but I wouldn't imagine it'd be an issue most places.

I'm
About to request my first ever withdrawal woo hop

Should I keep it under $1k? For the very first withdrawal i have a type of --- constrictor as my my
Bank

Keep in mind I am foreign and have a beard maybe that will add to their suspicion

just don't walk into the bank with a ski mask on and you'll be fine

My sister deposited a couple checks for me. I told her to write "for deposit only" instead of signing it. She also has a different last name.

People are talking about two different things here. A) Someone else depositing a check into your account, and B) signing over your check to someone else to deposit into their account.

I can't imagine that A would never be a problem at any bank (beyond any issues that would arise if you deposited it yourself). I deposit cash into my ex-wife's account all the time (at a bank that I don't have an account at). I've never been asked what my relationship is to her or been asked for any ID (given her name, and the fact that I'm a male, it's pretty clear that I'm not the person whose name is on the account).

B can vary a little by bank. Some banks have varying policies on third-party checks (they don't even have to accept them if they don't want to). In general, it's no harder than writing "Pay to the order of (name)" on the back and signing it, but if you want to be safe, you can accompany the person to the bank when they deposit it.

very few banks these days deposit third party checks

If by 3rd party check you mean a check signed "pay to X person" instead of your name that is false. It's a very common thing.

i've asked about 10 different banks about that and most said no, and the few that said yes said the person needed to have an account there and be present.

for other people's sake i hope they're more lenient in other places.

A check is a check, not sure why any bank wouldn't take an endorsed check. (I could see for the Bovada checks this being an issue potentially). It's not like it's not very easy to track someone who goes to their own bank to cash a check in someone else's name of they're committing fraud. I'm going to have to ask my bank buddies about this. ( I deal w/ banks everyday for work)

So my bank told me that the small check I deposited is a "foreign item" and it will take up to 6 to 8 weeks to process. Definitely strange since the first cashout I did for a larger amount had no problems. I think it was part of a bad batch from up north. I think I'm going to hold out for the wire option from now on.

For amounts over 3k a bank wire is the clear way to go right? No risk of bouncing and also eligible for 1 free monthly cashout.

I don't see many people doing it in this thread, am I missing something? Are U.S fees typically high when accepting a foreign currency via wire?

Yes, for a max 9.5k wire, the fee is about $150-200. But at the same time, there is no risk of bouncing. My last check I deposited was sent to collection which never happened at this bank. It is from the same payment processor as my second last bounced check. My feeling is that the company may have been blacklisted. Don't know why bovada decided to use that payment processor again.=\

Are you able to do a western union online or must you do it at a store front location?

Must go to store I believe.

requested 7/25
approved 7/25
received tracking number 7/28
estimated delivery 7/29

Looks from the tracking that its coming from up North.

I've heard online works from a few posters on here, but I haven't tried it yet. I believe bovada customer support will tell you it doesn't work, though, regardless of whether it works or not.