How long did the bank hold your check? Did the bank ask you where you got the check, and if so, what did you say?

Which bank do you use (if you don't mind saying)?

Usually it was a hold of 3 days, The banks never asked where it's from.

My bank teller asked me what the check was for/from, and I just said I had a part-time job working from home doing online marketing/internet advertising, and that the company was based outside the U.S. (This was probably 15 months ago). Just keep it vague but plausible imo. Another thing you can say is that you do consulting and you have some foreign clients. It's plausible, non-specific, makes sense for receiving a personal type check, and everyone has some area that they can claim expertise in.

I'm no expert at this, just my 2 cents.

8/16- In Progress- Received in wallet- Sent to Circle.

I'm amazed that some here think MERGE will speed up the process via BTC.

The reason cash outs are so slow is simple, they DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY. This is no different than Full Tilt>>>Use future deposits to pay requested payouts>>>just be happy they have not collapsed yet.

Cant mention specific banks in this thread, however if you have any large bank, and you didn't just recently open your account - the bank normally releases the funds the next business day. that's my experience.

They've paid out consistently for years and the recent withdrawal times are still some of the best in recent memory. But don't let that stop you from posting about their imminent collapse .

Actually, they already have sped up the withdrawal process via BTC. I have no idea what their cash flow situation is but cashouts have definitely sped up since they introduced btc.

Another good one is graphic design

That is like saying "Hillary has been telling the truth a lot lately."

You have obviously drank the Kool-Aid. In the past there was always an excuse about check processing companies, delivery, etc.... With Bitcoin, we know that it takes no more than 20 minutes from the time it is sent. Carbon is a fun site, lots of fish and more types of games. But if you think for one second that it isn't a cash flow issue and the greedy owners choosing to slow-pay, you should have your head examined.

MERGE has no way to spin the slow BTC payouts, which is why we will NEVER see a comment (excuse) from them on this subject. The fact is they do not want to pay immediately, period. How many of us pay large bills before the last minute, if there is no penalty for waiting?

In a way, it makes sense as the winning players will go elsewhere.

I really miss Stars....

ACR - Bot infested
Bodog - Sold
Carbon - Refuses to pay timely

The market is ripe for a great site for the U.S.A. - maybe by 2020.....

this. sucks to be in the us, but that's life

Oh, so true. This time last year, who would have thought request to money in bank account fully available in 21 days would be FROWNED upon. I admit I got frustrated reading other threads where folks were getting their funds in as little as a matter of hours sometimes. And some seeming legit upset if their funds took more than 48-72 hours to arrive. But, putting this in perspective, if 21 days from request to funds in my bank with no strings attached- check possibly bouncing later- was presented to me last year at this time, I would have signed up in a New York minute . So with that in mind, I'm thankful BTC was added as an option. What their cash flow situation is, who knows. But, how long does it take for the sky to fall? Some folks have been waiting 5+ years now to say "I told you so." Well, my funds were processed yesterday, and fully available in my banking account today. But, I'm sure those who don't understand that Merge marches to the beat of it's own drummer, will continue with the ponzi scheme/sky is falling cause it doesn't take 2-3 weeks to process BTC. In my limited knowledge, it doesn't. But, haven't you heard? Merge gonna Merge. Was a lot worse last year. Mercy!

I dont mind the processing time. What i do hate is that you can't queue up multiple withdrawals. I don't see a point not to be able to queue up like 3-4 btc withdrawals if a 5% fee is assessed.

withdrawal requested 8/1

still waiting

Lol, wow you're reading comprehension needs some work. All I said was merge cashouts have sped up since they introduced btc. Are you denying this fact? Yes their btc cashout speed is incredibly slow. It should not take ~2 weeks to process a btc cashout. But this is still much faster than what their cashout speed used to be.

I am working on my comprehension. I agree that times have improved a lot since last year. My problem with MERGE payouts is simple, they have always blamed someone else. With Bitcoin, they have no reason to hold player funds, there is no third party, no delivery service, no reason to keep our money other than lack of cash flow or greed. If there is ANY other possible reason, please post it so I may "comprehend."

You know for a fact that no third party is processing their payouts?

Really?

Even if they are, add 20 minutes. Merge is choosing to slow-pay. What an opportunity they have right now, many Bovada players will try Carbon again in the USA. If they continue to use players money for their own cash flow issues, players will go elsewhere, once again.

Carbon can payout via Bitcoin in a matter of minutes, only time will tell if management has the brains to think long term.

With most software being almost as good as the next, serious players care about security and when they get paid. Speak up via email and 2+2, tell MERGE to start paying us fast.

You said they don't have 3rd party processing yet you have no idea if they do or they do not.

And if they did you say it will take 20 minutes to process bitcoin payments. How do you know this?

Carbon can payout via bitcoins in a matter of minutes?

At that speed, the process becomes automated.... How are they going to automate a process like that? Do you know how potentially clusterf***y that can become? Everything has to be hand approved.. And with the volume on carbon being top 5 biggest sites to play on.. I'd say that time frame is a little far fetched and unreasonable. They aren't lacking "brains", this is relatively smart. You know how many fish cancel their payouts and go donk it off in the casino?

btc requested 7-22
btc received 8-14

So it takes three weeks to approve a withdrawal that once it's initiated, takes minutes to be completed? Don't think anyone complains about the lack of an automated process, but rather the very obvious slow pay.
Yes, three weeks. Really impressive.

Finally, someone that doesn't work for Carbon posts a response that makes sense. I was starting to worry as all responses seem to be from "Company Men."

No real player would ever try to defend 3 week BTC payouts.

No one's defending their payout times or is interested in defending Merge. You made a number of statements, most notably that Merge is on the verge of collapsing, that are essentially pure speculation. Some of us that continue to enjoy the games despite all the known cashout issues find this frustrating because it spreads doubt about the security of the site and causes rec players to leave. Just a few weeks ago I had a whale mention at the tables that somebody said the site was going down and asked if anyone had received a withdrawal recently. Making these claims w/o any real knowledge of the situation potentially hurts the economy and serves nothing but your own need to whine to someone.

^^^ This.