Casino whoring question? Dollars/pounds/euros

Shoe · #1 03-02-2005, 02:36 PM

Should I convert my dollars to pounds or euros before depositing? It seems like all the sites on the microgaming viper software network offer $100 or 100 euros or 100 pounds match bonuses.

I'm guessing that since the euro is so much stronger than the dollar right now it would be worth the fee I get charged for converting my money, for the extra bonus value I would get. Does anyone know any details on this?

Thanks.

P.S. Does anyone know what poker network captain cooks is on?

kenberman · #2 03-02-2005, 02:38 PM

I think if it's EV in dollars, it would be higher EV in pounds. I went with pounds.

Captain Cooks is Prima, I believe.

Reef · #3 03-02-2005, 02:39 PM

read the T&C, some state that you must use the currency of your country ... failing to do so could lead to huge problems later

Jamey Saunders · #4 03-02-2005, 03:12 PM

I just did that at Spin Palace. I read the T&C and saw no verbiage regarding your currency choice. Deposited 75GBP, bonus of 75GBP, cashed out 271GBP. According to xe.com that converts to $143 deposited, cashed out $518. It took 4 hours to run.

Shoe · #5 03-02-2005, 04:41 PM

Do you need to conver dollars to pounds in neteller first, or does the site do that for you?

Reef · #6 03-02-2005, 04:48 PM

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Do you need to conver dollars to pounds in neteller first, or does the site do that for you?

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neteller.. and they charge a fee

Jamey Saunders · #7 03-02-2005, 05:06 PM

I didn't convert anything in Neteller. I just signed up for SP with GBP selected as my currency, and when I made the deposit, the equivalent amount was charged from my Neteller account. It was about $2 or $3 over what XE.com calculated, so that may be the fee, I dunno. It was easy, though.

poker-penguin · #8 03-02-2005, 05:08 PM

Also, some sites have different T+Cs for pounds (higher playthrough, bj banned on P but allowed for $/E)

Something to be aware of.

But generally, pound it up.