bank wire transfers

[Born2DogBaby]

yeah thats pretty much what im doing, although i'll use funds to actually play at bellagio cashgames as well. what are these well-documented risks??

Ideally I want reliable info from the Rio casino about the same bank-wire job so i can get rio chips over there for the wsop buyins. but their website looks ridiculous and unhelpful and is devoid of any contact email address. I'll call them up later i guess, their office was closed when i tried just now. I'll post what info I can get on this after.

Thanks for your input, shaniac

[stephenNUTS]

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http://harrahs.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/harr...046&p_olh=0

This is the RIO wiring instructions form that must be filled out to fund your account for the WSOP.

~stephen

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There are actually TWO diff.transfer forms for wiring funds according to the RIO.
One is for their "general" wire transfer,and the second is specifically for WSOP participants.
It was a pretty simple process,and to expedite it ASAP, I would call the RIO Cage #
1(702)777-7777 as they instantly sent me an e-mail package incl. the pdf. wire form,instructions,and one of girls in the cage personally walked me through the process while I was at my bank.They were EXTREMELY helpful and it took a couple of hours to complete the transaction from start to finish
As far as I know now,when I arrive my wired monies will be waiting patiently for me to withdraw as I chose.

I did however "pre-register" for ONE event(Friday June 15th Event #25 $2000 NLHE) so I could recieve the poker rate for my entire stay at the RIO when I arrive June 10th -whenever.I will most likely be coming back to NY ,July 4th weekend for a break,,,,,,,,then heading back to LV for the Main Event,and the rest of the Bellagio Series Events.


~stephen

[Born2DogBaby]

excellent, thats just the sort of info I wanted stephen, TYVM

i hope u can understand why i was apprehensive before about just shipping almost 50k to the details on your pdf link and just trusting that i could show up at the rio and be like "yoyo cage dudes my name is ____, u got my $?"

[cts]

FTP wires are super quick for me

[stephenNUTS]

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[mikech]

if you wire 50k to bellagio they might only let you have it in chips, but you could easily convert it all to cash in a day or two. just sit in the 10-20 or 25-50 games and whenever a new player sits down sell him chips for cash. plenty of regulars will be glad to help out and buy a flag or two off you as well. also, you can cash out 3k/day yourself without any hassle, so like i said, it shouldn't take more than a couple days to change up those chips.

[FiSheYe]

Great Thread,
so what would be the best way to execute it for me? I am German citizen and therefore would have to deal with € if I cash my pokermoney in my German bank account. I don't want to lose big chunks of money in that process so I assume wiring via FTP, Stars or whatever seems to be the best way. Anyone with knowledge about this can recommend a "best way" solution? Put the money on FTP then wire it to the Bellagio? Anyone has done that before as a non American citizen? What are the fees? I heard about nightmare stories á la " 7% fee " which would mean my initial 50k would be decreased by 3,500$ just for that one wire. I plan to play up to 19 WSOP Events and maybe some sidegames, so if I could only use the wired money to buy into WSOP events, that would be fine with me as well. I really appreciate any constructive help if anyone of you is well informed please write me a pm..
Thanks

Fredrik

[luckyjimm]

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A/C: The Bellagio Casino Hotel/Cage Depository
Acct # 99-012-6419
ABA # 026009593


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Any guesses how much is in that account at any one time?

[FiSheYe]

Come on guys, the time is running and I would love to hear how much fee you guys paid and what ways you can recommend. You really help me with that.

Thanks in advance
Fredrik

[ahnuld]

Just got off the phone withthe Bellagio cage;

the deal is you can only withdraw 10% of your wired amount immediately. The rest has to withdrawn in chip form. This should be good for most of us, as we can slowly turn it all into cash.