*Official* Which Banks Are Good for Poker Players?

[NoahSD]

I know I've read some posts on here saying that Bank of America tends to give people a hard time about online poker stuff, so I thought maybe myself and others would benefit from a thread like this.

Anyway, please post information about banks here. Things that would be nice:

*How's the customer service?
*Any weird rules?
*How do they deal with "suspicious" checks from poker sites?
*How do they deal with large cash withdrawals/deposits?

[kkcountry]

Although I'm a small stakes grinder (never made a withdrawl/deposit > 2k) I'd suggest the RBS group, as they're privately owned by some Scots. I have a couple checking accounts with Charter One and they're great. Their Debit Card is a MasterCard, and I've used it to deposit on multiple sites. I've also never had a problem with a deposit via paper check, ACH, or EFT into either account. Their website is decent too.

[whangarei]

I think they should all be assumed to be OK unless proven otherwise. I don't think it does anyone any good to start listing "online poker friendly" banks.

[NoahSD]

kkcountry,
Cool. Does RBS have branches in the US though? Will they work in dollars or do Americans have to pay vig to convert between $s and pounds?

Whangarei,
On second thought, I should've probably titled this "Which Banks Are Bad for Poker Players."

[kkcountry]

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kkcountry,
Cool. Does RBS have branches in the US though? Will they work in dollars or do Americans have to pay vig to convert between $s and pounds?


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There's hundreds of Citizens Banks and Charter One Banks across the country. I like em [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[kkcountry]

Oh and they're just like any other bank as far as USD/CAN/etc. goes.

[Dignam]

ING Direct, online bank.

[black_russian]

I have accounts with Citizens and I have had no problems casing checks from AP/BODOG/PARTY/STARS. I have also never had my debit cards from there denied.

[Fishy McDonk]

I'm a little confused by this thread. I don't think ANY bank will reject a paper check from ANYPLACE. I had no problem depositing a check from Stars into my Washington Mutual account.

Likewise, the bank wouldn't refuse to let Pokerstars cash a check sent to them by me. Not only do they not care, they do not even LOOK at the name on a check when it it processed. For all they know, Stars could be buying merchandise or equipment from me, or vice/versa.

In fact, I have heard they don't even look at your signature. A news program showed where checks were processed even though they were signed "Mickey Mouse" and "Donald Duck"!

As far as I know, the problem is only with ELECTRONIC transactions.

[chaz64]

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I have accounts with Citizens and I have had no problems casing checks from AP/BODOG/PARTY/STARS. I have also never had my debit cards from there denied.

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Are you saying you have an account with Citizens Bank? Have you deposited at Stars with their debit card, from the US??