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Cashing out on online gambling?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by CoolGuy, Sep 13, 2010.

  1. CoolGuy

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    My buddy recently went on a winning streak and won $25k on online gambling over the last couple weeks. A couple questions for you guys...

    Since online gambling is illegal, how can he cash out without getting in trouble? The two options the website give are:

    1. Wire transfer to bank account (he doesn't want to give his bank account #).

    2. Receiving $2,500 cashiers checks that come from 'Royal Bank of Canada.' How can he cash these checks without it being traced back to him?

    This guy maybe has $5k to his name right now so a $25k deposit is going to stick out to the IRS.

    Thanks in advance...
     
  2. Xerobull

    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum
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    Probably a good idea for your *cough cough*buddy*cough cough* to do his own research and not post about illegal activities on a public forum.
     
  3. CoolGuy

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    Hahaha...this is actually for a friend. Fortunately my illegal activities does not include online gambling. Figured some of you guys may have some experience in this...
     
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  5. DaDakota

    DaDakota Balance wins
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    Couldn't he just open a bank account in Canada, or at an online overseas bank?

    And deposit they money there? Then wire transfer it over to the US account, a little at a time?

    DD
     
  6. wekko368

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    Is he up or down for the year and by how much? And I'm referring to his aggregate gambling actitivies...not just online. And btw, lottery tickets count as gambling.

    Why not just create a new bank account for the wire transfer?
     
  7. T-Slack

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    I wired the money straight to my account with no troubles, but it was only like 150.
     
  8. bmthint

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    money laundering?

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  9. weslinder

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    Ask them if they can deposit it into my RBC account, and I'll worry about the tax consequences.
     

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