[zhiming1]

Hi,

Can someone recommend me an offshore bank account which is friendly in gaming in Europe?

I am from asia. Here, laws are as strict as US. Online betting is illegal.

I need a personal account in my name. Charges need to be low. As i will be wiring funds to europe bookmakers like expekt,mansion. Balances will be low. As the account is use for the transit of funds - asia to offshore to bookies.

I will fund the bank account through 3rd party deposits.

Prefer to deal directly with the bank instead of through agents. Cant get myself to trust those middleman on the net.

Rgds,

[jjgold]

http://www.offshore.hsbc.com/1/2/

or Provident Bank in Belize

Maybe also Island Of Man has some

Lots of fees though Son and a hassle to get them open, if your not a major player you are wasting your time getting one

Bank Transfers cost like $100

[GPC]

Citibank in London is not grossly expensive on transfers (e.g. $39 for an international Swift transfer) - BUT you need to maintain an average balance of £2,000 (about $3,900) to avoid monthly fees.

[ShamsWoof10]

£2,000 is no where near $3,900... The dollar did slip against the Euro today though and is somewhere around 1.33 which means that would be about $2,660...

[Korchnoi]

£2,000 is no where near $3,900... The dollar did slip against the Euro today though and is somewhere around 1.33 which means that would be about $2,660...

£=british pound

[acw]

£2,000 is no where near $3,900... The dollar did slip against the Euro today though and is somewhere around 1.33 which means that would be about $2,660...

I absolutely love this one! Someone thinking that the UK had surrendered.

It is true that in Asia banks do not like gambling related transfers. In Europe funny enough with the non-Swiss bank accounts you will be ok, but then it is hard to open one. As an Asian give Monaco or Luxembourg a try, but you will have to come up with at least 100,000 Euros.

[zhiming1]

http://www.offshore.hsbc.com/1/2/

or Provident Bank in Belize

Maybe also Island Of Man has some

Lots of fees though Son and a hassle to get them open, if your not a major player you are wasting your time getting one

Bank Transfers cost like $100

HSBC is out for me.

First, it has branches in my country.
Secondly, the minimum monthly average balance is 25k sterling or there will be a charge of $25 pounds.

The provident bank in Belize...any more info?

[zhiming1]

Citibank in London is not grossly expensive on transfers (e.g. $39 for an international Swift transfer) - BUT you need to maintain an average balance of £2,000 (about $3,900) to avoid monthly fees.

how about the cost of transfers?

And are there limits?

[zhiming1]

I absolutely love this one! Someone thinking that the UK had surrendered.

It is true that in Asia banks do not like gambling related transfers. In Europe funny enough with the non-Swiss bank accounts you will be ok, but then it is hard to open one. As an Asian give Monaco or Luxembourg a try, but you will have to come up with at least 100,000 Euros.

ACW,

can you let me know the name of the bank to go?

[acw]

ACW,

can you let me know the name of the bank to go?

http://www.monaco-privatebanking.com

There is no need for Europeans anymore to open an account with any of the private banks in Europe, as they all have this withholding tax, so most Europeans will only have an account in their home country. In my case that is Holland. Dutch banks give you completely zero headaches when it gets to gambling transactions, but the Dutch IRS likes looking into them. Should be no problem for foreigners, but as a foreigner you cannot open an account in Holland and most other European countries. As an Asian you should be very welcome in Monaco! Start playing very big in one of the casinos, become friends with the casino managers and explain to them that for you to play even bigger, you will need a bank account in Monaco, etc. And if you tell them that you like your average football bet on the side, they may even bring you in touch with the second biggest bookie in the world , (though no live-betting). But again, you must be a very big player!

[zhiming1]

http://www.monaco-privatebanking.com

There is no need for Europeans anymore to open an account with any of the private banks in Europe, as they all have this withholding tax, so most Europeans will only have an account in their home country. In my case that is Holland. Dutch banks give you completely zero headaches when it gets to gambling transactions, but the Dutch IRS likes looking into them. Should be no problem for foreigners, but as a foreigner you cannot open an account in Holland and most other European countries. As an Asian you should be very welcome in Monaco! Start playing very big in one of the casinos, become friends with the casino managers and explain to them that for you to play even bigger, you will need a bank account in Monaco, etc. And if you tell them that you like your average football bet on the side, they may even bring you in touch with the second biggest bookie in the world , (though no live-betting). But again, you must be a very big player!

i do not play in casinos...i cant win them.

who is the second biggest bookie in the world? I believe that for soccer betting, asian underground bookies are the biggest in terms of the amount that can be staked.

Well, if i dun play casinos, how can i get a bank account?

[acw]

i do not play in casinos...i cant win them.

Read you do not have a positive expectation.

who is the second biggest bookie in the world?

Some guy that does not move his prices, but will easily take 1m Euros. The only thing is that he only wants to deal with real gamblers and in order to prove that you will need to play some roulette.

Well, if i dun play casinos, how can i get a bank account?

In general in order to win some money, you need to invest (maybe lose) some first, so go and play a bit in the casino and you will get your oh so valuable bank account.

[uPaxus]

Hi,

Does Bank of Montreal in Canada still offer International Accounts? I remember reading something like this elsewhere.

Thanks

[slash]

UBS.com
Post-finance.something (might be postfinance, don't remember).

[zhiming1]

Anyone heard of First Active Bank Channel Islands?

Anyone got experience with them?