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[QUOTE="Old Islander, post: 3931563, member: 279865"]
I have been playing online poker for at least ten years, back when only one poker site was MAC compatible. Currently, I am a frequent visitor to Bodog, PlayNow and Poker Stars but have belonged to at least a half a dozen different online poker entities over the years.

It has always been my goal to make a deposit for the lowest cost, or for free whenever possible. Recently, I decided to make a deposit to Bodog, which I have done before via e-check which did not cost me a cent. Since my last deposit over a year ago, Bodog has eliminated most deposit methods and uses only bitcoin and credit cards. As I am in Canada and bitcoin is European, I decided to use my VISA to make the deposit and bite the $5 fee, which was standard.

What a surprise when I viewed my VISA account online and noticed that an extra 7% had been added. If the $5 appears on top of that, my Bodog deposit could reach 10% in fees over the initial deposit. Apparently, my Canadian money went to a Chinese bank and was exchanged for their currency and then exchanged back to Canadian to Bodog.  I was hit with two transaction fees for that.  Ouch!

As these extra costs for credit card use are not apparent on their site, I believe players using Bodog or Bovada should be aware of these extra fees that are not common to any other site I have used in the past decade.

Thank you and all the best on the tables.

Old Islander

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