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DanielleNic87 wrote: »You will have to let me know if it works for you
Edit: just seen your edit..
Ha, yes, though I think I'll still give it a try, it's only a fiver at the end of the day! I'll report back and let you know what happens!0 -
Can anyone else help?
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The Virgin card in this link charges a minimum £5 for a cash advance.
I'm assuming gambling transactions are treated as cash advances.
It looks like a gambling transaction in reverse (withdrawing from the bookie to credit the card) refunds the fiver!
Major loophole opportunity.
Play it smart and you can outdo Halifax for free fivers!0 -
thanks, i am just going to continue to withdraw small payments to my CC then and get the extra £5
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Nice bonus!
But does this not fall into the same sort of category as people queuing around the block to withdraw money from a machine that they know has the £10 and £20 notes the wrong way around?
At best, it will be repayable, surely?
Sometimes it's best to keep quiet when you've stumbled into something like this!0 -
Glasgow_Al wrote: »Nice bonus!
But does this not fall into the same sort of category as people queuing around the block to withdraw money from a machine that they know has the £10 and £20 notes the wrong way around?
At best, it will be repayable, surely?
Sometimes it's best to keep quiet when you've stumbled into something like this!
Don't worry i am not going to tell them
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Did this with my mbna card years ago...managed around 100 transactions before they just stopped doing the refund.They never asked for the money back.0
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most bingo sites have min withdrawal amounts usually £20+0
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The company should only be refunding the card the load came from.
Remember gambling comes on cash as far a credit co's go. So remember you will pay interest from day one.....Never ASSUME anything its makes a>>> A55 of U & ME <<<0
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