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depositing to a bookmakers account from my credit card

if i deposit some money from my credit card to my bookies account will this act as a cash withdrawal or a credit card transaction, if its a cash withdrawal the charges are terrible, and if its a card transaction will i still get the interest free period to repay it, thanks:confused:

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  • sicker
    sicker Posts: 1,370 Forumite
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    I believe it will be classed as a cash withdrawel as with most gambling sites and you will be charged as such. Sorry.

    John
  • Chadsman
    Chadsman Posts: 1,113 Forumite
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    It depends on who the card provider is. Nationwide, Barclaycard and Co-Op currently treat bookie deposits as a normal purchase whereas Halifax, Egg, MBNA, Morgan Stanley treat it as a cash (or pseudo-cash) advance.
    I use a Skycard provided by Barclaycard cos they give me a free £5 bet for every £250 worth of spend ...including bookie transactions :j
    an effective 2% profit :D
    God save the King!
    I'll save Winston Churchill, Jane Austen, J. M. W. Turner and Alan Turing.
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