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**gid88** · 11th May 2011, 03:05 AM

I'm not sure why or how, but just yesterday i received a 55,000 usd wire transfer into my bank account from a Rival casino. transferred the funds out and closed the account..ummmm...thanks Rival ? Guilt got the better of them...dunno...but thanks

**maxd** · 11th May 2011, 06:11 AM

Anyone interested might want to refer to the OP's earlier thread This Is Vegas Owe Me 80,000 USD.

**cdomi66** · 11th May 2011, 06:26 AM

Originally Posted by gid88

I'm not sure why or how, but just yesterday i received a 55,000 usd wire transfer into my bank account from a Rival casino. transferred the funds out and closed the account..ummmm...thanks Rival ? Guilt got the better of them...dunno...but thanks

Wow..nice surprise

**Rhyzz** · 11th May 2011, 10:07 AM

Still $25k shy of the original win! Happy days though, go buy yourself a Mustang

**H1_Roller** · 11th May 2011, 10:11 AM

It's not the full amount, but you're still a [big] winner. Enjoy!

**DepositSpinLose** · 11th May 2011, 10:51 AM

......but you closed you account. what if they are sending the rest right now?

**3mptyseat** · 11th May 2011, 10:56 AM

I usually dont buy the 'btr l8 than nvr' school of thought, but it applies here... Guess TIV finally took in enuf deposits... lol, congrats

**chuchu59** · 11th May 2011, 11:10 AM

could this in any way be related to possible legislation of online gaming in the US and rival doesnt want to carve out a bad name for themselves. hmmmm.

**vinylweatherman** · 11th May 2011, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by lenjs

......but you closed you account. what if they are sending the rest right now?

Just what I was thinking. I expect the OP was worried they would change their minds, and remembering what Betfair did to a Portuguese player (paid, then took it straight back again 2 days later from his BANK), he was probably making sure Rival couldn't try the same trick.

It might have been better to empty the account, but leave it open for a while just to see if the rest came along.

It may STILL be worth talking to the bank to ask in general terms what would happen if "companies they did business with" didn't update their records quickly enough and tried to pay or take money from the closed account.

I expect there would be a procedure whereby the OP could retrieve the rest were Rival to pay it.

This may have come as a result of Rival themselves taking over this failed casino, and finally honouring the promise made by the CEO that players of bust white labels would not lose their money.

If Rival are to survive having lost their US players, and throwing out Canadians earlier, they will have to appeal to the rest of the world, where Rival is not held in high esteem, and where competition for players is open and fierce.