No need to feel jiggy I, personally, am not going to run gambling money through any middle eastern country, allay or not, with the current administration.
Sure, they buy hsbc bank and parts of the nyse, and are, supposedly our allay in the 'long war', but that also means they will have no reason to protect your info from doj zealots and would "turn you in" in a freakin heartbeat, imo.
I didn't have a problem with the euro banks, especially ****** - because they are big enough (US assets notwithstanding) to say, "piss off" and act like a swiss bank account.
It's your money, and as long as you report all gambling losses as well as wins to the IRS, you should be okay
You are welcome to post this in the forum, but please do it as 'anonymous'