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Online Gambling Top Up = Cash Advance ?

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  • 13-04-2010 10:28am
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    Satts
    Registered Users Posts: 816 ✭✭✭


    On my latest MBNA credit card statement is a Cash advance fee of 2.50e.
    This fee is dated the same date and has the same Merchant Category Code as the top up I placed on my online betting account.

    I topped up my online betting account for the Grand National.
    As I only bet about once a year, I don't know if this is common practice or not.

    Are MBNA treating top ups for online betting as a cash advance ? :confused: :mad:

    Surely this can't be correct, and online betting top ups should be treated as any other purchase ? :confused:


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    Speak Now
    Registered Users Posts: 8,509 ✭✭✭Speak Now


    Satts wrote: »
    On my latest MBNA credit card statement is a Cash advance fee of 2.50e.
    This fee is dated the same date and has the same Merchant Category Code as the top up I placed on my online betting account.

    I topped up my online betting account for the Grand National.
    As I only bet about once a year, I don't know if this is common practice or not.

    Are MBNA treating top ups for online betting as a cash advance ? :confused: :mad:

    Surely this can't be correct, and online betting top ups should be treated as any other purchase ? :confused:

    Probably is correct, i remember this being introduced for gambling a few years ago by some (not all) credit card companies.


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