Hi guy,
I plan to go to Vegas and play some CG for a week. If I'm lucky enough to win a lot of cash, I don't want to travel with it. What's the best way to get the cash on my account in Europe? Create a bank account in the US and transfer from one account to the other? Transfer from the casino?
Thank you
Originally posted by JosephFrench
I plan to go to Vegas and play some CG for a week. If I'm lucky enough to win a lot of cash, I don't want to travel with it. What's the best way to get the cash on my account in Europe? Create a bank account in the US and transfer from one account to the other? Transfer from the casino?
Hi JosephFrench,
Welcome to PokerStrategy.com! 
I would ask your bank before you go what the best method would be.
This is going to depend a lot on what country you are in.
I did a search for "best way to transfer funds from USA to Europe" that gave several options.
Other considerations (may also vary by country):
Taxes -- there is a withholding tax on sums over a certain amount. You'll need to know this amount, and how (or even if) you can get these taxes refunded later. The link applies to Canada, but should serve as an example.
Rules governing whether or not you can remove money from the US in other forms than cash. As a Canadian, I cannot import or export more than $10,000 cash or "negotiable securities" across the US border. At least this was the case in 2015 when I last checked.
Under no circumstances walk around Vegas with large amounts of cash. "Large" varies person to person, but my limit was $200.
A thought just occurred to me -- if you have a credit card or two, and if the card issuer's rules allow it, is it feasible to overpay your balance from a bank in Vegas, and transfer it to your regular account when you get home -- or even before.
Many foreign banks have branches in Vegas.
If yours does, then problem solved...
Best of luck :gl:,
VS
Coincidentally, this article appeared in the "Techdirt" news feed this morning.
From the article:
Federal law requires travelers to declare any currency over $10,000 when traveling into or out of the country. It's pretty easy to get this done when traveling into the US, as arriving visitors will be required to go through Customs and declare anything they're bringing into the country, including cash. Outbound travelers may not realize this applies to them and since they're not required to pass through Customs on the way out, they may have no idea they're violating the law. That's an opportunity DHS agencies are more than happy to capitalize on. Half of all seizures between 2000-2016 were for violating this reporting requirement.
So very good idea not to carry cash out of the country -- I'm assuming of course you'll win more than $10K 
