It was just a few weeks ago, I was checking the 5dimes deposit/withdrawal methods, and among a bunch of interesting options, I saw the Amazon gift card method, for deposit AND withdrawal. Was talking to the kuntmissioner about it a few days ago, and when I checked the 5dimes site again, all the options had changed. This might just be the reason why.
https://recode.net/2016/03/15/offsho...ards-feds-say/
"The operators of an offshore gambling website used Amazon gift cards to launder nearly $2 million over the past few years, a Department of Homeland Security investigator alleged in a recent application for a seizure warrant filed in the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia.
The filing alleges that the Costa Rica-based gambling site, 5Dimes, instructed U.S. customers to use Amazon gift cards to fund their 5Dimes sports betting, in an effort to skirt the U.S. financial system. The feds say 5Dimes also paid out winnings to U.S. customers in Amazon gift cards, or in merchandise they picked out on Amazon.com."
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"5Dimes does not charge a fee for bettors who fund their accounts with Amazon gift cards. The company has instructed bettors to purchase these gift cards at a traditional retail store, in cash, and email a photo of the card information along with a receipt. The gambling site also offers bettors a 10 percent bonus if they choose to receive their winnings in the form of Amazon gift cards added to their Amazon account."