My friend is planning an indefinite trip to Las Vegas for this year. He plans to stay in the US for around 90 days, but possibly longer if he can arrange the appropriate visa. He may then fly to another country to live indefinitely.
He plans to play poker in various casinos particularly in Las Vegas. He could potentially win tens of thousands of USD or more and doesn't want to carry this nor store it in a suitcase / hotel room.
So what are some practical ways to deposit cash in a bank account whilst in Las Vegas, or more generally traveling in the US or elsewhere?
Can Las Vegas casinos transfer funds from cashed in casino chips to Australian bank accounts?
Can an Australian bank account holder utilise any Las Vegas banks or ATMs to deposit cash? Perhaps Citibank or HSBC?
Can a non-US citizen who is staying in Las Vegas for a few months open a US bank account?
Are there any practical cryptocurrency solutions or other solutions like Western Union?
My friend is looking to invest any proceeds potentially internationally or in cryptocurrency so holding some USD in an account shouldn't be an issue and may avoid exchange expenses.
Any helpful advice is appreciated.
During the AU poker craze I was a successful cash game player at The Star and many other private cash games.
I went to Vegas many years later on my honeymoon and played a few games in various Vegas casinos and the level of play was much higher than I experienced in Aus.
It felt like almost everyone on the tables played like me, TAG, and were waiting for the next fish to sit down.
Even on the NL500 tables at the Star, maybe 2 or 3 tight agg players max and plenty of gamblers.
I am pretty much a grinder and I think Vegas is full of grinders, at least it was in 2016.
Your friend will not have an easy time however I think this friend is bogus and you just want to know how to get cash out of the USA and other countries.
Of course Crypto is the answer and there are entities all over the world, especially in the crypto tax haven countries, that convert cash to a privacy coin for a small fee.