First, it sounds like Full Tilt will once again be able to offer withdrawal by check to its US customers. According to FTPSean, their rep on the 2+2 message boards,
“Starting this week, our check service will be upgraded in the following ways:
* Checks delivered by regular mail should be received within 10 business days instead of our previous 25 business day time frame.
* Players have the option of requesting overnight delivery for a charge of $25 instead of the previous $33.50 fee. (The 10 days above includes a 1-3 day processing time that would apply to overnight checks as well. So total time to have a check in your hands when choosing overnight would be 2 to 4 business days.)
* Checks issued for $2,500 or more will be sent by overnight delivery free of charge.
* The minimum amount for a check is now $150 instead of the previous $300.
Checks sent outside of the continental US may take a little bit longer.”
The only issue more important to me than how the fish can keep putting money online is how I can get mine off. It will be great to have checks available again from FTP, because recently, they haven’t had a cashout option with which I felt comfortable.
Still open is the question of why this took so long, given that Poker Stars and Ultimate Bet have been able to process checks with hardly any delay at all, but for now, I’ll just be glad to have checks back.