JDR4
04-11-2004, 10:04 AM
I agree with Ebo about the potential of having your card eaten.
I have never been to DR. But, I can offer some advice since I have
used ATMs (ATHs) in foreign countries. Ebo mentions that it is not
uncommon for the ATHs to eat your card. I would suggest going to the
nearest casino to withdraw cash from an ATH. I suggest this for two
reasons: 1.) The ATHs in the casinos are probably VERY reliable
(remember, this is a casino, the last thing that they want is a
gambler using their ATH and having their card eaten, rendering the
person unable to gamble. 2.) Although a taxi/motoconcho to the
nearest casino may cost a few pesos, the ATHs at the casino will
probably NOT charge a service fee. I am only speculating based on my
experiences in Costa Rica, but I can tell you that when I go to CR,
the ATMs at the casinos work at the speed of light, and you don't
have to insert your card, you just swipe it. And, they don't charge
you a fee (once again, they want to do everything to encourage you to
gamble, therefore, they don't charge a fee for the ATM). Now, if you
go to an ATM in CR outside of a casino, you will have to insert your
card and run the risk of having it eaten....I would believe that DR
is the same as CR.
I have never been to DR. But, I can offer some advice since I have
used ATMs (ATHs) in foreign countries. Ebo mentions that it is not
uncommon for the ATHs to eat your card. I would suggest going to the
nearest casino to withdraw cash from an ATH. I suggest this for two
reasons: 1.) The ATHs in the casinos are probably VERY reliable
(remember, this is a casino, the last thing that they want is a
gambler using their ATH and having their card eaten, rendering the
person unable to gamble. 2.) Although a taxi/motoconcho to the
nearest casino may cost a few pesos, the ATHs at the casino will
probably NOT charge a service fee. I am only speculating based on my
experiences in Costa Rica, but I can tell you that when I go to CR,
the ATMs at the casinos work at the speed of light, and you don't
have to insert your card, you just swipe it. And, they don't charge
you a fee (once again, they want to do everything to encourage you to
gamble, therefore, they don't charge a fee for the ATM). Now, if you
go to an ATM in CR outside of a casino, you will have to insert your
card and run the risk of having it eaten....I would believe that DR
is the same as CR.