I thought a while back the casino thing DID work for people in FT and it was US based or online or something. I would personally have a bit of trouble trusting this but then again, Im not so into that sort of thing (despite the fact I used to work as a blackjack dealer in the business in the early 1990s)

Anyway, I know this may shift a bit from the topic a bit but there have been several smaller but consistent ways to spend money on a CC and have it go back to you but not onto that CC. One such that I found was if you buy things at Starbucks. You could return the item and if you dont have the same CC with you, they may tell you that since they have to put it on SOME credit card, to just give them any one you have in your wallet. You could then give them a debit MC or Visa and later go take the money out of your own checking account. I have done this for $100 without that having been my original intent. I have since considered buying and returning several starbucks gift certs.

Another small small way is when you pay a tip to say your hair stylist. Some places let you charge an amount over your bill for the haircut and then take cash out to give to the stylist. I know maybe this is only say $5 or something, but I have done this countless times and it is often easier on both their books and my having to carry both cash and credit with me everywhere. (these days I maybe have one $10 bill on me and never use it because everything is charged up!)

These can add up. I know there are many more. I have done others too. Not all of it is BAD activity or a matter of poor ethics, but some people may think so. So be it. My point is that there are ways. I suppose if someone were to pay for a full fair ticket and then cancel their credit card, the airline would send that card the money but that card company would mail them a check. This too is something I have seen on a smaller scale and without any intent to do it. A company owed me a refund for something but I had cancelled my CC. By the time I got the money, it had been thru several places on its way to me, but it came in the form of a check that I cashed. AND, when I overpaid my Citi MC a year ago and then didnt use it for 3 more months, they sent me a check for the overage!

it goes on and on...

MM