Two numbers that drift apart
Coin and francA cashier counts in coins, the head counts in francs. As long as both numbers sit side by side it does not show that they move independently: the coin balance changes through play, the franc value additionally through the rate. After a week the coin balance can be unchanged and the franc value markedly different.
That is not a peculiarity of casinos but of swinging assets. It is mentioned here anyway, because it is the commonest reason somebody reads their own books wrongly — in both directions.
The value-stable counterpart and what it solves
Parking rather than holdingCoins like Tether, USD Coin or Dai are built to lean on a currency. Park the balance in one of them between two sittings and the rate question drops out of the arithmetic. Which is exactly why this site counts «value-stable counterpart in the cashier» as two of twelve points.
What that solves is the swing, not the trust: such a coin holds its lean because somebody stands behind it, and that is a different kind of question from the one about a rate. Anyone wanting to weigh the two against each other finds the differences on the coins page.
How to read your own books properly
Count in one currencyReads clearly
- Note the deposit in francs, not in coins
- Note the withdrawal in francs too, on the day it is credited
- The difference is the result — fees and rate included
- Count all four stops of the route, not only the cashier
Leads you astray
- Reading the coin balance as the result
- Remembering the franc value at the moment of the highest balance
- Leaving fees out because they look small
- Booking gains on the rate as gains at the table, and the other way round
That sounds like bookkeeping and it is. The effort is two lines per sitting, and it answers the only question that matters afterwards: how much went out of the account and how much came back in.
What this page does not do
No view on the rateThere is no forecast here, no assessment and no hint that a moment might be favourable. That is not caution but competence: a comparison site for cashiers has nothing to add there beyond what anybody can look up themselves.
The rate: the question behind it
The balance swingsThe question behind the exchange rate is which currency somebody keeps their own books in. Count in coins and you get a number fed by two sources, which therefore answers nothing. Count in francs — the deposit on the day of the debit, the withdrawal on the day of the credit — and you get a number nobody can argue with. That is two lines of work per sitting.
The reason this stands on a site about bitcoin casinos at all: between a Swiss account and a cashier that settles in coins lies a change of system, and it costs in three places. Compare only the cashiers and leave out the route to them and you are comparing the smaller half of the arithmetic.
This page names no exchanges and carries no fee table. Such lists are wrong within weeks, and the decisive item — the gap between the buy and sell price — appears in none of them anyway. What stands here is the calculation with which you measure it yourself in two minutes.
Questions people actually type
Answered from the same records as the pageWhy does my balance change without my playing?
Because a cashier counts in coins and the franc value of those coins swings. The coin balance can stay the same while the franc value changes.
How do I sidestep the swing in the rate?
By keeping the balance in a value-stable counterpart between two sittings. Which cashiers carry one stands in the cashier overview.
Does this page give a view on the exchange rate?
No. It works out what the route costs and says which coins stand in which cashier — no more.
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