I am traveling to an Eastern European casino which shall remain nameless. The casino is asking for 5,000 euro front money in order to be comped. Am I taking a risk by depositing the money with them. Obviously the repercussions could be my funds seized, or worse physical harm. But based on my other eastern european play and experience I think I should be okay. Though, I had never been asked to put up any front money.

I was just curious if others here have any experience playing in eastern Europe such as Poland, Latvia, Hungary, (I wouldn't go to Bulgaria), Romania, and Lithuania and how the games were? And if this kind of front money deposit could be risky?