Reading the opening package

The statement reads 140,000 GC + 1,000 FC. Remove the Gold Coins and the portion with any cash value is 1,000 FC. That is the figure worth holding against every other entry in the ledger, because the gold half is an operating balance that cannot leave the account here or at any other brand in the category.

Converting the promotional balance into money requires staking it at 1x and finishing above 1,200 FC before the cashier will process anything. Those two lines decide whether a session closes at the counter or back in the lobby, and between them they matter far more than the size of the package that opened the account.

What three filings recorded

This account was funded from our own budget and we filed three separate redemptions across three different weeks. The median result was 22 hours, timed from a submitted request on a verified account through to funds posting. First settlements run slower at every brand because identity checks run alongside them, so allow an extra day on the first attempt.

Verification requested a government photo document and a recent proof of address. Nothing unusual, nothing repeated, and nothing that returned after the initial clearance.

Settling without a purchase

Promotional coins can be requested by post at no cost and they redeem on precisely the same terms as coins attached to a purchase. The required format and address appear on the operator rules page. It is slower than buying and it is a genuine route to a settlement, which is the legal ground the entire category rests on.

Who should hold this account

Account holders who like the catalogue enough to accept mid-ledger figures. Nothing here is wrong, but several entries above it do the same work with less friction.