Do you believe the stuff you're writing?! The money doesn't go to "good causes". What on Earth gave you that idea? It goes to th
e Commonwealth of Australia Consolidated Revenue Fund collecting interest for the government while it waits to be claimed, if ever. They can use it for whatever they want.
A bank in Australia is charging you fees each month while your account lays dormant and currently in Australia it's for THREE YEARS, although it appears to be raising soon up to 5. Until less than 2 years ago it was for SEVEN. That money is not going to the Revenue Fund but back into the bank's wallet. Optional says $2 or $3 a month but that's most definitely not the case for many people. Even ignoring the monthly account fee, then there's the case of charges for NSF for automated payments, etc. There are countless stories on ACA and TT about people who went to check their account after forgetting about it or a family member finds it after someone dies and the account has been whittled down to nothing. So yeah that's great your money goes to a public register after three years but you've completely ignored what I've said about why a GAMBLER wouldn't necessarily want that.
If you drop dead tomorrow and you're a client of another major sportsbook, where do you think your money goes if no one contacts the book to claim it? You think there's some charitable fund in Costa Rica or Curacao that is collecting money from dormant accounts?
You're arguing about two separate issues here. If you don't like the fee, fair enough. But to dribble on about what if I die, what if I get incapacitated, karma ffs... come on now. What if you do die? The situation is no different now than it was before this policy came in. If your family members don't know about the $, regardless of what country the book is in, they're not getting it and neither is some "good cause" fund lol. End of story.