I wasn't aware that I was paying 50 bucks to be a beta tester.
You paid $50?
I paid $130 from EB Games here in Australia. I got a little comic book and some cool casino chips all in a fancy thick cardboard box.... So i assume becuase of the extra cost either the cardboard box is lined with gold, or the casino chips are real.
There are / were two or three deluxe levels being sold to attract collectors who aren't actual gamers to buy the game for collecting purposes. I suppose you got one of those. As screwy as the US economy has been, I can't imagine a currency exchange rate so high as you suggest.