How to Fund Your
Online Poker Account
Once you decide on an online poker
room to play at, have downloaded the software and created a
player account, you need to fund your new online poker account.
This is the part that make
some new players squeamish. It really shouldn't though.
Online casinos and poker rooms have been around for
years and have safely accepted money into hundreds of
thousands of player accounts. The largest online poker
rooms have had millions of real money players.
Recently a couple of
popular online financial intermediaries stopped
accepting US customers. If you are from the US (and the
great majority of players are) you can still safely and
legally fund your online poker account. Below you'll
find a description of the best and safest ways to fund
your account for both US and non-US players.
e-Wallets are quickly
becoming the way to go for US players. The two most
popular and recommended are
ePassporte and
eWalletXpress. PokerStars accepts ePassporte and
Bodog Poker accepts eWalletXpress.
Pre-Paid ATM cards are
also an option. Another great option that
Bodog.com uses is
NUcharge. Read on and we'll tell you all about
these great options that you have.
NuCharge
NuCharge is exclusive to
Bodog and is a safe and secure deposit method. NuCharge is
actually a prepaid phone card that you can purchase using any Visa,
MasterCard or eCheck.
It is free to sign up and
most important it is simple and secure. NUcharge employs
a sophisticated, multilevel security concept that affords maximum
protection.
This is the
method that we recommend for
players from the USA that choose to play at Bodog. NuCharge is by far the quickest and easiest method to fund your Bodog
account. With NuCharge you
can be playing online in about 5 minutes!
Click here to
create your NuCharge account.
ePassporte
ePassporte is a pre-paid and re-loadable virtual Visa
online account. With ePassporte, you can login to your
online ePassporte account then transfer funds from your
Visa, MasterCard or bank account into your ePassporte
account. Once you've loaded your ePassporte account, you
can then visit the PokerStars Cashier and make an
ePassporte deposit. The funds will immediately be
transferred from your ePassporte account into your
PokerStars account.
ePassporte is a
convenient deposit/withdrawal option for USA players at
FullTiltPoker and
PokerStars.
To sign up for an
ePassporte account, please visit
www.epassporte.com.
eWalletXpress
An
eWalletXpress account is online account that enables
customers (eWalletXpress members) to deposit, withdraw
and transfer funds to online merchants. Customers can
instantly transfer funds to/from any merchant website
that supports eWalletXpress as a payment option.
eWalletXpress is a
convenient deposit/withdrawal option for USA players at
Bodog.
eWalletXpress uses the
latest technology in order to provide customers with the
most secure way of funding their eWallet account.
Keeping customers' personal information secure is their
top priority, and in order to keep your information safe
they utilize all available measures. eWalletXpress
leading edge technology and security protocols are
equivalent to the best in the industry. They have
developed proprietary systems that ensure that your
valuable personal information is kept encrypted and
stored a in Tier 1 data center shared with many banks
and other leading financial institutions.
eWalletXpress features:
Registration is quick and
easy !
No Credit Card required
Instant Funding Methods
Fund directly from your bank account
Real-time access to funds
Unlimited payouts
Detailed statements
24/7/Live Support
XpressFunds (INSTANT)
Through XpressFunds, you can transfer money from your
checking account to your
eWalletXpress account and have the funds credited
instantly. To deposit by XpressFunds you must first
register your checking account with eWalletXpress. Once
you pass the online identity verification process you
will be able to transfer funds immediately. If you do
not pass you may use XpressFunds as soon as your bank
account is verified, which may take 2 business days. You
will have access to $300 per month as soon as your
account is validated
Click here to visit
eWalletXpress.
Gatorpay
FullTiltPoker
has just added a new way to deposit and withdraw money into your
player account. It’s Gatorpay.
Gatorpay is a pre-paid phone card that you fund from your checking
account. You can also
easily
withdraw funds into your checking account.
When
you sign up for Gatorpay make sure that the e-mail address that you
use for Full tilt and Gatorpay is the same.
Gatorpay uses the latest encryption and antifraud measures to
protect all of your personal information. It’s safe and secure to
use.
Gatorpay is one of the fastest ways to fund your Full Tilt Poker
account
and is highly recommended for players from the U.S.
Click here
to get sign up with Gatorpay.
www.gatorpay.com customer support 800-511-2457 or 866-239-5269
MyWebATM
A MyWebATM card works like an online bank account. Just
link your MyWebATM account to your personal bank account
to quickly and safely transfer funds between your
accounts using their secure web interface. Signing up
for the MyWebATM card takes just a few minutes using
their secure Web interface. After signing up you will
also have a physical MyWebATM card mailed to you.
MyWebATM is a
convenient deposit/withdrawal option for USA players at
FullTiltPoker
You do not need the
physical MyWebATM card to fund your FulltiltPoker
account.
You must first fund your
MyWebATM with your personal bank account. A MyWebATM
card needs to be active for 30 days in order to be
eligible for credit card funding. After 30 days, you
will be able to add a Visa or MasterCard as an available
funding method. Any deposits made via credit card
deposits will be immediately available in your MyWebATM
account.
You can access the money in your
MyWebATM account online at any time using a personal PIN and
password, or use your physical MyWebATM card to make purchases or
cash withdrawals at ATMs and stores worldwide.
You can withdraw funds from your
MyWebATM card using any of the following methods:
-
You can get cash at any ATM with
the Star® or Plus® logos; there are more than 843,000 PLUS ATMs
and more than 244,000 STAR ATMs worldwide
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You can use the card at any of the
3.1 million Interlink® Point-of-Sale retail locations worldwide
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You can transfer funds from your
card to a bank account by logging into your MyWebATM account and
completing the transfer form
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You can transfer funds to another
MyWebATM cardholder
When using your MyWebATM account to
deposit money to Full Tilt Poker, you must enter your account number
along with your three-digit TAV code, which is similar to the
security code you may find on the back of your credit card or
bank-issued debit card.
Click
Here to Create a MyWebATM Account
NUcharge
NUcharge is a pre-paid long distance phone card that
you purchase online and can use to fund your
Bodog.com account (yes, you read that correctly).
When you deposit money in your Bodog account the funds
will immediately be transferred.
You use can use your Visa or Mastercard to transfer money into your NUcharge account.
You don't have to provide any of your personal banking
information.
NETeller (non-US
residents ONLY)
NETeller is a secure site where you can open a free
account and then transfer funds from your bank account,
credit card or via wire transfer. Once you open your
NETeller account, you can deposit, withdraw and transfer
funds to the many merchants which accept NETeller online
payments. NETeller is a highly secure and widely used
means of transferring funds on the Internet. It utilizes
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and 128-bit encryption keys,
the highest browser encryption available anywhere
online. All of your information is stored behind a
secure firewall. Visit
www.neteller.com to sign up for a free account.
NETeller offers easy and
highly secure online signup and transfers, and provides
24/7 support via email, live chat and telephone. Click
here to learn more about NETeller.
These next three
Click2Pay, FirePay and Moneybookers
are very similar to Neteller. They are not available to
US residents.
Click2Pay (non-US residents ONLY)
FirePay
(non-US residents ONLY)
Moneybookers (non-US residents ONLY)
Credit Card - Most US
banks will not allow you to fund your account with your
credit card. Many non-US banks will.
Check or Money
Order. Yes, you can actually mail a good old
fashioned check or money order to fund your account!
Many players do use checks and money orders because that
is what they are most comfortable doing. If you don't
have a credit card many players fund accounts using a
check. If you don't have a checking account then money
orders are still very popular.
The bottom line is that
all the reputable online poker rooms and casinos offer
many safe and secure ways for players to fund their
accounts. Most importantly they offer many options to
quickly transfer your money back to you using your
eWallet, Neteller (or Click2Pay, FirePay, Moneybookers...)
and they will even send you a check if you want.
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