Funding Your
Online Poker Account
For most, adding money to your online poker account
is not as easy as just entering your credit card at
the poker site - but don't worry, it's almost as easy.
See, most credit card companies will not authorize
a charge for online gambling. In their defense, this
industry leads to a lot of credit card fraud, chargebacks,
etc.
So how do you do it? It's easy. There are several
3rd party services (listed below) who will accept your
credit card and create a funded account. From there,
you simply transfer funds from this account to your
online poker account. While the extra step seems a
bit silly, it does offer an added layer of security
and can allow you to fund several online poker accounts
with a single deposit. (lots of tournament players
play nearly all the popular online rooms' various tournaments
for example).
Below are some of the popular services for funding
your online poker account.
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NETeller
The most popular of all online payment services. Instant bank account transfers,
credit card payments and bank wires. Good security. |
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Firepay
Another leading payment provider. Safe and easy to use Firepay accepts credit
cards, bank wires and drafts. Very secure. |
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Citadel
Commerce
Solid and secure. Among the best fraud security there is. Fast funds processing. |
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You may also fund most online poker accounts by sending
them a check or money order directly. This is certainly
an excellent method, but can sometimes take up to 2
weeks before you are actually funded!.
Warning: Before you fund anything!
Make sure you are getting your best signup bonus!
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