How to Fund Your
US Poker Account
Fund Bodog, Full
Tilt, PokerStars, Absolute & Cake Poker from the
US
One of the most
frequent questions that I am asked is
"How can I fund my
poker account if I am from the US?"
When Neteller, Moneybookers and other payment
intermediaries exited the US markets many US
based players had trouble funding their online
poker accounts.
Well fortunately, new and most importantly safe
alternatives have stepped in to take the place
of Neteller and others. Once upon a time, Paypal
was the way to go when funding your poker
account. When they stopped processing online
payments for poker rooms many players had the
same questions. That's
when Neteller stepped in. Now let’s take a look
at who has stepped in for Neteller:
eChecks are a fast, easy
and secure way of depositing funds directly from
your bank account to your online poker account.
eChecks have become the most popular method
for making deposits at
Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars and Absolute Poker.
One of
the biggest benefits to depositing via eCheck is
that the funds are available in your account
immediately. Three top-rated
US Poker Rooms accept eCheck deposits -
Full Tilt,
PokerStars,
Absolute Poker. To deposit in any of these
three poker rooms just
download and install the poker software. Then
create an account and at the cashier choose
eCheck and enter your information. You can be
playing online poker in about five minutes.
Visit any of the three poker rooms -
Full Tilt,
PokerStars,
Absolute Poker to sign up and deposit by
eCheck.
A financial intermediary that I
currently use is eWalletXpress. They are very similar to
Neteller. eWalletXpress can be funded with your
checking account and can also be funded with
your credit account. eWalletXpress is how I fund
my Bodog Poker account. It is safe, secure and
easy to use. You can also use eWalletXpress to
fund your Absolute Poker Account.
Sign up for an
eWalletXpress account.
Bodog has also
recently introduced Virtualpin. Virtualpin
is an online phone card that you can purchase
with your visa card. After purchasing the card,
log into your Bodog account, visit the cashier
and select virtualpin as your deposit method.
Then just enter the amount of your deposit, your
card number and your control number. Virtualpin
will send your card number and control number to
your email address. It only takes a couple of
minutes to
sign up and purchase a
Virtualpin card.
One great method that PokerStars is using for US
players is funding your account by e-check. Now
just by using your bank checking account you can
fund your PokerStars account. Full Tilt Poker is
also experimenting with e-checks. You won't
see it listed as an option when you first sign
up at Full Tilt. But once you create your
account you can request to fund your account by
e-check through their customer service
department. I haven’t used e-check at either
site but players that I have referred to
PokerStars and Full Tilt have used it and liked
it.
Every online poker
room that accepts US poker players all accept
some type of money transfer. Bodog has
what they call RapidTransfer. After
signing up with Bodog, they ask that you call
them and they will walk you through this option
which is basically going to a retailer and
transferring money to your account.
Of course, all sites accept credit cards. Many
banks automatically block credit card
transactions to online gaming companies but you
can always try this method first.
Many players from the US are still able to use
credit cards to fund their account.
Many players also
use pre-paid Visa and MasterCard cards that can
be purchased from retailers, supermarkets and
many drugstore chains. These are often
referred to as Visa Electron or MasterCard
Electron cards.
If you ever have
questions about the best deposit method just
call the customer service number of the online
poker room and they will be happy to help walk
you through the best deposit method for you. |
