Online Casino Payments

Some online casinos now offer more than 20 different ways to deposit money at an online gambling site. There are several reasons behind this trend:

• A gambler needs a method to not only to deposit in his casino account, but also to withdraw from it. Banking regulations often prevent casinos from paying funds into debit or credit cards.
• Gamblers want quick transactions, both ways. The credit cards are not the quickest. Other payment methods are faster.
• Credit cards are expensive because not only do the gamblers have to pay, but also the casinos. 
• Credit card transactions will go through a bank account. Many gamblers are not willing to involve their bank connections in transactions with casinos.

The most popular alternative to the credit card payment method is the electronic wallet concept, where one can fund his wallet using either a bank account or a credit card. The wallet is then used for depositing into the casino account and withdrwing from it. The transactions between the wallet and casinos are fast, reliable and secure. Several payment methods belong to this category. NETeller is its most popular representative.

Of course, a direct transfer from a bank account as well as wire transfer are also in use. There are also certain payment methods for depositing only, like UKash.  Some of these methods are available in certain parts of the world only, some only in USA, others only in UK or Germany. Most of the casinos offer some kind of bonus for using  their preferred payment methods. The following list of the popular payment methods has been categorized as:

Payment Methods Open to US Players

• ACH
• AlertPay
• Click2Pay
• ClickandBuy
• eCheckUS
• eWalletXpress
• Gold-Pay
• iPoint
• JCB USA
• Moneygram
• myCitadel
• PICClub.com
• Quick Cash
• QuickTender
• UseMyBank
• UseMyWallet

Payment Methods NOT Open to US Players

• Citadel
• Credit Cards
• EcoCard
• FirePay
• INSTADEBIT
• InterPay / Equens
• Moneybookers
• NETeller
• paysafecard
• PaySpark
• UKash