USA Poker Update

USA Poker Deposit Methods

Credit Cards - Alot of players have problems depositing money directly into a poker site with their credit cards. However, there is a way around this, and nearly all poker sites are using prepaid cards from GIFT CARDS. It's a very simple purchasing these giftcards, you use your normal credit card to buy the gift card and deposit using your new giftcard. Click here to purchase your prepaid gift cards!

EOC Card - This is a safe way to make secure payments to poker sites. You will see a lot more poker rooms that are accepting USA players adding this feature in the near future. Set up a ECO Card now

Click2Pay - This is a strictly deposit only method. Also, we must point out that Click2Pay will not be accepting NEW USA customers. USA citizens who already have an account will be able to continue to use Click2Pay services.

ePassporte - Currently ePassporte is the most popular deposit method for poker players. This is the next best thing since NETeller. ePassporte accounts will take about a week to set up and verify the account. Check out ePassporte.com

Payout Cards - There are quite a few sites that are offering their own unique banking options. These options allow players to make deposits and cash out from the poker site at more then 800,000 ATM's across the world. These methods are only available to USA players. Some examples are, Full Tilt's - MyWebATM. Pokerstars - TruPay. Intertops - Interpay. PokerHost - IDC

eWalletXpress - There are only a few sits that is accepting this new method. So far Bodog and Full Contact Poker are the only ones we are currently aware of.

NUCharge - Bodog is the only site that is currently accepting transfers from NUCharge

In the last 6 months the poker industry has been changing rapidly. The UGIE Act of 2006 made transferring funds from banks to internet gambling illegal. However, the UGIE did not make playing online poker illegal at the Federal level and there are only 11 states that have laws involving online poker.

Safest Sites for USA Players to Play Poker At

There are many poker sites that are still accepting USA Players. However, Bankroll Backer has contacted many of the poker rooms to see what measures they are taking to ensure that online poker stays safe for American players. Below are the sites that are taking the most precautions and will keep your money safe.

With Neteller and FirePay leaving the USA market it makes funding your poker account a little more difficult but there are still many deposit options. Below the different poker banners shows ways to deposit and what that individual site is working on.

Full Tilt Poker isn't wasting any time and they are about to launch a new wire card, which allows players to deposit and withdraw from. This is a debit card that is German based and can use this to access your balance from any ATM machine. Feb 4 2007 - Full Tilt adds MyWebATM, a new deposit method which provides a fast and easy method to fund your poker account with, from your personal bank account. More info visit our link, Full Tilt MyWebATM.

InterTops Poker operates on the Prima Poker Network and they have a have a debit card withdrawal option. Also Intertops Poker is located in a optimal gaming district of Antigua. The USA is receiving pressure from the WTO who ruled the USA is out of compliance from a ruling protecting Antigua’s gambling operations from being restricted to USA clients. We feel this is a highly secure site for USA poker players right now.

Cake Poker operates on it's one network and is selling skins to other gambling sites. Cake has been proactive in the USA market and is catering to them very well. They have just added ePassporte and MoneyBrokers as payment methods. This network is ran by a group of online poker players and is proving to be an excellent choice for American Players.

A few other sites are listed below that have also shown strong long term commitment to stay in the USA market.

Bodog accepts, eWalletxpress and Bank Wire as their main deposit options and is launching a few new ones.

Ultimate Bet main deposit option is Epassporte.

Absolute Poker is uses cash transfers and Epassporte as their main deposit methods.

4/16/07 - CarbonPoker.comhas added a new e-wallet which is ePassporte. Carbon Poker is also offering a 10% bonus for anyone who deposits using ePassporte.

4/01/07 - Looks like Citadel will be leaving the Canadian market by 6:00am tomorrow. More bad news for Canadian players. Citadel leaves Canada

3/27/07 - Horrible news for the great country of Canada! NETeller is now pulling and will not allow Canadian citizens to use their services for gambling related actives.

3/31/07 - Looks like NETeller will be paying back all the seized funds within 75 days, according to their latest press release.

3/16/07 - Poker.com has now added a deposit option called, Immediate Deposit. The company looks to be a prepaid phone card. There is a 6% fee on all transactions.

3/16/07 - Cake Poker has announced that now allow USA players to use Mooneybrokers and ePassport. Go Cake Poker Go! - Read full article here, Cake Poker News

3/14/07 - There has been a lot of problems right now with Cake Poker cash out. They currently do not have a source to process the payments. Sportsbook.com and Cake Poker are now on the same network and they have plans of offering a bank wire option that should be available in the next couple weeks. They are working hard to launching new processing sources with long term considerations so they can stay in the USA market. Please be patient.

3/03/07 - Cake Poker Network is continuing to add new poker rooms to their site. Straightflush and BetUS Poker have been added as well. This is great news for Cake Poker and Cake Poker Players.

2/24/07 - It looks like VIP is now disallowing American and Canadian players from making wagers at their site. We haven't heard from VIP themselves, but heard the news from a reliable source. Will post when it will be confirmed

Full Tilt Poker is confirming that no one should be having any more problems trying to cash their checks. However for the checks to be sent it out will take over 1 week for all the processing time.

Poker Stars main deposit method for American's is still MoneyGram. PokerStars is really pushing MoneyGram because they have much lower fees then Western Union. Also there is a reload bonus for American players who deposit via MoneyGram.

YouTeller has the hopes of being the next NETeller for US players are in testing phase. They are getting ready for the huge traffic they will be experience when they launch. They are up and running but with an invitational test base for now. It looks like they will be good to go in late March.

Breaking news! Dolye's Room closes it's doors on the USA market. - U. S. online poker players are not permitted to sign up for real money play or deposit funds into existing accounts. Commencing March 1, 2007, all U. S. players on 100% bonus at Full Tilt Poker DoyleRoom.com will be blocked and…will be able to access only the withdrawals.

How Can I support Online Poker?

Right now with all rumors and terrible choices the USA Government is taking regarding online poker; the best thing us poker players can do is fight back. By fighting back I mean continue playing what you love to do, playing online poker.

By continuing to play poker it will show the USA Government that nothing they can do will stop us motivated poker players. They might slow us down by taking away a few funding methods but there will always be a way to deposit money for our entertainment.

Don't stop playing online poker!

USA Poker Player's Depositing Methods

Add-Funds - Feb. 23 - Accepting US gambling transactions on Absolute Poker .
EcoCard - Jan. 23 - Accepting US gambling transactions - EroCard is a prepaid debit card.
epassporte - Jan. 23- Accepting US gambling transactions. - this is currently the most popular deposit method used by Americans right now. It's basically like NETeller, primarily uses your bank account, and charges around 5% charge per transaction.
eWalletXpress - Jan. 23 - Accepting US gambling transactions.
Payspark - Accepting US gambling transactions.
Western Union - Becareful with this company - does not want to be associated with gambling
Wire Transfer US allowed - Accepted among most sites. Inconvenient and very expensive. However this method will probably not ever go away.
MyWebATM - This is a new payment processor made exclusively for Full Tilt Poker. It's a debit card that can access your checking account for deposits. According to their site it says, "subject to laws of California." It will be interesting to see how long this deposit method will last for. I'm sure this is a target now for the US government.

Payment Processors that do no accept USA citizens.

ATMonline - Jan. 23 - Fozen US funds and will discontinue business with Americans
Central Coin Jan. 23 - Not accepting US gambling deposits.
Citadel Commerce - Jan. 23 - Not accepting US gambling deposits.
EChecks - Jan. 23 - Poker sites have begun to not allow echecks.Ezipay - Not accepting US gambling deposits.
Firepay - Not accepting US gambling deposits.
Instadebit - Not accepting US gambling deposits.
Merchant Banks - Not accepting US gambling deposits.
moneybookers - Not accepting US gambling deposits.
myCitadel - Not accepting US gambling deposits.
Neteller - Not accepting US,Canada and Turkey gambling deposits.
Nexum - Not accepting US gambling deposits.
Nucharge US allowed - Jan. 27 - Bodog Aquired Nucharge and is accepting US citizens.
UsemyBank - Not accepting US gambling deposits. WireCard - Not accepting US gambling deposits.

USA States that are against Online Gaming - MicoGaming has blocked these States from playing on there network.

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