Payment Methods Still Available for US Online Gambling customers and recommended casinos
Visa |
Visa credit cards are still available for depositing. Pay attention however, credit card transactions may be rejected. In this case try one of the proposed here alternatives. | |
MasterCard |
MasterCard stays the second biggest widely accepted credit card after VISA. Again, there are cases when MasterCard transactions rejected, so you may want to ask for help from casino support or use alternative methods listed here | |
WU |
Western Union is a public company and it's hard for them to stand the pressure, but Western Union stays reliable payment solution for US players. | |
Wire Transfer |
Wire Transfer is one of the most reliable payment methods at many casinos, but Golden Casino took it one step further - you get 15% more on your deposit from $100 to $2,000! | |
MoneyGram |
MoneyGram is keep the strategy to support gambling transactions all around the world, including USA. | |
Amex |
Amex is a tricky thing. Most of online casinos cannot deal with American Express, while others manage to accept and process Amex | |
eWalletXpress |
eWalletXpress continues to accept US players. Since January 17, 2007 eWalletXpress offers 10% sign up bonus on the first deposit up to $100. | |
eCheck |
eCheck has limited usage for US players, but still accepts US payments for old players |
Payment Methods for US Customers - May 28, 2008
There is a big mess over online gambling for US citizens. Online forums, casino and poker support lines are bombed with questions like these:
- Can US residents still play at casinos online?
- I deposited my casino account with Neteller for years, but not now. Is Neteller still open to US customers? Can US players transfer money with Neteller? What are the Neteller alternatives?
- I have a PayPal account, but it refuses to fund my casino account. What can be done?
- What to do if I've got Visa rejection?
- What are the best online casinos processing moneygram?
- I know there is a new payment method called QuickTender. How can I register? What casinos accept QuickTender?
- What are casinos that accept credit cards? What to do if my deposit request was rejected?
- What are the best online casinos accepting MasterCard?
- Do MoneyBookers, ePassporte, eWalletXpress and Central Coin still accept US players?
- Can I deposit with PayPal to play poker online?
These are just a small sample, but you get the point - people from the US are confused. The reason is the recent gambling bill passed in October which prevents financial companies from dealing with online gambling. So currently, every online casino and poker provider is trying to decide how to deal with new legal situation. We are monitoring the situation and update this page to inform our customers on the recent changes.
In any case, we would like to propose you to check the casino Cashier section for the solution that will allow you to deposit and get your winnings back. Sometimes the situation changes every day and we are not able to trace the changes in the real time.
Payment Methods that are NOT Available for US Customers
PayPal
PayPal does not accept gambling transactions directly. Read more about how to fund casino account with PayPal.ePassporte
April 12, 2008 ePassporte has already closed its doors to US players. ePassporte was used by many online casino players for a while and poker players enjoyed ePassporte debit card until April 12, 2008 and alas, another good depositing method has left the arena. It looks like it's not an easy both for the company and players - some report difficulties retrieve the remaining funds.FirePay
The FireOne Group, provider of the FirePay electronic wallet, officially stopped accepting gambling transactions from US customers.Instadebit
Instadebit stopped US gambling transactions January 19, 2007. No official statement available yet, but many players already have problems, trying to deposit money to the casino accounts with Instadebit.Neteller
Ah, Neteller, Neteller... There were days when it wasn't an issue to get Neteller account for US players and transfer funds both ways without a problem. Lots of things happend since then and Neteller finally disappeared from the gambling market at all and for US, Canada and other several countries it's even impossible to open Neteller at all, regardless to the purpose.Neteller story is the biggest drama in the gambling financial history so far, so we are listing here main points of it for your information.
July 1, 2007 update: U.S. customers finally started to get their money back from the frozen Neteller accounts. If you have Neteller funds, please be advised to act towards full money withdrawal, because this will be possible just until Jan. 26, 2008. Funds may be transferred to the bank account or sent to the mailing address as a check. NETeller will not charge withdrawal fees and sends emails to all US customers with withdrawal instructions.
May 4, 2007 update: Neteller announced about Neteller Card replacement. New card supposed to be less expensive then retired on May 3rd, 2007 the old one and expected to reach first customers by the end of the month.
April 26, 2007 update: Our clients report that Neteller blocked transactions between Neteller accounts and Neteller Cards. No official statement was made, the Neteller web site has no updates, but in the email sent to the Neteller customers they say: "Effective immediately, you will not be able to withdraw funds from your e-wallet to your NETELLER Card. However, you will have until May 2, 2007 to use the funds that are already on your Card. To avoid possible inconvenience, we highly recommend you use all of the existing funds on your Card before this date".
We tried to call Neteller support and all we got is recorded note "we are closed...please call later".
Great move, guys, if this is the way you treat your clients you should be wipe off the market as soon as possible!
March 26, 2007 update: Canadian citizens can no more use Neteller for gambling transactions. Neteller officials state that money are safe and may be used in any non gambling merchant sites. Cash withdrawals are possible, new accounts may be opened by Canadians too.
March 21, 2007 update: Neteller made official press release regarding returning US customers funds. The company claims it's financial situation is stable and the agreement regarding "orderly distribution of funds to its US customers" with United States Attorney’s Office has been achieved. Withing next 75 days Neteller will announce the order and time lines of the US clients funds distribution.
On January 18, 2007 Neteller suspended its US online gambling service. US-Based players can not open new Neteller accounts and transfer funds to and from gambling sites. All US members will continue to be able to use their Neteller e-wallet account to safely transfer funds to and from non-gambling merchants and are not required to close their account or withdraw their funds.
In the press release made February 8, 2007 by the company Group President and CEO Ron Martin said "US customers wishing to withdraw funds from their Neteller e-wallet accounts will experience ongoing delays while these discussions continue, and a further update will be provided by the Group once effective repayment mechanisms are determined." and "The return of funds to our US customers is a top priority for Neteller". The full story may be found here.
According to the research we've made Neteller decision to leave US market is final and Neteller will not process casino gambling transactions in USA any more. US players are advised to switch to another e-wallet solution from the list above.
Citadel and myCitadel
They also announced its official exit from the US on January 17,2007. ESI Entertainment Systems Inc. official statement may be found here.MoneyBookers
MoneyBookers stopped accepting US gambling transactions on October 25. No official announcement has been made by the company.EcoCard
The EcoCard life time was really short on the US market. They started to work with number of Microgaming casinos, but disappeared in August 2007.UseMyBank
UseMyBank has decided to step in line, despite the fact that they are a Canadian company and therefore not obligated to obey US legislation.Central Coin
In spite of the fact that Central Coin officials claimed they will stay in business January 18, 2007 Central Coin stopped provide service to US customers.PaySpark
PaySpark and EZIPay do not permit online gaming transactions for consumers resident in countries where online gaming or processing of online gaming transactions is considered illegal.
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