How To Deposit into an Online Poker Site

There are many ways to make deposits into your online poker account. We are going to provide information with what we feel are the most safest and most convenient ways for new poker players. Under each online poker room review we list the available deposit options.

Please note: There can be a 3rd party charge for using certain deposit methods. However, the poker rooms that you play at will nearly always cover the transaction fees.

Credit Cards

Depositing with your credit card is by far the easiest way to make a deposit online. It will only take you a few minutes and every poker room accepts them. Using your credit card is a great short term option. If you plan on playing a lot of poker, using your credit card will not be ideal for you. Reason for is that withdrawing can be a hassle. Poker sites have to make sure that they will not receive a charge back after you deposit. So before you can withdraw you will normally have to send in a scanned copy of your credit card. But if you are just going to try out online poker or just looking to play a tournament to play, depositing with a credit card will be the easiest solution. Only major Credit Cards are accepted at poker rooms.

Moneybookers – www.moneybookers.com

Moneybookers is an online payment processor that is mostly referred to as an E-Wallet. Its becoming very popular to Canadian and European residents. A Moneybookers account acts as a personal online bank account that is globally accepted. Nearly every poker room accepts Moneybookers deposits and withdrawals.

Once you create a Moneybookers account you will have to fund that account before you can fund your poker account. Once you complete this process depositing and withdrawing from a online poker room will be very easy and fast.

There are several ways to fund your Moneybookers account:

Bank Account: This is the optimal way to set up your Moneybookers account. You will have to provide Moneybookers with your banking information and then they will deposit a small amount into your account. Once you receive the amount you will confirm the number to ensure your bank account is set up correctly. After this you can make deposits and withdrawals instantly.

Wire Transfer: Moneybookers will give you a transaction ID number and their bank details. From there you can send funds directly to your Moneybookers account. This process should take no more then 4 days.

Credit Card: You can register your credit card and then upload funds. However, you will need to send Moneybookers identification documents.

If you have any questions or concerns making a deposit please do not hesitate to email us at cs @ abpoker.ca