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Money Matters

By the time you start making a lot of money at online poker, youll have a great idea of how the e-cash system works. But if youre new, heres a quick primer. Its much different than just shopping online with your Visa or Mastercard.

First off, dont even bother using your credit cards at online casinos. If youre a US citizen, chances are that your credit card company has blocked online gambling purchases anyway. Even if you havent been blocked or youre not a US citizen, there are much more efficient ways to deposit and withdraw money. The most popular options are Neteller and Firepaymore on these two later.

Many novice poker players are afraid that they wont be paid. DONT WORRY ABOUT THAT. Online gambling has become such a thriving business that casinos could never get away with not paying their customers. Although it might take a little longer depending on the casino and the method of payment, rest assured that the money you win really is YOUR money, and youre going to see it.

Moving on, heres an explanation of the most popular e-cash options:

Neteller

Neteller acts as an e-cash middleman. Its a Canadian company with no direct ties to any government or poker room/casino.

After you sign up at Neteller.com, you have two options for depositing money. The first option is making a deposit with a credit card. Although a fee is administered, its only a small fee. The second option is transferring money from your bank account. This involves registering your bank account with Neteller, which will take three days or more to verify. Thats because theres a period of communication in which Neteller makes two deposits of less than a dollar into your account, and you must check these figures to make sure everything works. Once your bank account has been verified, you can transfer money through whats called an Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), which takes about three business days. To compare these two options in terms of time: credit card deposits take about 15 minutes, while bank transfers take about a week. Decide whats best for you, and what youre more comfortable with.

There are two good methods of withdrawing money from Neteller. After you credit back any credit card deposits, Neteller can just send you a check, or they can EFT the money back to your bank account. Even if you deposit using a credit card, its a good idea to register your bank account with Neteller for the withdrawal advantage. You can transfer your poker room winnings to Neteller within one day, and you can transfer your Neteller money to your bank account in another three business days. Thats usually faster than waiting for a check.

Firepay

Firepay acts as an online debit card, and can be found at Firepay.com.

How to deposit: you cant with a credit card! You must verify your bank account with Firepay and then write the company an e-check. In other words, you tell them how much to deduct from your bank account and they do it. The process is instantaneous, which is one definite advantage Firepay has over Neteller.

How to withdraw: Firepay will EFT your money back to you. This, however, is where one major disadvantage figures into the equation: theyll charge you $10 for the EFT service. In addition, it takes several days. A third consideration is that you have to wait six business days after your last deposit to withdraw any money. For these three reasons, we recommend Neteller over Firepay. The decision, of course, is up to you, but $10 per EFT is too steep for our liking.

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