Depositing Funds for Online Poker

There's an enormous misconception that playing poker online is illegal. Playing poker online is not illegal. If the poker website accepts your deposit, you're okay to play. We'll walk you through how to deposit into an online poker room.




STEP ONE: Creating an Account



First, you need to create your poker account. If you live in the United States, click here for a listing of poker rooms that accept U.S. customers (link will open in a new window). The same link will take you in the direction of our poker room reviews, so you can choose the room that best fits you. For a list of poker rooms that accept non-US traffic, click here.



STEP TWO: Depositing Funds



Now that you've signed up for these poker rooms, you can compete for play money. However, if you want to compete in real money games with the chance to win thousands... or millions, this is how you do it!



Different poker rooms offer different deposit options, but the most reliable and widely used is E-Passporte. It is an e-wallet that functions the same way PayPal or NETeller functions, but you can use it to conduct transactions with poker websites. E-Passporte receives our highest recommendation.



Other methods of funding poker rooms include:

Visa

Mastercard

PixPayCard - Functions as an online MasterCard.

Western Union

Money Order / Cashier's Check

MoneyGram

Bank Wire

Click2Pay: For Non-US Residents Only

MoneyBookers: For Non-US Residents Only

GatorPay: For Full Tilt Poker Only




E-Passporte, however, is by far the most flexible and widely accepted option. It is also free to sign up for an e-wallet and completely safe.



Once you fund your e-wallet, just follow the simple directions on the poker client and get started!



Good luck at the tables!