Online Casinos and Credit Cards are not necessarily a good fit.

There are numerous ways to deposit money into your online casino account one of which is to use a credit card but this is not necessarily the best option. Paying into an online casino with credit card might seem the easiest of options especially if you are a frequent credit card user but withdrawing winnings from your credit card casino account might take between 3 and 5 days. Another point to remember is that although most online casinos make no charge for funding with a creditcard, some do; Bwin for example will charge you 2% for payments into the casino with a credit card which may not sound like a lot but remember that certain casino games such as roulette or blackjack have a house advantage of not much more than that. Also be aware that most credit card companies themselves will make a charge when you pay into your casino using a credit card and that is not the end of it as although the cash is available in your online casino account immediately, the credit card company will see this as a cash transaction similar to using the credit card at a cash machine and start charging you interest immediately at their very high interest rates. If you are not careful online casinos and credit cards together can severely dent your balance before a single bet is placed. Most online casinos will accept Visa and Mastercard but if you are an owner of American Express or Diners Club credit cards you are unlikely to be able to use them directly on your online casino account. Lastly there are usually limits on amounts that can be deposited or withdrawn in a single transaction in online casinos using credit cards so check the deposit options of the online casinos carefully before using a credit card to make sure they are suitable for your needs. Better still, use a different method of funding; several methods are laid out in our Deposit options page.