Some online casinos accept a Maestro card but…

If you are a regular visitor to this site you will already know our opinions regarding the use of credit cards to fund an online casino account, but for those of you who are thinking of starting to play casino games online let’s take a look at the online casino deposit options available to you. Almost all the online casinos offer a comprehensive range of deposit options, including most credit cards, although you might find that some online casinos do not accept the Maestro card. The Maestro credit card is popular in Ireland but rarely seen outside this country, nevertheless all our top three online casinos namely Paddy Power, Ladbrokes and Party casino are Maestro casinos so this should not be a problem if you need to use a Maestro card. There are however a number of reasons why using a Maestro card to fund playing casino games may not be the best deposit option. For reasons best known to themselves the banks invariably apply an additional charge when one of their credit cards is used for gambling, and this can be as much as 2%. Then there is the fact that the transaction will be considered to be a cash withdrawal, and interest will be applied from day one again adding to the cost even if you religiously pay off your credit card debt every month. Fortunately there is an alternative deposit option available for those who want to use their Maestro card for personal reasons, and that is the e-wallets such as Pay Pal and Neteller. An e-wallet is effectively a separate bank account which can be used for a wide range of internet transactions including funding an online casino account, and has the advantage of improved security of your bank details and privacy. If you must use a Maestro credit card use it to fund an e-wallet, but remember that you are gambling with borrowed money and it has to be paid back.