Credit cards and online casino deposit options

Playing casino games at an online casino is increasing in popularity every day, but there are important decisions to be made by new online casino customers which could seriously affect their enjoyment of this leisure activity. Most important of all is how best to fund playing their online casino games and which deposit option to choose. All the major online casinos offer a wide range of deposit options, including debit cards, credit cards, e-wallets and in some circumstances cash. Both Ladbrokes and Paddy Power in Ireland offer the option of managing an online casino account using cash at one of their high street betting shops, and there is no better or more secure option if you have easy access to one of these outlets. Unfortunately many of us need to choose an alternative online casino deposit option, so let’s have a look at the pros and cons of our choices. There are many good reasons to use a credit card for internet shopping but is it a good way to fund playing casino games online. Your Visa credit card will of course be accepted by any Visa casino as a deposit option, but there are serious costs involved. Clearly it is never a good idea to gamble with borrowed money, but if you do so using a credit card most of the banks will immediately impose a surcharge of up to 2% on the transaction, and of course charge interest from day one because it is considered to be a cash withdrawal. These two factors combined mean that you have lost money before you have even started playing casino games. If for some reason you need to use a Visa credit card to fund your online casino games, open an e-wallet account with Pay Pal or Neteller and use that account as a deposit option at your online casino. It is much more secure, cheaper and you can fund your e-wallet account in any way you wish.