Online casino deposit options and Visa credit cards

It is a little while since we returned to one of our most important topics relating to playing casino games at an online casino, particularly for new players so it is time to return to the question of what is the best way to fund an online casino account. For those of you living in Ireland and having easy access to a Ladbrokes or Paddy Power betting shop the most obvious solution is to manage your online casino account using cash, a facility offered by both of these online casino operators. However that option is not open to all of us and may even be very inconvenient if you usually play online casino games outside opening hours. All the online casinos offer a wide range of deposit options designed to suit as many people as possible, including credit and debit cards, and e-wallets such as Pay Pal and Neteller. The problems arise primarily if you choose to use a credit card as an online casino deposit option. All the major online casinos are Visa casinos and accept the Visa credit card, and it has to be said that it is not their fault that using this option will cost you money. The problem lies with the banks issuing the card. There are of course many good reasons for not using a credit card for gambling, not least the fact that you are effectively gambling with borrowed money, but the banks go one step further and almost always apply a surcharge of up to 2% on any transaction involving gambling. Add to that the fact that interest will be charged from day one at credit card rates and it quickly becomes obvious that using a Visa credit card as an online casino deposit option is a very expensive choice. Even debit cards can be subject to a surcharge so we are left with the option of using an e-wallet. Opening an e-wallet account is very easy and provides far more privacy and security than almost every other deposit option, and you can fund an e-wallet account in any way you choose, including a credit card if that is your only option.