Credit card deposits to poker rooms in the UK usually involve either the Mastercard or VISA issued credit cards and debit cards. That isn’t always the case, since Laser debit cards out of Ireland and Diners Club International are used in certain card rooms which accept poker players from the United Kingdom. I’ve tried to include the most popular British poker rooms, so most UK poker players wanting information on payment methods can reference this list.
Best Credit Card Accepting Brands
Poker 770 Credit Cards
The Poker 770 poker room accepts both VISA and Mastercard. Entropay is also accepted at the Poker770 poker website. Entropay offers money cards and issues cards for both VISA and Mastercard. The Entropay Virtual Visa is a “virtual credit card” which is linked to your credit card number and acts like a credit card, complete with a pre-set spending limit, but only works at one merchant. The big advantage of one of these cards is that it acts as an “alias”, so your name isn’t attached to it. If the card is lost or stolen, identity thieves can do little damage with an Entropay Virtual Visa card. Entropay also issues a more traditional plastic card for Mastercard.
Titan Poker Credit Card Deposits
Titan Poker accepts credit card deposits from Mastercard, Visa, and Diners Club International. The poker room also accepts debit card payments from Visa Delta, Visa Electron, Laser Debit, Maestro, and Switch. I’m pretty sure Switch is either phased out on the way to being phased out, since Mastercard merged Switch and Maestro back in 2002. The idea was to see Maestro accepted in more outlets throughout the UK. Still, Switch and Solo (a sister card to Switch) often still appear on UK poker sites. Since the name “Switch” still appears on many Maestro card transactions in the United Kingdom, it’s even possible that UK businesses which advertise Maestro acceptance might only accept Switch cards. I listed both, so users of either card know it’s a possibility their card will work on Titan Poker’s website. Also know there’s a chance Switch or Maestro cards won’t.
As mentioned before, VISA and Mastercard aren’t the only cards which work on Titan Poker. Other cards you’ll be able to use include Laser, an Irish debit card accepted in many parts of the United Kingdom, and cards from Diners Club International, which (though it’s little-known) founded the modern credit card system back in 1950 at a restaurant in the Empire State Building. VISA and Mastercard have since surpassed the Diners Club in usage, but Diners Club is as established of a paying method as can be.
William Hill Poker Credit Cards
William Hill Poker allows instant VISA or Mastercard deposits and has 24/7 support. The available currencies are the British pound, Euro, Canadian dollar, American dollar, Danish krone, and Swedish krona. You’ll also be able to use VISA Electron Debit, Maestro Debit, and Delta Debit. These cards also have deposits and the full range of available currencies.
The withdrawal system at William Hill Poker is a little different. The minimum withdrawal is £5 and the max withdrawal is £10,000 per day (or its equivalent in other currencies). No surcharges apply, but you’ll use to wait for 3 to 5 business days on average for the money to appear in your account. If you have a Mastercard not issued in the United Kingdom, you’ll have to find another method of cashing out. Cashouts for debit cards include the same stipulations as the credit card, though the maximum withdrawal per day for a debit card is £250,000, except for Laser cards. These have a £20,000 per day limit.
888 Poker Credit Card Options
888poker offers a number of credit card payment options. You can make deposits at 888 Poker using Mastercard credit, VISA credit, VISA debit, Entropay Virtual Visa card, QIWI Visa Virtual (in Russia), and Laser debit cards. The Entropay and Qiwi “virtual visa” methods allow for greater security on transactions, because they use an alias (tied to your Visa credit card) and therefore your name doesn’t appear on the card.
Everest Poker Credit Card Options
VISA and Mastercard are the only credit card options listed on the Everest Poker main website. It’s a little hard to find a concrete explanation of the deposit and withdrawal options on their website, so I’m going to link to this Everest Poker Help (http://www.everestpoker.com/en/help) page to give you access to the most definitive explanation I’ve found. As you can see, you’ll be able to use Visa credit, Visa debit, Mastercard credit, and Mastercard debit. Everest Poker doesn’t charge fees for transactions and all deposits are instant. Players cannot withdraw funds from Everest Poker with a credit or debit card, though.
PokerStars and Credit Cards – Fast Deposits
Pokerstars uses a special software tool which allows fast deposits to its poker room. You can add money to your Pokerstars account via Mastercard or Visa while you play a hand of poker using the “Fast Deposit” software. Once you install the fast deposit account software, just click on the “Fast Deposit Options” button on your poker dashboard. You can use this method of funding with a VISA credit card, Mastercard credit card, or even the NETeller web wallet.
Party Poker Credit Cards
Party Poker allows both VISA credit cards, Mastercard credit, Maestro debit cards, and VISA Electron debit cards. Players with the Entropay VISA card have the ability to make an immediate deposit. No surcharges apply and all deposits are instant (defined as “1 to 2 minutes”). If you have a VISA card issued in the USA, you will not be able to make a withdrawal using the card. Players in numerous countries throughout Asia, Oceania, and South America also cannot use their VISA credit card for cashouts. A sampling of these countries include Australia, India, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, a half-dozen Latin American countries, and many islands in Caribbean Sea. These include the Netherlands Antilles, U.S. territories like Puerto Rico and the Virgins Islands, and British territories like the Caymen Islands, Virgin Islands, and Bahamas.
Ladbrokes Poker Credit Cards
Ladbrokes Poker accepts all major credit cards and debit cards. Ladbrokes Poker specifically lists Visa Debit, Visa Credit, Mastercard, Maestro, Switch, Solo, Visa Electron, & Laser debit (or Lasercard). When making a deposit, your transactions is going to be instant. When making a withdrawal, the timescale for the money to appear in your bank account is 3 to 5 days. No fees apply, though both payments and cashouts have a £5 minimum. No maximum amount is listed.