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More and more online gamblers are turning to what is commonly known as
alternative deposit methods. This is actually a misnomer, for these
"alternative" deposit methods are now just as frequently used as what was once
the only deposit methods allowed in online casinos. In the beginning of
online gambling, and up until a few years ago, credit and debit cards were the
primary source of deposits in an online casino. However, since U.S. banks
and credit lenders began blocking these transactions, casinos had to offer other
deposit methods to keep their clientele. Known as alternative deposit
methods, these primarily worked as third party e-cash wallets that let players
deposit money into them from several sources, which could then be used to make
deposits at online casinos and just about anywhere else that handled internet
commerce.
Some of the most widely used deposit methods
these days are NETeller, Citadel, FirePay and 900Pay. FirePay and 900Pay
are two that I would like to focus on in this article. FirePay and 900Pay
are two methods that require users to have a valid banking account, which can be
used to transfer liquidated funds. Payments from credit card are not
permitted.
FirePay is one of the original alternative
deposit methods in the online casino. An account is easy to open, only
requiring a valid checking account, which user's can now make instant deposits
from. Payouts in excess of original deposit amounts are permitted to be
sent from a casino into a FirePay account as well. Every time you deposit
into your FirePay account, you are billed $3.99, which most casinos reimburse
with a 15% deposit bonus anyhow. Express deposits are charged $5.99 each
time.
900Pay is available to U.S. and Canadian
residents, and works by billing one's phone bill. There is no registration
required, and user's can make deposits up to $50 each month. All that is
needed is a valid telephone and internet connection. Your phone bill is
hit with the fee, which you pay to your phone company. e-WalletXpress is a
900Pay service that let's account holders make larger deposits up to $150 each
month.
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