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You have a choice of 9 different BetOnline Poker deposit methods. The options include anonymous wire transfers and money orders, a major brand name credit card, and one of several large online money transfer services. Between these nine different deposit possibilities, you'll can choose a minimum deposit as low as $10, a maximum deposit as high as $50,000, or even choose to have no cap on the max deposit whatsoever.
I want to go over each of these options in detail, while talking about the Lifetime Bonus Guarantee and the special coupon codes that bring big bonus money to those who know how to use them. Once I'm finished, you should be well-prepared to choose the best money option for your deposits at Bet-Online Poker.
VISA Credit Card
Visa Minimum Deposit: $50 - Visa Maximum Deposit: $1000
BetOnline accepts deposits using your VISA credit card and debit card, but in a bit of a break from industry conventions, BetOnline does not accept MasterCard. That means Visa is the credit card of choice for anyone who wants to use this traditional method of electronic payment. Just about any consumer knows what VISA is, so I won't go into great detail about this method of payment. The pertinent information you'll need to know is the minimum deposit needed for a VISA credit or debit card is $25, while the maximum deposit is $1,000. All of these methods have a minimum and maximum of some sort, which I'll include in each description.
While you know plenty about VISA credit, you might not know as much about the next option from Visa.
VISA via Person-to-Person
VISA Person-to-Person Minimum: $50 - VISA Person-to-Person Maximum: $2,500
On March 16, 2012, VISA announced its "person-to-person" service. Anyone holding a VISA debit or credit card can pay directly to anyone else holding a VISA credit or debit card, no matter where they are located in the world. VISA announced this service to try to undercut the person-to-person money transfer giant, PayPal. Fee rates are still in flux (and you do have to pay a special fee), but BetOnline has made sure it has a VISA person-to-person card and is willing to take your business. In fact, Bet-Online offers an incentive to use this new service: VISA users can make larger deposits using person-to-person transfers ($2500 as opposed to $1000 on a standard credit card transaction).
Per$on-to-Per$on Money Transfer
Per$on-to-Per$on Minimum: $50 - Per$on-to-Per$on Maximum: $2,500
Person-to-Person is another method that's offered. This is similar to the VISA Person to Person concept, except it's done (according to BetOnline itself) through international money transfer systems. The min and max limits are the same, but with a few other incentives thrown in. BetOnline pays the fees on any transaction using this method that is $300 or more, which is always a sign that an online casino would prefer the use of a particular method. More stipulations apply if you deposit $1,500 or more.
Money Orders at Betonline
Money Order Minimum: $300 - Money Order Maximum: $9,000
Sending your deposit via money order is a tried and true method of sending cash electronically. If you've never sent money using a money order, you've certainly seen other people use the method at Wal-Mart or the convenience store. You can send cash payments anonymously by paying the cashier at convenience stores, check cashing stores, post offices, Wal-Mart, Money Gram, or Western Union. If you've seen in the movies where someone loses all their money and a friend goes to Western Union to wire them money, they're sending a money order. Money orders are shipped using UPS, DHL, or FedEx. As you can see, the big advantage of this method is the high ceiling on the maximum amount deposited: nine-thousand dollars.
NETELLER - BetOnline Deposit Methods
Neteller Minimum: $10 - Neteller Maximum: $50,000
Not too many years ago, Neteller was the undisputed leader in online cash transfers for online poker. Neteller was so big it was targeted by authorities after the UIGEA laws were passed in 2006 and Neteller became a big test case for how the U.S. Department of Justice would proceed under the new laws. On July 19, 2007, Neteller agreed to a settlement with the Justice Department where they forfeited $136,000,000 in order to avoid prosecution for supposed crimes that weren't really crimes (according to most commenters) when they happened. That should tell you how big of a company NETeller is, along with the fact that they are now on the same page with US and international law enforcement authorities. NETELLER has never regained their undisputed title, but remains a big player in the electronic money transfer industry. They'll deposit as little as ten buck or as much as fifty-thousand dollars in BetOnline Poker for you.
Moneybookers Deposit Method - Skrill Poker Deposits
Moneybookers Minimum $10 - Moneybookers Maximum: $50,000
Moneybookers is one of the e-transfer competitors which made big gains after Neteller's troubles. In fact, Moneybookers may be the single biggest money transfer company to advance, as they seem to have bought out dozens of smaller competitors in the intervening years. Moneybookers offers the same bargain as Neteller: deposits between $10 and $50,000. Moneybookers has over 20,000,000 customers worldwide and is regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) of the United Kingdom.
Shortly over a year ago (November 2012), Moneybookers rebranded itself under the name "Skrill". One day you may go on the BetOnline site and see Moneybookers missing and Skrill in its place, but they are one and the same company. Right now, BetOnline still refers to Skrill by its former name, so that's what I left it on this list.
Book-to-Book Transfer
Book-to-Book Minimum: $500 - Book-to-Book Maximum: No Max
A book-to-book transfer is a transfer of funds from one sportsbook to another. You can transfer from one legitimate online gambling operation to another, though you'll find it referred to as book-to-book. I've seen some complain this service is advertised as completing in less than 24 hours, but that it's taken 2 days in some cases. Another customer complained they had to remind the accounting department, but that hasn't been my experience. The big advantage of the book-to-book transfer is that you have no upward limit. However much you have in one company, you can transfer it to BetOnline Poker. Watch out for the transfer fees, though, because some books might charge you upward of 5% for a transaction.
Bankwire Transfer
Bankwire Transfer Minimum: $1,000 - Bankwire Transfer Maximum: No Max
Bankwire transfer lets you transfer money from your bank account into your BetOnline account. Many poker players don't like to do this, since they don't want their bank (or their wife) to know what kind of money they spend on gambling. Others prefer to use this method, in case they have to open a dispute (though this can cause temporary suspension of your bank account). The big drawback for many players is the bank transfer takes 1 to 3 days to complete, so you won't be able to play for real money in under 5 minutes from signing up. Also keep in mind that BetOnline Poker recommends you only place your player ID or username in the reference field (instead of your real name), for your protection.
Personal Check
Check Minimum: $1,500 - Check Maximum: $24,900
Finally, you can also write a personal check and send it to BetOnline when making a deposit. The check is sent using FedEx, DHL, or UPS and usually takes between 2 to 4 business days to reach its destination. BetOnline recommends those who sweat these transactions should call customer service and have their check tracking number at hand when making an inquiry about their payment status.
BetOnline Poker Customer Service
When calling Bet-Online customer service department, you should use one of the two numbers below.
- USA and Canadian Calls: 1-888-358-3142
- Outside the US & Canada: +507-206-3369
BetOnline Deposit Bonuses
In addition to the welcome bonus on your initial deposit, Betonline offers an ongoing deposit bonus for people who use a credit card or cash transfer method. This is an important detail to remember, because these bonus codes offer you huge bonuses when you use them. You can get up to $900 in bonuses on every deposit.
When you make a deposit using a credit card, use the "CCBONUS" bonus code to receive a 15% deposit bonus (up to $900). When you make a deposit using cash transfer methods like Western Union, Neteller, Moneybookers, MoneyGram, or bank wire transfer, use the "TXBONUS" bonus code to receive a 25% deposit bonus. Deposits come with what BetOnline Poker calls the "Lifetime Bonus Guarantee", which allows players to receive this bonus guarantee perpetually (subject to change by BetOnline) and imposes a 6x rollover requirement. Keep in mind that book-to-book transfers do not qualify for the promo code bonuses.
