Credit Card Online Poker Sites

There are very few options when looking for an online poker site that accepts credit cards.  Unfortunately, even the best credit card poker sites do not work 100% of the time for American credit cards.  Despite the hit or miss nature of credit card deposits for online poker, every online poker site accepts credit cards at least some of the time.  Most of the time your credit card will be declined, since American banks are instructed to not allow credit card transactions related to online gambling.  However, there are a hand full of online poker sites that accept U.S. credit cards at a very high approval rate.

USA Poker Sites Accepting Credit Card Deposits

Other Poker Sites Accepting U.S. Credit Cards

• PokerStars The largest online poker site with more that 200,000 players online. Best poker room to win a WSOP seat.
• Aced Poker Offers outstanding poker software on the Merge network. Cool features like the “Outs” Rewards program.

I would expect that your credit card deposit approval rate at any of these sites is less than 25%.  The rest of the online poker sites on this list above should be considered “Use at your own risk.”  That does not mean that there is any danger in attempting to use your credit card to deposit money at these sites. I simply mean that there is a very small chance of success when using a credit card at any of these poker sites if you are American.

Alternative Deposit Methods if Your Credit Card is Not Accepted

If your credit card does not get accepted at any of the credit card poker sites above, you do have other options to consider.  I have ranked these credit card deposit alternatives according to ease of use and effectiveness for U.S. poker players.

1. eCheck – Instant and fee-free.  Otherwise known as an electronic check, eChecks are the simplest and most reliable form of payment for most U.S. poker sites like PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker.
2. Wire Transfer – Almost every online poker site accepts wire transfers.  It is a very simple process, but you are usually charged a fee of about $20-$30.

International Credit Card Deposits

For poker players outside the Unites States, you should have no problems or restrictions when trying to use your credit card to deposit money for online poker.  You should have no problem using your Visa, Maestro, or Mastercard for online poker deposits.  Just be glad you are not American.  Like you really needed another reason for that…