Visa Poker Sites USA

When it comes to making deposits via credit card Visa is one of the most popular methods accepted by online poker sites for players.  Some of the biggest benefits of using your Visa card to make a deposit include instant credit from the site upon approval which means you’ll be able to play right away as opposed to other methods like Wire Transfer or Visa Credit Card.  Using a Visa also allows extra protection for the player in the event that any of their data is compromised since all card carriers offer a zero liability policy for any un-authorized transactions.  Below we’ve provided some more details on how to get a Visa and successfully use it to make a deposit at a poker site to fund your account balance.

Funding Your Online Poker Account with Visa Credit Card

In order to get a Visa you’ll need to apply for one through a bank or one of the major providers available throughout your country.  There will be either a paper application form or an electronic version where you will provide information about your personal life including employment, income and other factors that are used to evaluate your application.  The next step is the provider will conduct a credit report to determine your worthiness and the credit limit that will be associated with your card.  The better your credit the easier the card is to get and the higher limit you will receive, however there are a number of different credit cards available for applicants whether you have low, average or high credit scores.

After approval your Visa card will be mailed to you or you can pick it up in your local bank branch and the next step will be activating the card to enable it for use.  To do this, you’ll usually need to call an 800 number and enter some information to fully activate the account.  After this is complete you will be able to begin using your Visa card immediately at a gaming site.  After you’ve registered at the poker site, head over to the cashier where you will be guided through the steps for making a real money Visa deposit.

Usually the first step that a poker room requires is that you register the card with their cashier, which consists of entering your card number along with name, expiry date and the CVV2 number which is located on the back of the card and is usually 3 digits.  This information is required to ensure that you are the legitimate holder of the card and are authorized to make transactions on the account.  Once you’ve registered the card you are free to make a deposit at the site, most poker rooms have Visa deposit limits ranging from $50 - $2,000 per day depending on the capabilities of their processors.

Since all poker sites use third party processors to process their credit card transactions it’s important to note a few things.  First, if your initial deposit does not get approved and you know that you have the available credit, wait a few minutes and attempt depositing again.  Sometimes the sites will rotate the different processors they are using and just because one doesn’t work is doesn’t mean that another attempt won’t succeed.  As a last resort you can also call the sites directly and sometimes they can conduct the authorizations directly over the phone from their offices.

The last thing to keep in mind with Visa deposits is that since the poker site isn’t authorizing the card and uses a third party company it’s very likely that the name on the statement will be completely different than that of the poker site.  This is completely normal and is beneficial both for the operator and the player for keeping the deposits private, so make sure you know the name that will appear on your bill to avoid any surprises.