Online Casino Banking
Guide to payment options and banking at Australian online casinos. Reviews of the quickest and convenient payment methods to use at casinos in Australia.
There are many ways to account with an online casino to allow you to transfer money to your casino account and withdraw your winnings. Every online casino will provide information specifically about their preferred and accepted banking methods. However, this article provides the key details of a number of different payment methods commonly used by Australian online casinos.
Using credit and debit cards at online casinos
In general, most major online casinos allow deposits to be made from common credit and debit cards such as MasterCard, Visa, Switch and Maestro. However, such transfers often prove inconvenient as they often take a few days to process and withdrawals to credit cards are often not allowed. Consequently, a popular method for managing online casino accounts is by using E-wallets. The benefits of E-wallets are that they are quick and easy to set up, and their use means that you only share your personal bank information with the individual E-wallet companies and not third parties such as the online casinos themselves.
POLI online casinos
POLi is a web-based payment service offered by several large Australian banks allowing you to deposit money with an online casino directly from your bank account via your internet banking facility. Payments can be made in a number of currencies and are instantly debited from your account and the merchant is immediately notified that payment has occurred.
Moneybookers
Moneybookers was launched in 2001 and has since become one of the most popular and widely-used E-wallets providing service to over 45000 merchants – many of whom are leading online casino operators. Some of the main reasons why Moneybookers has become so popular are that it is very simple, secure, convenient and cost effective. Registration is free and only the only requirement for registration is that customers have a valid email address. From there on your Moneybookers account can be linked with your bank account or credit card.
Neteller
Neteller is probably one of the superior electronic financial systems available with regards to online casinos. Due to its ease of use and relatively low fees, Neteller has become a popular E-wallet for online gamblers worldwide. It’s free to create and account with Neteller and once you’re set up you can then use your bank account to fund your Neteller account and withdraw from you Neteller account back to your bank account with minimal fuss. Withdrawal charges are always in US dollars and range from $1 to $2.
A number of Australian casinos promote Neteller as their preferred banking option, with some even offering extra bonuses for customers who start up with a Neteller account.
Click2Play
Click2Pay is trusted online payment solution available in many countries, including Australia. It is easy to open a free Click2Pay account, and it is the ease-of-use that helps make Click2Pay a fast and efficient way to deposit and withdraw funds from almost any online casino. Users have round-the-clock access to their account in order to manage their money or review their account information and transaction history. Deposits to your Click2Play account using a credit card are likely to incur a 3% transaction charge; therefore it is advisable to a direct bank transfer or direct debit.
