Banking

You will find below detailed information concerning on how to fund your casino account, what security requirements are requested of you from the casinos, how to withdraw funds and other need to know information, to make your experience of playing at a casino online trouble free.

The most important aspect of playing online is the ability to fund your casino account securely and also be able to withdraw your bankroll in a timely and efficient manner.

All of the online casinos which we feature and recommend on Casinos Online provide a multiple number of ways for you to do this. The most obvious method is by using your own bank debit or credit cards. However there are many other facilities available to players.

Web wallets such as neteller and paypal are also extremely popular and also provide state of the art security and encryption when you use their services.

Before you are able to cash out from a casino and make your first withdrawal, in most instances the online casino will require you to provide certain documents to prove your identity. This is standard practice and is nothing to become alarmed about. This is a process that is carried out to prevent fraud and also to protect the casino and player from fraud.

The documents that you will be requested to provide, will include a scan copy emailed or faxed of a photo id - Passport or photo driving license. In addition a copy of a recent utility bill or official correspondence with your name and address is required to be sent to the casino. This can be in most instances no more than 3 months old.

Once the security documents have been sent in, these are normally checked and verified within 24 hours of the casinos receiving them. You are only required to do this the once, with any casino you play at.

The most popular method of funding your casino account is by using your debit or credit card. All of the online casinos which are recommended on Casinos Online accept both Visa and Mastercard. By funding your casino account with your card, it allows you to withdraw any winnings direct to your bank account.

All deposits made with your bank cards are secure, with the casinos featured on Casinos Online employing the latest security encryption technology. Approved deposits are credited to your casino account immediately and the majority of casinos allow you to register more than one card to your casino account.

In most cases unless specified on the individual casino review page, the online casinos we feature do not add a transaction charge for depositing via this method.

Neteller is the most popular web wallet payment system used by players of online casinos who reside in the UK. Neteller acts as the middle man between the online casino and the player. You register and open an account with Neteller and subsequently fund the Neteller account with your bank debit or credit card.

Your casino account can then be funded by using your Neteller account. All withdrawals made from your online casino account are then deposited directly back into your Neteller account. The benefits of using Neteller as your funding option are many. Several online casinos, such as Ladbrokes for example pay your withdrawals pretty much instantly back into your neteller account as soon as you hit the confirm withdrawal button.

Withdrawing monies from your Neteller Account back to your bank account take on average 3 - 5 working days.

Another popular method amongst UK Players to fund their casino acccounts is the use of Paypal. For those familiar with eBay, you will have heard of Paypal. Indeed Paypal is the most universally recognised web wallet system across the globe.

In the last 18 months, all UK Casinos have readily made available the use of Paypal as a funding option.

This is in thanks primarily to Paypal, once again allowing their customers who reside outside the USA to use their services for gambling online.

Paypal is a secure web wallet and also offers both the casino and player, protection against fraud.

Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority ( FSA ) in the UK, Moneybookers is another ewallet system similar to Neteller, which acts as the middle man between the player and the online casino.

Not as popular as Neteller or Paypal, Moneybookers nevertheless offers players with an alternative funding option for playing online.

All the online casinos which we feature and recommend on Casinos Online accept Moneybookers as a method of depositing and withdrawing from the casino.

Established in 2005 and available in 33 countries, uKash can be used at all the online casinos featured on Casinos Online.

With no processing fees, uKash is yet another good alternative to bank cards when withdrawing and depositing at an online casino.

When withdrawing your balance from uKash a cheque is set out to the address you registered your uKash account with.

Whilst this is not as convenient as a wire, the turnaround is quite quick nevertheless.