There are plenty of casino deposit options

In order for online casinos to attract new players they must make depositing into the account as easy as possible and they therefore provide multiple casino deposit options but not all are equal. The first thing you will notice as a new player is that the online casino needs to carry out identity checks which will involve sending copies of a passport and utility bill and if the deposit is to be made by credit card, the front and back of that card. This may all seem unnecessary but unfortunately it is a requirement of the licensing authority such as the Malta Gaming Authority and of course it is designed to prevent fraudulent activity such as money laundering. Good online casinos such as those listed here at casinos.ie have excellent encryption systems so your date is safe. Probably the best and quickest way to do this is via the live chat where a customer support person will help you through the process. It is advisable, however, to have decided which of the casino deposit options you intend to use before starting and although any method can be changed at a later date it is easier to give it some though before you begin.

Probably the most common of the casino deposit options is the use of a credit card as most people will think that an online casino deposit is the same as any other internet transaction but unfortunately that is not the case. There are two distinct differences between making a deposit into an online casino and any other form of online purchase. Firstly, Irish casino players expect that if they use a credit card the money will be available immediately in their casino account and available to play any of the casino games and indeed it will but that comes at a cost. An online casino deposit is considered by the card issuer to be a cash transaction in the same way as it would be of you made a cash withdrawal at an ATM. This is  not unreasonable as the cash is available immediately but what that means is that the card issuer will start charging interest from the date of the transaction and everybody knows about interest rates on credit cards. Even if you are in the habit of paying off your credit card in full every month you will still an interest charge on your statement. Were this the end of the issue it would be understandable although disagreeable but it is not. Credit cards carry a special charge for being used for gambling of any sort which includes online casinos and this can easily be around the 2% mark. 2% might not sound like a lot but many casino games have margins which are close to that. There seems to be no valid reason for this charge but you can probably find it in the terms and conditions of your credit card agreement.

Credit card casino deposits, therefore, might be convenient but they are not the cheapest way of doing things. A far better option is to use a debit card which provides the same instantaneous access to funds but has no separate charges. You will, of course need to have funds in your bank account but this should not present a problem to sensible online casino players as they would never play with money with they do not have. Playing casino games on credit is a bad idea. The only slight drawback for some might be that the transaction is recorded on your bank statement and is therefore known to your bank. This should only affect you if you are applying for a loan or mortgage and only then if it is a close run thing and investigations into your spending habits is done. For the Irish casino players that do not like the idea of the bank knowing that they enjoy playing at a online casino the answer lies in an e-wallet. E-wallets is a generic term for those accounts which have been established specifically for internet transactions. The best known example is probably Pay Pal although there are plenty of others such as Skrill and Neteller. These online accounts will make a small charge for their use but nothing close to the charges associated with a credit card. Once agin you will either have to have the money in your e-wallet account or have it linked to a bank account so that funds can be accessed. The good thing about e-wallets is that the bank has no idea what sort of internet transaction you have carried out and it also means that no bank details need be given to the online casino. Online casinos are very good at protecting data but it is always true that the fewer people that have your details the smaller the chance of hacking or data leaking.

There are other casino deposit options such as a prepaid card such as Paysafe™. These are also very useful if there is somewhere handy that will load your card and it also is a control on your spending as when the card is empty you cannot play until the card is loaded once more. If you look at the pages of your online casinos that cover deposits you will probably see casino deposit methods that you do not recognise but bear in mind that most online casinos that are available in Ireland are also available in other European countries so these apparently strange methods could be country specific. Registering for the first time can seem to be a bit of a hassle but it only needs to be done once and every good and correctly licensed online casino is subject to the same regulations so just run with it. Once you have chosen your preferred deposit option get in touch with the casino and they should be delighted to help you satisfy the requirements and get you started playing as soon as possible.