US Funding Summary

[DDBeast]

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I've deposited with a cashier's check to stars, and it was quick and easy.

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i know that this is a stupid question, but if your cashier's check gets lost in the mail, you don't get screwed out of the money, do you?

also, what fees are involved? and are you in the US?

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If it gets lost I believe you just order a stop payment of something of that nature. Call the bank.

[Broke Rounder]

If the cashiers check gets lost you will NOT lose all of your money lol. You call the number on the back or your cashiers check receipt and they will take care of the situation. No big deal.

[Marnixvdb]

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--- Cashouts :

Checks : generally the cleanest way to cash out, no fees, 7-20 days.


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I got a check from a prima skin and cashed it. It cleared in a few days, then a MONTH after it cleared it bounced. I asked the bank manager and they said checks can be reversed at anytime. I always thought once it cleared it cleared, but I was wrong.

ACH as far as I know is the cleanest, meaning once the money is in your account it is yours. A check can bounce a month or more after the money shows up in your account.

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if you got the money a few days after cashing you check, it probably wasn't cleared yet. Instead the bank paid you the money in advance, expecting the check to clear.

[TomG]

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MoneyGram : fast option for stars once you go to a MoneyGram location in person. $9.95 flat fee up to $2500 makes this a low-cost option for big loads.

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There's is a $2,500 maximum for each MoneyGram transfer. FYI, though, if you make a transfer greater than $2k you are required to fill out a form including your name, address, phone number, SS#, and driver's license #. They don't send the details directly to any government agency but it is kept on file at the MoneyGram location pretty much forever. Paranoid individuals may want to structure their MoneyGram transfers accordingly.

[LucidDream]

What is the best way to fund a Bodog account, w/o any type of epassporte account or similar ewallet account?

[CharlieDontSurf]

i'm think im gonna be opening a Well Fargo account so i can avoid all this paythru/epassporte hassle when depsoiting

[cbloom]

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i'm think im gonna be opening a Well Fargo account so i can avoid all this paythru/epassporte hassle when depsoiting

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Supposedly Whitney bank is good too.

[CharlieDontSurf]

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i'm think im gonna be opening a Well Fargo account so i can avoid all this paythru/epassporte hassle when depsoiting

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Supposedly Whitney bank is good too.

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never heard of that one..whenever Stars mails me checks here in CA they are always Well Fargo checks...so maybe thats why WF doesn't have a problem with u using yr debit/check card to gamble with

[bluesbassman]

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Other VISA/debit cards : some ordinary visa check or debit cards will also work, it's up to the visa issuer whether they refuse or not. Calling your issuer may help. Apparently people have good luck with this using cards from small local banks. Cards tied to a checking account are available for a 0% fee which makes this the very best option if you have it.

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FYI, I have a Visa debit card associated with my Fidelity brokerage account, which basically functions like a checking account. That card does NOT work at Stars or (if I recall) FTP.

About a month ago, I tried calling Fidelity to see if I could get deposits to Stars activated, or if not, have them confirm they are blocking the transaction. (I have a fairly substantial investment portfolio with Fidelity, and I wanted to them to explain to me why they block certain purchases using my own money.) After spending a couple of hours on the phone talking to multiple people, they absolutely insisted neither they nor the institution(s) they use for ACH block deposits to PokerStars, and that the deposits should go through. Fidelity claimed the problem was with the vendor (PokerStars).

PokerStars, meanwhile, insists that the problem is that the bank is in fact blocking the transaction, which is what I believe to be true. So the bottom line is that my Visa card through Fidelity blocks the deposits, but they won't admit it. [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

[TechAces]

Has anyone used moneygram.com eMoney Transfer Same Day Service using a credit card? Specifically have you tried it online vs. going to a moneygram location. I'm stuck with a giftcards.com virtual gift card that doesn't work at PS and I am thinking of trying to use it online at moneygram.com. It looks like a $200 deposit has $14 in fees.