New Deposit Option on Pokerstars

[ajmargarine]

Email dialogue with Stars:

Regarding the "get a free pre-paid Visa Debit Card"

>Hi,
>
>I just signed up for this deposit/withdrawal option thru your site and
paytru. Everything went thru fine. I even talked with paytru's
customer
service rep on the phone already.
>
>But,
>
>1. I notice it isn't an option in the cashier window anymore. What's
up
with that?
>
>2. Paytru's fees seem similar to Neteller's fees. However, I am
concerned with the 4% + $0.50 load fee. Their rep says that
withdrawing
from Stars would be a load. Are you picking up that fee as you did
with
Neteller?
>
>Thanks,

Their response:

Hello xxxx,

Yes, once you sign up for a Visa debit card, the option will disappear.
You
will need to return to the Cashier screen and then make a deposit using
the
Visa logo.

We will cover the fees for your cash out, from your PokerStars account
to
your Visa Debit Card. However, please keep in mind that there might be
other fees involved once the funds are in your Debit Card.

Regards,

Anna
PokerStars Support Team

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So, this is real real similar to Neteller atm fee-wise.

[punkass]

I never signed up for the debit card (although I did click on the button and opened the window). The option is no longer there.

[MusashiStyle]

i didn't see it.

[HSB]

I just checked and it no there. What gives?

[Ron Burgundy]

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I never signed up for the debit card (although I did click on the button and opened the window). The option is no longer there.

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[pipedreamz]

not there for me either.

[Dennisa]

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I will probably stick to paper checks, but this seems like it will be good for the fish.

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This is an awful idea for fish. They load 100 bucks on the card, they get to play with $94 on the site. (100 - $3.00 monthly fee - $3.00 load fee). If a fish did not find value in subscribing to a No rake poker site 2 years ago for 10 bucks a month, why would they want to load $100 bucks to play on pokerstars with $94.00.

No solution will work for the average player until when they allocate $100 to play poker, they get $100 on the pokersite.

[dollerAday]

Maybe because they know pokerstars exists.

[Dennisa]

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Ddin't ZBT Horton mention Stars having a new payment processor soon?

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Yep, at the time I was talking about MoneyGram though.It didn't come through the way I thought it would, but I think this is definitely a big step in the right direction.

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Until Pokerstars and other pokersites bare the costs of all fees with new processors, it will never be a step in the correct direction.

[MicroBob]

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If a fish did not find value in subscribing to a No rake poker site 2 years ago for 10 bucks a month, why would they want to load $100 bucks to play on pokerstars with $94.00.

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I don't see the logic.
If a fish doesn't see the value in a no-rake site then they are MORE likely to not see any problem with depositing $100 and only getting $94 to play with.

People who are MORE AWARE are the ones who will have problems with the fees.
Those who are LESS AWARE are less likely to be bothered by it.