The return of eChecks on PokerStars

[crosse91]

I just got the pop up, and will use it to fund my account.

[jasonHoldEm]

::happy dance::

[LearnedfromTV]

tried it out for $25, worked fine.

[4thstreetpete]

Did Pokerstars set up their own bank? If every site had this echeck thing it would be a snap to deposit/withdraw funds. Good times are here again! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Sean Fraley]

I noticed that most of the people who got this (including me) are from lower limits. This is probably offered to American's with smaller bankrolls and therefore more likely to be at lower stakes. Since depositing is more difficult at the moment, it is more difficult for American fish to keep putting in money to play (in other words lose) at higher stakes cash games and the tournaments with more expensive buy-ins. Since this is the group that fuels most of the economy at a poker site, it would make sense to offer eCheck to this group first.

[swityak11]

I'm definitely in the small stakes casual player group but I haven't deposited PokerStars in over a year. I'll definitely deposit more though just so I can withdrawal via this method.

It seems very convenient.

[whangarei]

Ha anybody tried to withdraw using E-checks. If that works it's essentially a replacement for Neteller for Stars players, which would be friggin awesome [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[lol_variance]

Add one more fish to the pond. Seamless deposit of 200 bucks went through in about 5 seconds. Thanks Stars!!!

[TheProdigy]

Not only small stakes nobodies..I am SN at 1/2,2/4nl and got invited, so they are inviting people across the board. The deposit went through quickly and am trying to cashout soon.

[Jeffage]

I got offered this too. Anyone think banks will give heat on this? Obviously it's working now, but I'm curious what everyone foresees in the long-term (esp. w/ big cashouts going direct to your bank, etc). How has Stars been able to do this when other sites can't? Obviously, if it works for the longterm w/o problem, this could be a great thing for online poker.

Jeff