Not all online casinos accept a Maestro card

We are constantly being advised to take care when purchasing goods and services on the internet, and the same advice applies to making deposits into an online casino account so that we can play the casino games they offer. There is however one big difference in what the best advice is likely to be. Most people would automatically choose to use a credit card such as a Maestro card for most online purchases because of the built in insurance element offered by the credit card suppliers, but when it comes to funding online casino games the Maestro card in particular can lead to problems. Although the Maestro card is in widespread use in Ireland it is virtually unknown outside of Ireland and many of the online casinos we can access do not accept a Maestro card as an online casino deposit option. Paddy Power, Ladbrokes and Party casino are however all Maestro casinos and will accept the Maestro card as a way of funding playing their casino games, but the reduced choice of online casinos is just one of the problems associated with using a credit card as an online casino deposit option. The Maestro card or indeed any credit card used for the purpose of gambling will attract additional charges applied by the issuing banks. A surcharge of up to 2% will almost certainly be applied to any credit card transaction associated with playing casino games, and will also attract interest at credit card rates from day one because it is considered to be a cash transaction in the same way as withdrawing money from a cash point using a credit card. So although there are a few excellent online casinos that will accept a Maestro card as an online casino deposit option, it is a costly choice. If you must use a Maestro card, or any credit card for that matter, use it to fund an e-wallet account and use that account to fund playing your casino games.