Update On Payment Processors Available To U.S. Players

Payment processors constantly undergo changes and some of them have gone out of business due to the tightening of the United States government regulations around online gambling. To follow is a list of online payment processors and their current status regarding acceptance of American depositors.

Posted: February 19, 2007.

• Central Coin
  The website is currently un-operational and is not taking US gambling deposits.
   
• Citadel Commerce
  Not accepting US deposits anymore
   
• Click2pay
  Existing users can still use them but new US customers are not allowed to register. If you have an account with them, you have to have $1,500 in there to be able to withdraw. (UPDATE: Click2Pay no longer an option for US players)
  
  
• eChecks
  Many poker sites are beginning to decline eChecks now.
   
• EcoCard
  Still accepting US gaming transactions.
   
• ePassporte
  Will stay open to US residents until after the 270 day clause
   
• eWalletXpress
  Still accepting US depositors
   
• FirePay
  Stopped US transactions
   
• InstaDebit
  They are leaving or have left the US
   
• Moneybookers
  They suspended US gamblers from making deposits.
   
• myCitadel
  Stopped all gambling transactions for US residents after NETeller closed to US gamblers.
   
• NETELLER
  Completely left the US market.
   
• Nexum
  They have dropped US players
   
• PaySpark
  No more US depositors
   
• UsemyBank
  They are a Canadian company and don't accept US transactions
   
• Western Union
  WU is a good deposit option now but with them being a publicly traded company, they may drop soon.
   
• Wire Transfer
  Accepted among most sites.
   
• ACH
  Still accepted at many sites but some are starting to drop this method
   
• YouTeller
  New payment processor opening in March 2007 and so far is planning on accepting U.S. depositors.