Posted Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:42 am GMT by Peter Piper
Hey, y'all... I finally made up my mind to try real money with micro limits and stuff... But I am increasingly worried about the safety of my Visa. Is it safe to use Visa via the Internet? Has anyone come across any problems so far? Thanks. 
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Posted Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:48 am GMT by Muck
| Peter Piper wrote: |
Is it safe to use Visa via the Internet?
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Short answer Yes.
Long answer, it doesn’t matter if someone gets hold of your details anyway since most CC companies will reimburse you for any fraud that occurs.
Posted Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:06 am GMT by Miss_J
| Peter Piper wrote: | | Hey, y'all... I finally made up my mind to try real money with micro limits and stuff... But I am increasingly worried about the safety of my Visa. Is it safe to use Visa via the Internet? Has anyone come across any problems so far? Thanks. |
you can always hook yourself up with neteller or something and make deposits directly from your bank account rather than your CC.
Posted Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:26 am GMT by Moon_Child
yes a neteller account, but u can also deposit money into ur neteller account with visa also
Posted Wed Sep 28, 2005 12:36 pm GMT by Peter Piper
| Muck wrote: |
It doesn’t matter if someone gets hold of your details anyway since most CC companies will reimburse you for any fraud that occurs. |
They probably will.. but you will first have to settle a couple of questions, which I am not eager to do 
Thanks for the Neteller idea, I guess I would make good use of that. But how do I start the account?
Posted Wed Sep 28, 2005 12:41 pm GMT by Miss_J
well just go to neteller.com and read the instructions. do you want us to wipe your butt for you too?  i'm just kidding.
Posted Wed Sep 28, 2005 1:12 pm GMT by Launchpad
Personally, I use neteller since my bank wont let me deposit to a poker site.
Also, with all the free checking account deals these days, I am going to open up an account to my day to day stuff (direct deposit, paying bills) and use my current checking account strictly for poker.
Posted Wed Sep 28, 2005 5:29 pm GMT by Peter Piper
OK. Thank you ever so much!!! Now I know where I stand and just found it all out about Neteller... I was amazed when I saw that nearly all the poker sites accept deposits from it ))) Hurray!
Posted Wed Sep 28, 2005 6:24 pm GMT by suitedaces84
FYI: most CC companies will not let you put money on a poker site or any gambling site.
Posted Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:14 am GMT by Muck
| Peter Piper wrote: | | Muck wrote: |
It doesn’t matter if someone gets hold of your details anyway since most CC companies will reimburse you for any fraud that occurs. |
They probably will.. but you will first have to settle a couple of questions, which I am not eager to do |
Such as?
| suitedaces84 wrote: | | FYI: most CC companies will not let you put money on a poker site or any gambling site. |
Really? Ladbrokes, William Hill and Betfair took my CC.
Posted Thu Sep 29, 2005 8:10 am GMT by Miss_J
he said most. not all!
Posted Thu Sep 29, 2005 10:32 am GMT by Muck
Okay I’ll rephrase, all of the poker or gambling site’s I’ve used have accepted CC. So from my perspective most do.
Posted Thu Sep 29, 2005 10:40 am GMT by supafrey
Party used to take my visa. They stopped about a month ago citing no real reason. Pacific ditto, i think. Eurobet lets me, but it takes alot more effort. Neteller for the win.
Posted Thu Sep 29, 2005 10:56 am GMT by Muck
Party took my Visa a couple of weeks ago when i created an account for the Freeroll. I loaded it up with $100 just to make sure it was a money account.
Suitedaces knows his stuff so I’m sure there are a lot of places that don’t take CC’s but from my perspective if anyone asked me I’d say the opposite.
Posted Thu Sep 29, 2005 11:08 am GMT by Miss_J
actually UB does too.
Posted Tue Oct 04, 2005 4:00 pm GMT by Peter Piper
When I mentioned a couple of questions I am not too eager to settle, I meant refunding and stuff... I mean, if swindlers get hold of your CC account, you'll have to prove that and what then? The money would be gone anyway  Or is it so just with my bank?
Posted Tue Oct 04, 2005 4:31 pm GMT by suitedaces84
| Muck wrote: | | suitedaces84 wrote: | | FYI: most CC companies will not let you put money on a poker site or any gambling site. |
Really? Ladbrokes, William Hill and Betfair took my CC. |
I think it may have to do with whether or not it's a bank card vs credit card. And they may be just the U.S.banks that don't allow it. I've tried to use three different check cards to set up an account and non of them worked.
It's kind of senseless since I can set up an IMG or netteller account with the very same accounts. I just can't deposit directly to party. My main point was if it says "your card has been declined...blah blah blah" that's pretty standard.
Posted Tue Oct 04, 2005 4:33 pm GMT by suitedaces84
| Peter Piper wrote: | | When I mentioned a couple of questions I am not too eager to settle, I meant refunding and stuff... I mean, if swindlers get hold of your CC account, you'll have to prove that and what then? The money would be gone anyway Or is it so just with my bank? |
Have you ever bought anything online using a CC? Depositing money on a poker site is no different.
Posted Wed Oct 05, 2005 3:27 am GMT by Muck
| suitedaces84 wrote: | | I think it may have to do with whether or not it's a bank card vs credit card. |
It is a HSBC Visa card. Or by bank card do you mean Debit card?
Peter Piper, most of the time a healthy amount of cynicism toward big businesses is a good thing but in this case I think your underestimating the importance a CC company places on customer satisfaction and retention.
They’re not looking to rob you...they already do they with an inordinate interest rate
Posted Wed Oct 05, 2005 12:11 pm GMT by Geno
By the way just so that people know, you can withdraw from Victor Chandler onto a Mastercard. I spoke to a very useful person at support there and they said that Mastercard's rule about not withdrawing to their cards doesn't apply to UK people. I tried it and it worked fine :D
Posted Wed Oct 05, 2005 12:13 pm GMT by Loonbat
| Geno wrote: | | By the way just so that people know, you can withdraw from Victor Chandler onto a Mastercard. I spoke to a very useful person at support there and they said that Mastercard's rule about not withdrawing to their cards doesn't apply to UK people. I tried it and it worked fine :D |
And some days I heard you can withdraw from GenoTHP without a problem ...
Posted Wed Oct 05, 2005 12:15 pm GMT by Loonbat
:::ponders:::
Salt + Old Wound = Banned??
Posted Wed Oct 05, 2005 12:44 pm GMT by Soup_dog
The problem I have with using a credit card is that the few times I tried it, the credit card company treated it like a cash advance and tacked on a $20 service fee. 
Neteller is the way to go for me.
Posted Wed Oct 05, 2005 1:16 pm GMT by Geno
| Loonbat wrote: | :::ponders:::
Salt + Old Wound = Banned?? |
I wonder if that will ever get old? 
Posted Wed Oct 05, 2005 1:34 pm GMT by Loonbat
| Geno wrote: | | Loonbat wrote: | :::ponders:::
Salt + Old Wound = Banned?? |
I wonder if that will ever get old? |
Awww ... sorry Geno.
I will refrain, and merely encourage others to bust on you, ok?
Posted Wed Oct 05, 2005 2:34 pm GMT by supafrey
Hey geno, I'm kinda short this month.. I was just wondering...
Posted Thu Oct 06, 2005 5:37 pm GMT by Adam Marshall
You'll never, ever live it down, Geno.
That statement about the UK is true. I think since the UK regulated online gaming, cc companies aren't scared about allowing gaming transactions. In the US though, where online gaming is still legally grey, it's hit or (usually) miss whether a cc company allows it.
In the US though, we've got the Credit Card Protection Act. If anyone illegally uses your card, you don't have to pay for it. Banks usually don't mention that, but have to oblige if you bring it up. At least that's how it worked three years ago when I had to know that sorta thing. There's some issues about negligence and stuff, but that's basically it.
Dunno if yins Brits have a similiar thing.
Posted Thu Oct 06, 2005 5:53 pm GMT by Geno
| Adam Marshall wrote: | In the US though, we've got the Credit Card Protection Act. If anyone illegally uses your card, you don't have to pay for it. Banks usually don't mention that, but have to oblige if you bring it up. At least that's how it worked three years ago when I had to know that sorta thing. There's some issues about negligence and stuff, but that's basically it.
Dunno if yins Brits have a similiar thing. |
I don't know the proper name for it over here but with every credit card comes insurance. Generally, any transaction over £100 (about $180 to you plebs) is insured and if fraudulent will be refunded
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