Posted Tue Jan 23, 2007 5:03 pm GMT by vyni
| Quote: | ... I just went to Walgreens and purchased the Visa Gift2Go card. They come in set amounts of $25, $50, and $100. There is a $5.95 fee for the $100's, I do not know about the others.
I purchased one about an hour ago. I put in the information into Pokerstars and it was processed IMMEDIATELY...
... also works on Bodog and Ultimate Bet... not sure on FullTilt |
Saw this off on another forum, wondered if anyone here had any experience in this method that they'ld be willing to share, or at least confirm this story?
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Posted Tue Jan 23, 2007 11:17 pm GMT by mackkie
I wish these were instant, e.g. you can order one and they will email you the card number right away...
Posted Tue Jan 23, 2007 11:49 pm GMT by raisebot
Haha, so this is what prohibition has come to- funding your poker account through walgreens 
Sounds good to me
Posted Wed Jan 24, 2007 12:09 am GMT by mackkie
I just got a virtual visa gift card that is processing right now. The only problem is i didnt read the FAQ real carefully and there is a .35 charge for every transaction and i bought a $50 card for the first try to see if it worked. So now i dont think full tilt or poker stars will accept my deposit because the minimum is $50 and ill only have 49.65 
Also, a $2 charge for the card and you get the card # and CV2 or whatever code (3 digit one) within 2 hours.
Posted Wed Jan 24, 2007 6:56 am GMT by mackkie
Just went thru, it worked 
I would post the site here, but i dont want to get bagged for spamming again
$2 for the card and you get it in your email in about 2 hours. I believe you can make the gift card for up to $500. Minimum is $25 i believe.
This seems like a much better alternative to epassporte if you are not interested in signing up for it.
Posted Wed Jan 24, 2007 1:49 pm GMT by vyni
Lol mackie you can post the website.
Was it a simon giftaccount? Please do share your experience.
If the fees you stated in your experience are correct.... 2.35 to move half a grand is an outstanding solution.
Posted Wed Jan 24, 2007 1:57 pm GMT by groton
lmao so now the Feds are going have to go after Visa and Simon's
Posted Wed Jan 24, 2007 2:36 pm GMT by Dave B
I funded w/ a Wells Fargo Visa gift card with that was an Xmas gift.
I dont think that banks charge a fee for these do they? I know Visa gets 2-5% and kicks back some to the bank of issuance.
Posted Wed Jan 24, 2007 3:00 pm GMT by vyni
I had fired off a pnc visa giftcard about 7 months ago at pokerroom, but it didn't fly.
Posted Wed Jan 24, 2007 3:41 pm GMT by khaosanroad
Good way to fund, but what about cashing out? Good old fashion paper check?
Posted Wed Jan 24, 2007 4:01 pm GMT by mackkie
Giftcards.com
You can get a virtual visa gift card that is used like a debit card. You can fund up to $500 on it for a $2 fee.
I successfully deposited on full tilt with it, so thats at least 1 site where it worked. I assume if it worked for full tilt it will prob work for the other sites as well.
Posted Fri Jan 26, 2007 1:27 am GMT by mackkie
Update: works on stars too
Posted Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:39 am GMT by BeerWench13
Beautiful! I got one of those for Christmas. I'll try it tonight.
Posted Sat Feb 03, 2007 12:58 pm GMT by weirdofreek
| mackkie wrote: | Giftcards.com
You can get a virtual visa gift card that is used like a debit card. You can fund up to $500 on it for a $2 fee.
I successfully deposited on full tilt with it, so thats at least 1 site where it worked. I assume if it worked for full tilt it will prob work for the other sites as well. |
This works on ultimatebet and royal vegas as well.
PS Hey mods how about an alternate funding sticky where we can suggest differnt funding methods that work on the various sites?
Posted Sat Feb 03, 2007 1:13 pm GMT by Geno
| weirdofreek wrote: |
PS Hey mods how about an alternate funding sticky where we can suggest differnt funding methods that work on the various sites? |
Consider it done.
http://www.texasholdem-poker.com/forum/t21069/alternative-funding-methods-for-us-players
Posted Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:00 pm GMT by lwestatbus
I just completed a deposit using the Walgreens Visa Gift2Go approach. Took cash to Walgreens (not sure what other payment methods they would accept). Bought the $100 card with a $5.95 surcharge. Got home, checked the card balance on the Gift2Go web site and it showed a full $100. Logged onto Stars, selected deposit with Visa approach. I screwed up the expiraton date the first time and it was declined but fixed it the second time and it went right through. Took about 15 seconds to be approved and balance was updated instantly.
One thing I found was that the first two Walgreens I tried were out of this particular card and an employee said he thought they'd been pulled from the shelf. Found the $25 and $100 at the third but no fifties.
My review of the Gift2Go site showed that they didn't have any per transaction charge so the face value of the card you buy is how much is available to deposit. Stars requires a minimum of $50 to deposit with Visa.
Posted Wed Feb 07, 2007 2:07 pm GMT by BigSlick34
yep, ive done the walgreens approach 3 times now. I'm not quite sure how to cash out yet, I may end up creating a epassporte as full tilt doesnt do checks for under $300. Any ideas on this?
Posted Wed Feb 07, 2007 3:46 pm GMT by lwestatbus
| BigSlick34 wrote: | | yep, ive done the walgreens approach 3 times now. I'm not quite sure how to cash out yet, I may end up creating a epassporte as full tilt doesnt do checks for under $300. Any ideas on this? |
Do what I did and avoid the problem by losing it all.
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