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…Well almost. You might have heard or found out the hard way that sportsbooks are no longer accepting MasterCard deposits. Unfortunately, this is true. During the Spring of 2010, MasterCard pulled the plug on uncoded transactions going to known offshore gaming sites, effectively removing itself as a deposit option from every online sportsbook. While the loss of MasterCard as a processor in May is cause for concern, the absence of MasterCard for this fall’s football season will almost certainly hurt some sportsbooks and impinge on any USA bettor trying to make a deposit.

Right now, the word is this: try your MasterCard if your sportsbook even offers it, but add a prayer because the transaction will be declined. While some online casinos have been able to negate the exodus of MasterCard from the payment processing scene by setting up 3rd party processing companies, USA facing sportsbooks have been left with little options other than to simply remove it from their cashier pages.

All is not lost! There are a couple workarounds for this problem, and we’re going to explain below:

1. MasterCard Deposit Alternative 1 – E-Wallets: Instead of depositing directly to with a MasterCard, you’re going to need an e-wallet service to act as an intermediary between you and your sportsbook. MasterCard is accepted by UseMyWallet, EwalletXpress, and Click2Pay (debit cards). Once you’ve funded your e-wallet account, deposit to your sportsbook player’s account from the sportsbook cashier page, which provides automatic deposits from your e-wallet account. E-wallets are also very handy for collecting winnings as well. Instead of waiting for a check in the mail or bank wire, you can get winnings paid to an e-wallet almost immediately. The following online sportsbooks accept MasterCard via an e-wallet:

   1. EwalletXPress: BookMaker.com, Diamond Sportsbook.com, and JustBet.com
   2. ClickandBuy: BookMaker.com, Diamond Sportsbook.com
   3. Click2Pay: BookMaker.com, Diamond Sportsbook.com, and JustBet.com

2. MasterCard Deposit Alternative 2 – Cash Transfer: Don’t forget, many sportsbooks accept cash transfer as a deposit method. Most importantly, you can fund this transfer using a MasterCard credit card or debit card. The following sportsbooks accept MasterCard via a Cash Transfer:

   1. Western-U Cash Transfer: BookMaker.com, Diamond Sportsbook.com, and JustBet.com
   2. Money-Gram Cash Transfer: BookMaker.com, Diamond Sportsbook.com, and JustBet.com

3. MasterCard Deposit Alternative 3 – Bank Check/Bank Wire: It may be possible to go to your bank and get a cash advance using your credit card, and then use this cash to write a cashier’s check or initiate a bank wire to your sportsbook. If you have a MasterCard debit card from your bank, there’s no need to withdraw cash, just have the bank teller wire funds or write a cashier’s check out of your account. The following sportsbooks accept bank checks and wire transfers:

   1. Bank Checks: BookMaker.com, Diamond Sportsbook.com, and JustBet.com
   2. Wire Transfers: BookMaker.com, Diamond Sportsbook.com, and JustBet.com

So that’s it for now: still stuck for depositing to your sportsbook? There are plenty of MasterCard alternatives, first and foremost being a Visa Credit, Debit, or Pre-paid Card. Pre-paid cards are like credit cards, because they fund your account immediately and there’s no need to wait for the cash to transfer. In general, Pre-Paid Visa debit/ATM/Cards etc are probably one of the best alternatives to Mastercard, and most charge a small monthly fee.

Good Luck from Bet-on-the-NFL.com!