How to Setup An Poker Account

Understanding how to setup an account

Playing poker online in Australia can be quite easy once you get over the hurdle of signing up an account and then understanding how the flow of money works to and from your bank account.

Generally in Australia, you can use standard methods to deposit money. eg Visa,M/C and direct debit. Unfortunately you cannot use BPay, POSTpay or (au)paypal. There are numerous popular international methods such as click2pay,NETeller and Moneybookers.

These methods are free to join, and free to make deposits, pretty simple hey? most people have credit cards. However, receiving your winnings can get a bit more complicated. Before the poker sites pay you, they will often require further security verifications. For example, they may need a photo ID, documentation such as proof of address or citizenship certificates. On top of that, before the places like NETeller will credit you, they too need security verification (often by phone).

In any case this can be a nuisance if u just want to sign on and play immediately. the security process can take between 3-14 days to complete. Once verified, withdrawing money down the track is easy. Word of warning the withdrawal time can be quite long, sometimes even up to two weeks, in the mean time, the site is trying to get you to lose all your money back!!!

Be sure to read all the information on the sites so you know exactly how they work! In most cases, they are not going to rip you off, they just want to make it as secure as possible.