It wasn't long ago since MasterCard announced that they are going to block Americans from making transactions to online casino sites (See MasterCard Cuts Off Online Casino Payments In US). Now, MasterCards biggest opponent VISA follows and block their Canadian customers as well. That both the credit card giants VISA and MasterCard have decided to block Canadians from making transactions to online casino is a clear sign that UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) will soon come into effect in June 1, 2010.

Canada seemed to be untouched by the block, but it has recently come to our attention that similar hindrances are taking place here. When you are going to enter your VISA account number into online casino, the error message indicated that the financial institution by which the card was issued would not allow the transaction to take place. We are uncertain whether the block was caused by VISA or the bank, but one thing was clear: we were unable to fund our online casino account. Considering the fact that Canadian Visa is usually governed by US regulations so it is very probable that most of us are blocked with that payment option as well.

Most people have pointed to the fact that both companies are probably getting prepared for the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) to come into effect. If this legislation and that getting fully enforced, activity at online casino will be considered illegal within the United States and Canada and these credit card companies want to distance themselves from any illegal activity.

If you encounter this situation, it may be frustrating but there are very simple solutions to this problem. It may seems as though the next available option would be an e-wallet, however these systems take quite some time to authenticate. So, the quickest option is to register for an online credit/debit card.

Companies like VISA Electron allow players to make payments online through a web-based card. Because the card has no attachment to a financial institution, banks are not able to intercept payments to online casino. Transfers are instant and secure, as players are never required to give out their own personal bank account or credit card information.

The registration process is quick and easy. The VISA Electron took less than 10 minutes. Within 15 minutes, your online casino account was funded and we were ready to play!

An expanding method of depositing funds in online casino accounts for U.S casino players is using a service that places the charge for the deposit amount on home phone billing!

This ground-breaking method to fund online casino accounts, without worrying about filling credit card or bank account information to third-party processors. Just through a land-line home phone, online casino players can now use 900Pay to place up to $50 into online casino accounts per transaction.

When you're ready to play, simply choose 900Pay as your method of payment, enter the amount you wish to deposit, and then from there you'll be asked to read a list of terms and conditions and then click to get under way and wait for verification.

With 900Pay, all you need to have is a telephone to call and securely bill the cost of the purchase to your phone bill. There are no hidden fees or long-distance charges when using 900pay. 900pay is currently available in the United States and Canada only.

Online casinos will allow you to deposit up to $5000 per month to be made. Some online casinos and online gambling sites are required to have a 900Pay depositing be made through ewalletxpress accounts. The ewallet service is a sister company of 900Pay, which both owned by Navaho Networks.

Withdrawals from online casino accounts set up through 900Pay are paid by bank draft. The phone payment method duck out of the hassle of deciding which credit cards will allow gaming deposits, a task sure to grow more difficult with the looming implementation of the UIGEA.

You can then choose to fund your account with 900Pay. Once this is done, you can simply transfer to your favorite online casino sites with no problems. This is actually a very safe and effective method.

To check it, there is a toll-free test. All you have to do is to call 1-900-993-4141 to find out whether you can get through to 900-numbers. In a case that 900-calls are blocked on your line, all you have to do is to contact your phone company to have this feature changed.