The Online Gambling Payment Saga


The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 certainly hasn’t stopped people from venturing onto online casinos but it has created several roadblocks when it comes to payment. This has stilted Americans’ gambling enjoyment. The biggest concern is that there are no guarantees when it comes to payment procedure and no-one to enforce lawful action when you are dealing with something that is technically unlawful.

Darren Rovell, of CNBC, expounded on this dilemma in an article, saying, “First, it became hard to get your money to the online books. The credit cards bowed out. Next was Paypal. Then went Neteller and Firepay.” He attempted to contact Zip Payments and Bodog to find out information regarding payment and was never able to get a hold of anyone and never had his calls returned.

The evasive attitude of these companies in regards to payment do not bode well for online gamblers. Some have complained that it has taken almost 40 days to receive payments. Rovell continues to look into this online casino craze that is not only unlawful for Americans but unreliable. He asks for people to share their online casino payment experiences with him at sportsbiz@cnbc.com.