CartaSi Card Poker

The CartaSi credit card is currently the most popular and widely used credit card used in Italy, with the amount of current cardholders topping 7.5 million. The card is available exclusively to Italian citizens and must be branded either by Visa or MasterCard. Thus, the card can be used anywhere that accepts payments and transfers via Visa or MasterCard.

Online poker players, within the Italian jurisdiction, have the ability to use their CartaSi card to make real money deposits to their online poker accounts. However, before proceeding with a CartaSi online deposit, players should be fully aware of the costs and potential fees associated with making a CartaSi credit card deposit onto an online poker site.

Because of the potential security issues with online gambling sites, many Italian banks that issue the CartaSi card will not process transactions to online poker sites. These banks will usually reject the transaction instantly, resulting in an error message that you'll see when you attempt to complete the deposit online.  If this happens, you will need to find another viable option for funding your real money online poker account.  To determine if your personal bank will block transactions to your online poker account, simply call them to see if they accept transactions to the specific site.

Also, many credit card issuers will treat deposits to online gambling sites as cash advances. These transactions generally come with extremely high cash advance fees, often making it unpractical to use a credit card for an online real money account deposit. Again, check with your individual bank to determine if there is potential transaction fees associated with deposits to online poker sites.

While many banks deny direct transactions to online gambling sites, very few will reject payments to these online third-party payment processors. Thus, using one of these services can be a safe, affordable, and secure way to deposit real money funds into your online poker account from your CartaSi credit card.