To further answer and try to be accurate I know this information is true and has helped me so I pass it along to you also.


Depositing with Gift Cards or Pre Paid Debit Cards
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There are two different kinds of pre paid cards, gift cards and debit cards. If the information on the back of the packaging the card comes in says: Not for gaming or gambling or it does not say for International purchases IT WILL NOT WORK. You can also email support before buying a card and they might be able to tell you if it will work.

Gift Cards
You can only use Visa or MasterCard gift cards on FTP and Stars. A gift card is a card that you can buy and use just like a Visa or MasterCard. There is a one time fee when purchasing it, usually $4.95 for a $50 card. They are not reloadable. There are usually no other fees with these cards. If you buy one for $50 you can use all $50 of it. Depending on where you purchase the card it may take up to 24 hrs for funds to be available, although it has never taken more than an hour for me, check the card’s balance online to know for sure.

Before you can use a gift card to deposit you ABSOLUTELY MUST go to the card’s website and register the gift card to you. All you have to do is log on and give them your name, address and zip code. If you don’t do this when the poker site tries to verify that the card is yours it will be declined. Once you do that wait about 30 minutes and your deposit should work.

Full Tilt: only allows a total of 4 deposits using gift cards, 2 using a Visa Gift Card and 2 using a MasterCard Gift Card. I personally have never seen a MasterCard one so just keep in mind you will be very limited in your deposit ability with these on FTP. I was also told by a representative at FTP that sometimes gift cards lock their system up so keep trying for up to 24 hrs.
Poker Stars: the only restrictions on using a gift card at Stars are the daily restrictions that apply to using any credit card. HOWEVER, according to the deposit department at Stars the only prepaid gift cards that are working on their site are the All Access prepaid cards. You can go to (www.allaccessgift.com) to find a location that sells them near you.

Prepaid Debit Cards
A prepaid debit card is a reloadable card. There is a fee to purchase the card, usually $9. 95 and you can add money to the card when you purchase it. Anytime you add money to the card after that there is a fee, usually $4.95. There is a fee usually $1 every time you use this card, unless you enroll in one of the card’s plans. So if you are planning on using this card to deposit $50 you need to have at least $51 available on it.
Before you use this card you ABSOLUTELY MUST register the card to yourself. You will have to go online to card’s website and enter your name, address, and zip code. Once you have done this wait about 30 minutes and then your deposit should work. After you fill out your personal info on the internet they will also send you a new card with your name on it and then once you activate it the old one will no longer work to deposit, you will have to use the new one.

Full Tilt: the only restrictions on a prepaid debit card are the daily restrictions on any credit card used on the site.
Poker Stars: the only restrictions on a prepaid debit card are the daily restrictions on any credit card used on the site.


Hope that helped everyone out. We should maybe make this a sticky in the general poker as this question does come up alot.