How To Withdraw Your Winnings

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Whenever you play and win, your money remains in your account, where it can be used to play again, until you decide to withdraw it. To withdraw your money, simply click on the same “Cashier” or “Account” link that you clicked on to make your first deposit. Once inside the casino banking area, select “Withdraw.”

Once you are inside the Withdrawal area, you can select between a variety of ways to receive your winnings, including Ecocard, Neteller and other online banking services, bank draft (that is, a check that is mailed to you) or even a wire transfer directly to your bank account. Depending on the casino and the method you choose, receiving your money can take as little as a few hours or as much as a few weeks (for a check sent by regular mail).

High stakes players who use e-check may prefer wire transfers of large winnings, and high stakes players will often receive such services for free. Just be aware that, in the case of e-check deposits, payment of withdrawals will usually have to wait until your e-check has actually cleared, which may take up to a week or ten days. That's fair, because the online casino can't really be sure you ever had cash to deposit until that e-check clears!

But Ecocard and Neteller are also an excellent choice for fast payment of your winnings. If you choose an e-wallet, your money will be in your e-wallet account within an hour to a couple of days.

If you live outside of North America and you made your casino deposit with a credit card, a common method of paying winnings is to credit an amount equal to your original deposit back to your credit card. But any additional amount in your account—your winnings—are usually sent by check (or, for an additional fee, you can request a wire transfer or even Fed Ex). For high stakes players, online casinos will often perform such services for free.

In the UK, players can often receive all of their winnings to their credit cards.


Proof of Identity

Reputable online casinos are usually required by government licensing authorities to verify the identities of players before they send that first withdrawal. Proof of identity usually means a passport or other government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's license, plus proof of address, such as a water, electricity, or gas bill, or bank statement, that shows your name and address.

You can usually fax the casino your ID and proof of address, but we’ve found that it’s much more convenient and reliable to use email. To do this:

Get scans of

1) your driver’s license (front and back) or passport;
2) a recent utility bill (just the top portion with your address); and
3) a bank statement (again, just the top portion with your address).

If you don’t own a scanner, most office supply stores or photocopy or business centers can make scans of these documents for a small fee. They will put the scans on a disk for you, and you can use these files over and over, attaching them to an email any time a casino requests your ID. (Note: Your proof of address will have to have been issued within the last three months.)

Just make sure that the name and address are the same on all these documents and that they are the same name and address as the ones on your casino account. This way, the moment a casino requests your ID you can email it to them and they get right onto processing your withdrawal request.