Depositing to your online sportsbook? Funding an account with an online sports book so you can bet on football or other sports takes several steps, but do it once and you're practically an expert. It's not hard! Each betting site may have a few different ways to do it. By the time you read this, the number and type of methods you may use to deposit funds into your online sportsbook account may have changed quite a bit, especially if you are a U.S. customer. Sports books frequently change which payment processors they use, and new ones are appearing all the time, while others close up shop.

Each online sportsbook will have some methods visible right on their site that can be used. When you sign up with a sports betting site, you can -- and definitely should -- contact their customer service to find out the current methods of funding your account. They can give you more up-to-date information than is on the website.

Before You Fund Your Sports Betting Account:

** Make sure you've checked the details for your sportsbook concerning deposits, especially if this is a first deposit. There are sometimes minimum amounts you MUST deposit if you're using a particular method.

** Also, do familiarize yourself with the latest promotions, deposit bonuses, and the rules on how to redeem those bonuses. You should get the most bang for your buck. Why should other people be getting the benefit of all the bonus money sportsbooks give out, instead of you?

Now, let's get back to getting some cash into your account to bet with.

European and other international customers (non-U.S.) will probably have more choices of ways to put money into their online accounts, because more online wallet services are open to these bettors. There are still a few open to U.S., such as eWalletXpress and Usemywallet, so check and see if your sportsbook works with these. Here are some of the online services open to non-U.S. customers:

• MoneyBookers

• Neteller

• Click2Pay

• eWalletXpress

• Instadebit

• ClickandBuy

Bank wires are still a popular way of funding an account; however, banks in the United States may not do the transaction, so be warned. It is best not to attempt such transactions. Customers wiring from outside the U.S. should have no problem, and can get directions on where to direct the wire from their sportsbook.

You might also send cash for your account in a Person-to-Person transaction. Ask your sportsbook if this is an accepted method, and how to do it. There is, of course, a good-sized fee for sending money this way so it costs a bit more than other methods, but if you don't have a bank account or credit card you can use, this might be an answer. (Make certain you have the correct spelling of whoever you're sending it to, as well as the correctly-spelled location.)

Credit Cards such as VISA and MasterCard don't want to do gambling transactions, but it seems that many of these transactions are still going through easily for American bettors. Discretion is the watchword, but you can ask the sportsbook if they have been able to get payments this way. Not a guaranteed method by any means. It may simply be blocked.

One of the most reliable methods for Americans is still purchasing a cashiers check and mailing it by Fedex or another international carrier. It takes longer, but it is easy.

Not Recommended:

Some online methods that offer to exchange your currency online into gold, which can then be transferred out into just about any currency, should be viewed with caution. There are just too many questions about these sites, for this writer.

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