Prepaid Bingo

Prepaid financial instruments are a nice alternate way to pay for and play real money bingo online. Prepaid vouchers and cards are beneficial to the leisurely bingo player, as they help to reduce and avoid the risk of identity theft and fraud. Additionally, prepaid cards & vouchers only contain as much money as is put on them or loaded up.

While this makes life “easier” than taking on the low risk of having money stolen from you, the downside is that it is presently difficult to use these prepaid cards as a means to cash out winnings. Consequently, if you win big, you have to provide another payment source in order to claim and receive your funds.

While the number of prepaid vouchers & pre-paid cards are increasing, the most popular payment options in terms of playing bingo for real money is Ukash & Paypoint. Below are details on how to use U Kash & Pay Point to fund your bingo accounts. Don’t forget that there is almost always a deposit bonus in addition to the balance that you load up your player accounts with. This bonus money is generally credited upon receipt of the deposit from the prepaid instrument.

Ukash

Ukash is a relatively new bingo deposit method which you can use to make a deposit into your online bingo account but, thanks to its simplicity and security, it is fast gaining in popularity, and is now accepted by the vast majority of sites. It is particularly useful as a payment method for those people who do not have credit/debit cards or who are reluctant to give their bank details to online websites and is described as a ready-to-spend PIN code.

Where to get Ukash vouchers to play online bingo

Ukash vouchers can be bought in many local shops, either ask at the till or look out for e-pay, payzone or PayPoint signs. The minimum voucher amount varies according to which method the shop uses; it is £15 using payzone, £10 using e-pay and £5 if via a PayPoint terminal. If you have internet banking you can also use this to get a Ukash PIN. You can order a voucher between £10 – £85, depending on the number of previous orders you have made and which bank you use. You pay from your bank account and will be sent an email with your PIN code.

When you buy a Ukash voucher there are no fees involved unlike some payment methods. If you want to you can also buy a large voucher and split this into smaller amounts, particularly useful if you like to play online at several different bingo sites. To do this you just need to open an account on the Ukash website but this is very quick to do.

How to play Ukash bingo

As soon as you have your voucher just visit the banking/cashier section of the bingo site you want to make a deposit at. Select Ukash as your payment method and then type in the 19 digit PIN number you have been given. The money will be immediately transferred to your bingo account and you can now start playing.

The one drawback with Ukash is that you cannot use this to withdraw any winnings, only to make a deposit. As it is such an easy and safe deposit method though we suggest you use this to fund your bingo account and just select a different withdrawal method.

Paypoint Paycash

Paypoint is certainly not one of the most popular methods used to fund bingo accounts with but it is a method that is slowly gaining ground and becoming more popular. It is a method that is most commonly used by people who do not have, or like using, credit/debit cards and online banking.

Paypoint only recently introduced Paycash to its list of services. If you see it in the banking/cashier section of an online bingo site though it is worth giving it a try as it is quite a simple system. You decide how much money you would like to deposit and then a receipt will appear on the screen. You just need to print this off and take it to your nearest Paypoint outlet. Many local stores offer this facility, just look out for the signs or if you’re not sure just ask one of the cashiers.

You pay them the amount of cash you have previously selected and once they have taken this they will then scan the bar code that is printed on your receipt. This then sends a message through to your online bingo site and the transaction will then take place. There are no extra fees involved and you can only gamble with money you have, there is no credit involved.

If you do win though when playing you are not able to use Paypoint Paycash to withdraw your winnings, so you will have to find an alternative method. Bingo sites like this as a deposit method as there is no chance of fraud, so more and more bingo sites will probably start to use this.