We recently reviewed a US friendly up and comer in the online poker room arena. A relative youngster in the online poker community has just added MasterCard and Diners Club deposit method options, and also supports US players. While the BetOnline poker room may be a relatively new entity compared to other online casinos, sportsbooks and poker rooms, the management team which developed and operates the website has been a respected member of the Internet gambling community since 1991. The website is based in Panama City, Panama, where offering online poker is legal, and very closely regulated.
Unlike some websites which offer access to US players, MasterCard and Diners Club options are now supported. Most online gambling websites steer clear of these two particular credit card offerings for US players, because the strict judicial legislation which protects players from the United States makes it difficult for the website owner. However, realizing that many US players and other online gamers from around the world prefer the MasterCard or Diners Club account funding method, BetOnline does not mind jumping through the required legal hoops to provide these respected and safe deposit method options to their customers.
Originally created as a sportsbook, BetOnline uses its own proprietary software to create their poker room, which results in a very clean and distraction free user interface. The site is definitely for those poker players who like to focus on their game rather than a lot of flash and nonrelevant graphics and video. And since the site has not really been discovered yet by the typical online shark, we have found that there are large schools of fish at many of the tables, making the site even more attractive to the seasoned online poker player. Aside from the MasterCard and Diners Club deposit options, there are a multitude of other account funding methods available to US and international players, and there are even multiple withdrawal methods, something not found in every online poker room.
The sites forgoes a welcome bonus in favor of a more attractive Player Option Points reward system. You basically get rewarded instantly at any raked poker game or tournament, and also receive POPs for tournament entries. Instead of dangling a huge welcome bonus in front of you that you have to play through 10 or 20 times to receive, this PLP reward system is immediate. POPs can then be used to enter the weekly POP2CASH tournament, and the website also offers daily and weekly free rolls, guaranteeing a minimum of $150,000 in tournament prize pool money each week.
BetOnline does not distract you with extraneous imagery and video, instead deciding to smartly focus on your poker play. The interface is clean and easy to understand, there are soft games aplenty as the site is still largely undiscovered, and MasterCard and Diners Club account funding options for US players is a huge plus over most of the more established poker rooms you will find on the Net. With $150,000 guaranteed in tournament prize pool money each week, multiple deposit and withdrawal methods, and a focus on poker rather than distracting advertisements and flashing video which adds nothing to your game, we recommend the BetOnline poker room. For an in-depth review check out the link provided.
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