E-check Issues At Pokerstars
As some of you may know Pokerstars has been having some minor issues with their e-check processors. I made two e-check cashouts on the 28th and the 29th. I was expecting them on the 1st but they didn’t come til today. If you are waiting on an e-check withdrawal from Pokerstars here is some info that may be useful:
- Day 1-3: During this period 90% of all echeck cashouts are paid.
- Day 4-5: When Pokerstars has issue like they are currently having things can get a little backed up. If they are just backed up you will receive your echeck cashout during this time-frame.
- Day 5-10: If you have made an echeck cashout and it’s been 5 or more business days the odds are Pokerstars will end up refunding your player account the money. The bad part is that they wait 10 buiness days no matter what. By then however they will have fixed the problem and have gotten caught up so it should only be 24-48 hours until you have the money.
Pokerstars E-check Deposits Not Working
For many U.S. players the e-check deposit option is currently not working. I just attempted to make an electronic check deposit at Pokerstars with no luck. This is just a temporary problem and it isn’t just happening at Pokerstars. Poker Stars and Full Tilt Poker use the same echeck processors so when one goes down so does the other. I just got this error message from Pokerstars:
“Your deposit attempt was declined by our eCheck processor’s Account Verification Service. We are not informed of the exact reason for the decline, but such reasons can include the following:
- Checking accounts that have been closed by a bank
- Checking accounts that do not support electronic funds transfer
- Accounts that are valid but cannot be used for echeck deposits (such as
a loan or mortgage account)
- Checking accounts that have insufficient funds
- Checking accounts that have outstanding unpaid checks with other merchants
If you have sufficient available funds in your bank account, it appears you cannot use this bank account to make eCheck deposits. Please use another bank account or another deposit method.
None of these reasons likely apply to you. Obviously you could make e-check deposits at Pokerstars without a problem a couple weeks ago so it’s not an issue on your end.
Aleternatives To Echeck Deposits At Pokerstars
During rare cases like this when Poker Stars is having problems with their e-check deposits and withdrawals you have a couple options. The easiest would be using a credit card but those also get declined from time to time. If you plan on depositing $100 or more Western Union is an excellent option. I have used them several times and it is fast and easy.
An important thing to remember about Pokerstars e-check deposits is that they use multiple processors. What does this mean to you? Your e-check deposit might get declined on Monday with processor #1 and then get approved on Tuesday with processor #2. So if you are not having any luck one day be sure to keep trying, it will eventually work, sometimes just after a few minutes. Here is a list of the current processors, or atleast how they show up on your bank statement:
- Awebdebit.com
- PStars.com
If you want to check the current status of Pokerstars e-check cashouts and deposits please visit this thread on one of the internet’s largest and most annoying poker forums:
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/28/internet-poker/ps-echeck-discussion-thread-501206/
Be sure to click on “Last and work your way backward from there.
If you do not have a current account at Pokerstars please visit our Pokerstars review for more details.