Assuming you already have a bank account with a participating Canadian bank, Interac e-Transfers are easy to do. Start an online banking session (as normal) and choose to send money to a specific recipient. Then, enter the amount, and set a security question used for the payment. Then, the funds will be sent to the recipient, along with an email with directions to receive the money.

Yes! Since Interac e-Transfers cannot technically bounce, online poker sites love them! You should have no trouble receiving your welcome bonus and getting in to some Texas Hold'em games.

The money will be in your player account instantly, even while the gambling website is still waiting for the money, because they know that it will definitely clear.

Yes. The minimum deposit limit isn't the lowest around. At best, expect $30 to be the smallest Interac e-Transfer you can make - and in some cases the minimum may be higher. The maximum depends on your Internet poker site and your player history with them, but a $1,000 maximum daily limit is not uncommon. Also, as you become an established Texas Hold'em player, you can expect your Interac e-Transfer maximum deposit limit to increase even further.

No. Only Canadians can complete Interac e-Transfers , because it's integrated with their banking system.

No. All money sent via Interac should be free for you, so your chosen real money card room should never charge you.

Yes. This is the smoothest way to directly bring your gambling winnings back into your poker account.

Interac e-Transfer withdrawals are much like eChecks. So, allow approximately five business days from when your poker site submits the payment until you see the cash on your end.

Luckily, Canadian dollars are widely accepted by online poker rooms, so this really shouldn't be a problem. If, however, you do run into this situation, you can rest easy knowing that your gambling site can do an instant currency exchange for you. Check their terms and conditions for the details.

Yes! By using Interac e-Transfer , you’ll actual minimize the amount of information that is stored by the poker site itself. Instead, you’ll be relying on your bank (and the bank that the gambling site has an account at) to handle the security of your information at all times. And if the Internet poker room does have to store any information, you can be assured that they use security standards equal to those of the world’s most trustworthy banks.

Poker rooms use the highest encryption standards available to ensure that your personal information is protected at all times. While there is really no reason for a gambling website to store any Interac e-Transfer information after you’ve already completed your deposit or withdrawal, you can rest assured that any stored information is safely protected using 128-bit encryption along with secure firewalls to ensure nobody will ever access it without authorization.

You will need to let the poker room know what bank account they are sending your money to, of course, so that they can direct your money to the proper account. Other than that, some Internet gambling sites may also ask you to verify your identity by sharing a photocopy of a bill attached to your home address or a form of identification, such as a driver’s license.

While we often praise the security standards of poker rooms, chances are that you trust your bank even more. That helps make Interac e-Transfer so special, as it uses your bank’s own online banking system to process your payments. If you trust your bank to help you pay bills or make transfers to other accounts, you can rest completely assured that your Interac transfers will be just as safe.

There is no reason why an online Texas Hold'em room should ever need any information about your Interac e-Transfer account other than when you are making a withdrawal back to your bank account. Because all of the transactions will be taken care of on the bank’s side, you won’t even need to share much information when making deposits; however, the poker room will need to know where to send the money when you are making a withdrawal. Other than in these situations, there is no reason for a gambling website to ever ask you about your Interac e-Transfer account.