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Fastest Paying Poker, Casino, Sports Betting and Gambling Sites September 2018

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This monthly report brings you information about offshore poker sites and their cashout speeds. Not only will it help you find the fastest paying poker sites, but most of these sites have other forms of gambling as well. As such, this data will also give you information on sportsbook payouts, casino payouts, racebook payouts, etc. Many online gaming providers today offer same-day payouts, which is quite an improvement from the situation just a couple of years ago.

Our report will be especially helpful to those in "grey markets" such as the United States, Australia, Czechia, and other countries. Players in these markets will often have a restricted menu of payment options due to processing hurdles and limitations. Still, the overwhelming majority of these sites provide games to players all over the world; thus, any real money online gamer should find this page useful.

All of our data is sourced from reports by online players who have kindly left a public record of the dates they requested their withdrawals and the dates on which the money was received by them. We've gathered these notes together and averaged them out to come up with our results.

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Public forum posts and comment submissions from actual players are indispensable when trying to gauge how well online gambling operators adhere to their stated guidelines for payment processing timeframes. If you would like to help us ensure the accuracy and thoroughness of our payment reports going forward, you may do so in two ways.

Firstly, you may leave a comment below detailing any cashout experiences you've recently had from any online poker, casino, or other gaming sites. If you would prefer to leave your payout data in a public forum for all to see, please check our source documentation at the end of this report for locations where that can easily be done. Whichever option you choose, please follow the suggested format providing all requested data.

Online Poker Payouts Overview

Data Through August 2018

Last updated on September 7, 2018

August was another excellent month for online gaming payouts with several of the most notable operators improving their withdrawal speeds from their already-rapid levels. Bitcoin remains the top method for users who wish to get their money into their wallets as quickly as possible without being charged exorbitant fees. Others forms of payment, like checks, money transfers, and altcoins remain widely supported across the industry.

Click on a room logo below to jump directly to the report for that organization. Or just keep reading to view our list of sites from best to worst for the month of August 2018.

PaiWangLuo Network Payouts

Sites sharing this cashier include Ignition Casino, Bovada, and Bodog. As such, this chart covers payout speeds for the IgnitionCasino.eu, Bodog.eu, Bodog.com, and Bovada.lv websites.

ProfRB.com REPORT SCORE: 9.5 (+0.2 from last month)
Key Stat: Bitcoin payment times within the 2-day processing guidelines.
Key Fact: Ignition and Bovada are still the #1 US-facing online poker sites in terms of player traffic.

We've been impressed for a while now with the PWL Network's penchant for consistently brisk payments, but this organization kicked it up a notch in August. Same-day payouts are now standard, and a few customers reported receiving their funds within one hour after request. One individual even got his cashout paid to his wallet in about 10 minutes! If Ignition, Bodog, and Bovada can keep this up going forward, they'll certainly remain at the head of our list of offshore poker payouts.

Ignition, Bodog, and Bovada have always had reliable payment processing for their valued clients. You can sleep easy in the knowledge that any money you have at these rooms is completely safe.

Read our reviews of the PaiWangLuo Network organizations: Ignition Casino (USA + AUS) | Bovada (USA) | Bodog (CAN + LATAM)

Winning Poker Network Payouts

Sites sharing this cashier include ACR Poker, BlackChip Poker, True Poker, and Ya Poker.

ProfRB.com REPORT SCORE 9.2 (+0.1 from last month)
Key Stat: WPN withdrawals remain well under stated times for almost all processors.
Key Fact: Trails only Ignition in US-facing player traffic and is 9th worldwide.

Though the Winning Network suffered a couple of blows recently, including the demise of the third-party PokerHost skin and the network's closure to Australians, cashier functions have been unaffected by these developments. In fact, they seem to have improved a bit with most customers seeing same-day payouts of their withdrawals via Bitcoin, and other crypto coins have similarly fast payment speeds.

All of the network-owned skins on the WPN provide the same excellent cashier functions, so you'll be in good hands no matter which of them you play at.

Read our pages on the WPN sites: ACR Poker | BlackChip Poker | True Poker | Ya Poker (non-US)

Chico Poker Network Payouts

The sites housed on this network are Sportsbetting.ag, TigerGaming, and BetOnline.

Chart of Chico Network Withdrawal Options

ProfRB.com REPORT SCORE: 9.2 (+0.1 from last month)
Key Stat: BetOnline’s ~24 hour Bitcoin turnaround shows strength of withdrawal abilities.
Key Fact: Firmly seated in 3rd in terms of player traffic for US friendly poker sites.

A couple of user reports in the month of August confirm that the Chico Poker Network is successfully discharging its duties to pay out winners in a timely way. Same-day payouts are what players have come to expect here, and this is just what they're getting without any hassle or fuss.

The three Chico brands, Sportsbetting.ag, TigerGaming, and BetOnline, serve residents of the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and many other countries.

Read our poker room reviews for the Chico Network: Sportsbetting.ag | TigerGaming (non-US) | BetOnline

Horizon Poker Network Payouts

Sites sharing this cashier include Intertops and Juicy Stakes.

Horizon Network Payout Times September 2018

ProfRB.com REPORT SCORE: 8.7 (-0.1 from last month)
Key Stat: Intertops provides extra value in the form of rakeback, money-added tournaments, and casino promos.
Key Fact: Intertops has been a trusted name in gaming for over 30 years.

Intertops has been a highly rated online bookie for decades, and its reputation for no-nonsense payments is a key component of this. However, we can't help but notice that the company is slipping behind the competition in this department. While three-day withdrawals would have been pretty good for an offshore gaming site five years ago, the fact that same-day payouts are becoming routine means that Intertops may have to step up its game to remain on par with its rivals.

Intertops has done right by its users for more than three decades, and it now lends its stellar reputation to the Horizon Network as a whole.

Read our reviews of the Horizon Poker sites: Intertops | Juicy Stakes

Grand Poker Network Payouts

Sites sharing this cashier include 5Dimes, Grand Poker, Island Casino, and Sportbet.

ProfRB.com REPORT SCORE: 8.0 (EVEN from last month)
Key Stat: Opened for business in November of 2014.
Key Fact: Grand Poker is owned by the 5Dimes Group.

Information from actual users about Grand Poker Network cashout times is pretty hard to come by because of the small size of this operation. Nevertheless, we have no reason to suspect that there are any delays or payout failures. If there were, we would probably have heard about them by now.

You can enjoy poker, sports betting, casino games, and lottery gambling with the honorable operators on the Grand Poker Network.

Read our Grand Poker Network review for more details.

Nitrogen Sports Payouts

Nitrogen Sports is a standalone site that includes poker, sports-betting, and casino games.

Nitrogen Sports Cashout Times September 2018

ProfRB.com REPORT SCORE: 7.8 (EVEN from last month)
Key Stat: Bitcoin-only online poker site has very fast payouts.
Key Fact: Nitrogen is one of the few sites to offer Bitcoin-only poker to all 50 US states.

Nitrogen is perhaps the most popular Bitcoin sports betting service, and it also hosts a poker room where all tables are denominated in fractions of this digital crypto-currency. It's rare for withdrawals to take even as long as 24 hours here.

You can get free bets and mBTC credits applied to your account with the rewards program at the Nitrogen Sports poker room.

Browse through our Nitrogen Sports Poker review to learn more.

SwCPoker Payouts

SwCPoker is a completely independent Bitcoin poker site that doesn't share its cashier with any other party.

ProfRB.com REPORT SCORE: 7.2 (EVEN from last month)
Key Stat: Offers one of the quickest turnarounds from payout request to receiving.
Key Fact: SWC Poker is one of the originators of using Bitcoin-only denominations in their games.

SwcPoker is the home of quick, no-fee Bitcoin same-day payouts. We've heard that a new software platform is in the offing at this BTC-friendly poker room, and we can't wait to see what it looks like.

Although player volume is low, SwC is an excellent cardroom if you like “other” types of poker, like HORSE, Limit Omaha 8, Open Face Chinese, et cetera.

Take a look at our review of SwCPoker for further info.

AVOID THESE NETWORKS

Merge Gaming Network

ProfRB.com REPORT SCORE: N/A
Key Stat: Player traffic has dropped to less than 100 players on average per week.
Key Fact: Carbon Poker offers no incentives and bans winning accounts on their poker site.

Carbon Poker is a site that used to be the king of USA online poker, but we now caution our readers to avoid it. It has an unenviable history of making questionable decisions that are detrimental to the player community, including booting winning players from its site, cutting back drastically on promotions, and even charging a fee on every additional withdrawal beyond one in a year.

That is correct, they only offer one free withdrawal per year and after that charge 5% of the amount of your withdrawal, even for crypto-currency withdrawals which cost less than a penny! For example, if you were to initiate a maximum withdrawal for $2,500 (yes they have low withdrawal limits relative to other gambling sites), the site would charge fully $125 for the withdrawal and you would receive $2,375 only. A Bitcoin withdrawal like this would cost less than one dollar to process, even if ramping up the fees in order to garner the highest processing priority. We suppose that Merge Gaming Network just keeps the remaining $124 and change as profit from your winnings. We don't agree with that behavior and this is yet another reason that we do not recommend Carbon Gaming, Players Only, Sportsbook.com, or any of the companies operated by "Domain Holdings," formerly Jazette Enterprises.

For the moment, users are getting their money but with delays and annoying surcharges. Recently, the company reduced the Bitcoin withdrawal limit from $5,000 to just $2,500. Moreover, forum posts indicate that Carbon has stopped accepting new signups, raising concerns about whether or not it will remain a going concern.

We strongly encourage you to play at any of the other online poker rooms listed above and keep away from the Merge Gaming Network. Seriously, play anywhere else other than Carbon Poker, PlayersOnly, Sportsbook.com, and Superbook.

Global Poker

ProfRB.com REPORT SCORE: 7.4 (-0.3 from last month)
Key Stat: Global Poker works with only one payout channel, WorldPay.
Key Fact: There's no deposit bonus offer at Global and a lack of other promos.

Global Poker used to support PayPal deposits and withdrawals, which no other reputable gaming operator does for U.S. players. These transactions were fairly speedy with same-day payouts commonplace. However, in June 2018, the firm decided to switch processors to Worldpay for both deposits and withdrawals. Many users had deposited through PayPal because this was the channel that they were most familiar with, and they are now unable to use it for withdrawals. The Worldpay cashouts are processed via bank transfer, which is a big issue for those without bank accounts or who don't wish to commingle their online poker funds with their other finances. Some U.S. customers have stated that they've had to wait up to two weeks to get their cash while Canadians sometimes have to wait a month or more!

Global hasn't exactly made the reasons for this switchover public. However, we have long had our doubts about the sustainability of Global's business model, which we go over in our Global Poker Review. It's very likely that PayPal got wind of what was going on at this company – that is, real money gaming in all but name – and opted to pull the plug. Even before Global stopped doing business with PayPal, there were signs that something was not right with this site. In January, we covered an incident involving a player waiting more than six months to receive his $50,000 cashout. The way the firm handled the recent woes related to the Rattlesnake Open series have also left us wary. For the past year or more, Global has been exposing users' personal documentation on the web for all to see, and this security vulnerability was only discovered in June.

The long-term viability of Global Poker is not really known for sure, so we recommend that you take a pass on Global Poker if you value the safety of your funds.

How do we source this data?

We rely on the input of hundreds of regular players like you! The public and auditable submissions of recreational and professional players left on forums and in our comments sections is how we compile the most accurate picture of the payouts situation for online poker fans in the United States, Canada, Australia, and many other parts of the world. If you'd like to tell us how quickly (or slowly) you received your recent cashout, then you can do so on any of these public forums:

Bodog/Bovada/Ignition Official Payout Thread on Twoplustwo
Unofficial Chico Network (Sportsbetting, Tiger, BetOnline) Thread on Twoplustwo
Official WPN (ACR Poker, BlackChip, etc.) Payout Thread on Twoplustwo
Official Intertops Poker Support + Promos Thread on Twoplustwo
Juicy Stakes ex-Official Thread on Twoplustwo
5Dimes and Grand Network Thread on Twoplustwo
SwC Poker Thread on Twoplustwo
Carbon Payout Thread on Twoplustwo
Reddit Online Poker Subreddit
Global Poker Withdrawals at Twoplustwo
Nitrogen Sports Poker Cashouts at Bitcointalk.org
SwCPoker Thread at Bitcointalk forums

When reporting on your withdrawal success (or lack thereof), please include the following information:

The site
The amount requested
The payment method you selected
The date requested (including time of day if possible)
The date you received the money (including time of day if possible)

An example would look something like this:

Bovada
$1,000
Bitcoin Cash
Req: April 15th, 2017 @ 10pm
Rec: April 16th, 2017, @ 11am

Or this real world report from 2+2 forums:

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Online Poker Payouts FAQ

What counts as a fast withdrawal?

For offshore markets, cashout speeds in the one- to two-week range used to be considered quite good. However, the advent of crypto-currency has meant that this can be cut down to two days or less in most cases. Some reputable internet gambling firms are even able to achieve same-day payouts. If you're wedded to traditional means of payment, though, then you won't benefit from these rapid timeframes and will instead have to wait probably a couple of weeks or even longer.

What do I need to do to get a payout from an online gambling site?

In most cases, you'll have to complete identity verification before a real money internet gaming site will send you a payment. This usually involves submitting a copy of a form of identification as well as a recent utility bill or other proof of address. The reason sites request this information is because they must adhere to Know Your Customer and anti-money laundering laws. Once your account is verified, you won't have to go through this hassle again because the company will retain your documents and therefore won't have to request them again.

What are the fees for online poker withdrawals?

Each internet poker room has its own fee schedule ranging from free cashouts to perhaps $50 or even more for some niche payment processors. All of the sites publicly publish their withdrawal fee charts, and we have also compiled this information above in our monthly report. Almost every legitimate operator gives you an option for fee-free payouts although they may be limited by frequency and payment channel. Note that withdrawals through certain bank-related methods (checks, bank wires, et cetera) may incur additional charges levied by financial institutions that are beyond the control of the gaming company.

Can I cash out whenever I want?

In most cases, you're free to request the payment of your funds at any time that you wish. However, there are some important caveats. You usually must complete identity verification, and in addition, there may be playthrough requirements depending on the size of your last deposit. The amount of this rollover varies from site to site, but it generally tends to be around 10% of the deposited amount. If you're a real poker player, it's highly likely that you'll satisfy these obligations simply through your normal play, and you'll have nothing to worry about. These rules are in place to prevent the sites from incurring significant expenses by processing payouts for users who frequently move their money around without playing much.

What can I do to speed up my cashout?

If you're keen on obtaining your money as rapidly as possible, perhaps from a same-day payout casino for U.S. players, then we advise you to complete any identity verification in advance of the time when you intend to submit your withdrawal. Furthermore, we believe that it's best to transact in crypto-currency so that you won't have to wait for the postal service to deliver your check or for the molasses-paced vagaries of bank wires.

How do I start using crypto-currency?

It can be a challenge to get involved in digital currencies because there is a fair amount of work to do to set up your wallet and exchange accounts. Fortunately, we've prepared guides for some of the most popular crypto coins in existence. Check them out here: Bitcoin Gambling Guide | Guide to Ethereum Gaming | Gamble Online With Bitcoin Cash