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Avoiding the hassle of depositing at online sportsbooks

Are you one of those guys that runs down to their local Western Union to send funds to your offshore sportsbook? Do you go to the bank, get a cashier's check and have your cash Fed Ex'd overnight?

If so, stop the insanity! There's an easier way to go about transferring funds to your online sportsbook!

While most sports bettors think that online sportsbooks don't accept credit cards for deposits anymore, just the opposite is true. We'll admit that MOST don't, however, there are a handful that do and their good books as well. Let's take a look at a few of them:

Sportsbetting - One of the best online sports bookies at processing both Visa and Mastercards for deposit. Whether making sports bets in their full service sportsbook, betting on horses in their racebook that offers you betting at over 90 racetracks around the world, playing poker in their high traffic pokerroom or laying down some late night casino action, they have everything you could possibly want in an online gambling establishment.

5 Dimes - For most sportsbooks we usually report what they have. When it comes to 5Dimes all we can say is what don't they have? If you can think of a certain type of wagering, they have it! And many at reduced odds! No waiting around for lines to come up in the morning. This bookie offers overnight lines and is almost always one of the first to offer odds on most wagering events. Generous bonuses, fast payouts and a huge betting menu is what you'll find at 5Dimes, one of the web's oldest and most trusted sportsbooks.

Sportbet - One of the web's oldest online sports books offers you one of the best deals to be found anywhere. Simply deposit using their e-checks option, wait up to 6 days for your echeck to clear and you will receive a 50% bonus on your deposit up to $500! This isn't the only bonus you receive for playing here though! Sportbet offers reduced juice and a free 1/2 point day as well! Surely a must have in your sports betting arsenal!

Bodog - HUGE sportsbook that offers sports betting, poker, horse wagering and casino gambling. Offers initial bonus of 10% as well as 10% on re-loads! Their underdog lines are very liberal as well.

Sportsbook - Offers an instant 10% bonus on your first deposit and are very efficient at getting credit cards to process for deposits.

BetUS - If your looking for bigger bonuses and tons of special promos, this book is for you.

Pinnacle - Home of the reduced odds betting. The best book on the web bar none. Lay -105 on football and basketball instead of the traditional -110 odds.

Don't have a credit card? No sweat! Technology now allows us to use our checking accounts to transfer funds to our sportsbook accounts. This option has been around awhile but things have changed. Unlike the old days when it'd take 3-5 days for the transfer to go through and the funds to show up in your wagering account, now it's done INSTANTLY and you even get a 10% bonus to boot! The best sportsbooks that accept instant online check transfers are:

Bookmark this page for the next time your ready to reload your betting account. Dealing with Western Union and Bank Wires/Checks is a pain in the balls. Take it easy on yourself and use our recommended sports books list to use your credit card or checking account to get it done.

Good luck with your bets!