Online casinos offer an exciting and convenient way of gambling, that was never before available.

There are, however, a number of issues with money transfers when you live in the US.

The UIGEA, which essentially prohibits certain financial companies from processing certain types of transactions related to online gambling has caused much confusion due to its vague nature.

The result is that many of these financial companies such as banks or credit card companies block all transactions associated with online gambling.

Fortunately, there are a number of alternative methods of transferring money to your favorite online casino that are safe and perfectly legal.

A great way of transferring funds to your online casino account is using eChecks. These are the same as a regular check, but is meant for the online world. It's no different than writing a check, but doesn't require any trees to be cut down.

Contact your bank for details on how to write your own eChecks.

Another way of transferring funds is using direct bank transfers.

These aren't as accepted at online casinos as some of the other payment methods, but when they are, they are a great way for US players to deposit money into their accounts. A direct bank transfer requires a significantly longer period of time to be processed, but if you're still inclined on using this method, it's worth the wait.

The best option for US players is using a 3rd party to transfer the funds. These are services are very similar to PayPal in the sense that they are an eWallet service that makes sure that all of your personal information is kept between you and the service, without revealing your details to anyone else.

The more popular and widely accepted services include UseMyWallet, eWalletXpress and Moneybookers.

A great advantage to this method is the fact the some online casinos offer an extra bonus for users of this methods.

These are currently the easiest ways for US players to transfer money to an online casino, at least until legislation becomes more coherent.

There is nothing illegal about using these services so rest assured that no one will come after you!