Maestro

Maestro is an international debit card which is owned by the MasterCard company. Because Maestro is a debit card, that means it is linked to the cardholder’s banking account. Once an account has been set up, many banks will give the customers a plastic debit card with the Maestro logo. The card is used in electronic transactions simply by swiping the card and putting in a PIN number which is usually 4 to 6 numbers. It can also be used to make online or over the phone purchases (called Card Not Present transactions). A pin number is not requested during CNP transactions. The benefits of having a Maestro debit card are many. First of all, the Maestro card is one of the most widely accepted cards throughout the world for electronic money transactions. In EU countries, the Maestro Card is considered the premier brand on debit card. Holders of a Maestro card will not have troubles making transactions in over 100 countries and will also be able to make many online purchases with the card. Aside from being so widely accepted, the Maestro card is beneficial because of its high security features. The physical card has many properties for enhanced security such as embossed numbers that are partially covered by a hologram, a signature panel that shows when it has been tampered with, and a special Holomag which is a combination of a magnetic code and a hologram which protects against a card being counterfeited. For CNP transactions where the PIN number is not given, the Maestro card has a SecureCode feature. This is a special code which only the issuing bank and the card’s holder knows.

Online casino gamblers will be happy to know that the Maestro card is accepted in almost all major casinos for deposits. There are even man casinos which will also issue withdrawals back onto the Maestro card account which means that your casino banking is made very easy. Another large benefit for online gamers using a Maestro card is that it is a debit card. That means that it is prepaid and you can only spend the money which is already in your account plus a small amount overdraft which most issuing banks allow. That means you do not run the risk of going over your budget or going into debt. The biggest problem with the Maestro card when it comes to casino banking is that the card is often rejected. This is a problem with all credit and debit cards when used as payment for online gambling. Many of them are set up to automatically reject payments which are for such gambling establishments, even if there is money in the account. If your favorite casino is not able to accept your Maestro card as a form of payment, you may want to use a form of ebanking instead. You can load funds from your Maestro card into the ebanking account and then make deposits into your casino banking account.