Western Union Casinos

What is Western Union?

This payment service pride themselves on offering ‘money in minutes’ internationally and it is mainly used as a service between people in different countries. It offers three main methods of making payments, although only one is really relevant to the online casino market.

Through this payment method you can make payments in cash, in person through a Western Union agent and you can also make payments over the telephone, although this depends where on the world you are based and where you are sending money. From the perspective of online casino customers, you will be using this payment method via the internet. To do this you have to create a Western Union account which takes a few short moments and then you can use your account to pay cash into and then use this cash to fund your casino account.

There is also a physical MasterCard linked to this payment method, which is pre-paid and means you can utilise the money in this account like any other bank account or credit card facility.

The History of Western Union

As mentioned this is a payment method with a seriously long history. It was founded in 1851 when two men, Sibley and Cornell, separately established telegraph companies in the US. They began life as competitors but soon realised the benefits of combining their efforts and in 1855 they joined forces. In 1871 the company introduced its first money transfer service and this is the service which has brought the company the most success and far overtaken their telegraphs.

The company has grown in strength over the years, discontinuing its telegraph services in 2006 and from 2009 onwards they made a series of acquisitions which has seen the company grow even further and they have introduced mobile transfers through their app.

Making a Casino Deposit with Western Union

It is a little tricky to make this kind of deposit into your casino account when you’re attempting to set the payment method up but when it’s done it’s worth it. It is a very safe payment method and if you are already a user then you know what to expect.

At most casinos you will need to contact the customer support team directly to discuss the information you need to swap to be able to carry out the Western Union transfer. Once the player gives the details to the payment service then needs to tell the casino what the Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN) is so they can look out for it and connect up the cash with the right account.

This does seem like a drawn out process but if you are a fan of this payment method then you’ll already be quite familiar of what you need to do. You can view the casinos which offer Western Union payments below.