Electronic checks keep on gaining popularity as one of the easiest funding methods for US poker players, however, ePassporte decision of not taking anymore online gambling transfers coming from U.S players have created a huge demand on easy and reliable deposit methods among U.S players due the large amount of poker rooms have used ePassporte services over after Neteller decided to leave the US online poker market. Cake Poker and some other online poker sites informed their customers that ePassporte would no longer be servicing U.S players; the good news is that major online poker sites have had time enough to put into operation an equal solution.  During the last months, several online poker sites including Poker Stars and FullTilt.com have found a new alternative to provide their customers with the same fast and consistent service that have always characterized them. Poker Echeck is an excellent substitute for Epassporte, players just need to have an active checking account to start using Instant Poker Echeck.

Poker Echecks is as quick as other deposit methods and the funds are instantly deposited for playing, also, transferring funds with Poker Echeck is easier than with ePassporte. But there are other differences between the two deposit options. ePassporte charges fees for depositing and withdrawing and the deposits normally took about 2 days for verification. During that delay ePassporte deposits are not usually available until they clear. Poker Echecks charges no fees to the depositor and all funds are immediately available for play, all what players need to do is provide their routing number and account number to their preferred online poker room and submit the transaction.