Legitimate Online Casinos Accepting PayPal 2024

Yes, legitimate online casinos do accept PayPal, but only in a roundabout way via betting vouchers, account-to-account player transfers, and/or MatchPay.

Further, only a few operators currently employ the gambling voucher or transfer methods that facilitate this, while MatchPay is limited to Bovada members.

That said, we expect the majority of top-rated online casinos to accept voucher and transfer banking options going forward.   

Yes, it is!

However, you must be sure to use PayPal with vouchers and player transfers only at the sites that currently support them.

In addition, you should always buy and sell voucher codes using your legitimate casino site’s official member community page or forum.

If you buy or sell vouchers/transfers off-site, your online casino vendor cannot as easily mediate and guarantee the sale.

If you're a member at Bovada, we recommend using MatchPay instead of vouchers, as the process is largely the same but is more convenient, faster, and more secure. 

As long as you use PayPal only for official voucher sales or MatchPay transfers at trusted online casinos, you won’t have to worry about any PayPal scams.

That said, keep in mind that many sites don’t support vouchers or MatchPay, and unscrupulous individuals may attempt to sell new gamblers non-existent, fraudulent, or expired voucher codes.

(Of course, this would not be the fault of PayPal or your betting operator.)

To avoid such a headache, please always buy and sell vouchers and player transfers only through official site channels, or use MatchPay (Bovada only). 

When it comes to what betting sites accept PayPal, there aren’t too many to choose from just yet.

Currently, only Bovada Casino, Slots LV, and Café Casino allow for PayPal deposits and withdrawals.

And, as stated, they can only do this indirectly via the casino voucher or player transfer banking method. And, in the case of Bovada, the MatchPay platform is also employed.

Right now, Bovada, Slots LV, and Café Casino are the only trusted online gambling sites that use vouchers, player transfers, and/or MatchPay for mobile bet funding.

PayPal is an international person-to-person (P2P) instant-pay service, but it cannot be used to fund your account at overseas online casinos because of various banking regulations.

In America, the regulation in question is the UIGEA, which is a mechanism by which online gambling transactions to or from non-US-licensed casinos and gambling sites are blocked automatically.

This is the same reason why credit card deposits are sometimes declined when trying to top off your online casino bankroll.

Of course, these kinds of restrictions are targeted at banks, not individual players, and you are breaking no laws when using PayPal for online betting through the private voucher/transfer method or via MatchPay.

Betting vouchers work by allowing online casino players to buy and sell portions of their account balances among one another.

Because PayPal and other P2P apps have no restrictions on private money transfers between individuals, online casinos can allow players to withdraw their funds in special voucher codes, which they can then sell – using PayPal – to other site members.

Those members then deposit these purchased codes into their betting accounts, and the funds are moved by the site from the seller’s account to the buyer’s account.

It’s all 100% safe, secure, and legal.

At the legit online casinos that support vouchers (or MatchPay), you can usually use all the following P2P apps and eWallet platforms to privately send funds to fellow site members in exchange for their advertised account balances:

• PayPal
• Venmo
• Cash App
• Zelle
• Apple Pay
• Google Pay
• Samsung Pay

That’s a very good question, and we don’t have a good answer. Frankly, we think it’s just an oversight.

Because vouchers and player transfers are exactly the same thing and work the same way, it seems odd that vouchers have a $3000 transfer limit for deposits and withdrawals while player transfers have a $15,000 limit for the same.

But that’s the way it is for now, so our advice is simple:

If you want to deposit or withdraw $3000 or less, go with the voucher. If you want to deposit or withdraw more than that, the transfer is the answer!

PayPal does let customers cancel payments or reverse payments, but it’s a time-consuming and annoying process for everyone involved.

If you absolutely have to, you can, but this is only recommended in case your voucher seller or transfer seller has absconded with your funds. Otherwise, you should consider PayPal private transactions to be like cash trades.

This is why it’s imperative to trust your seller and only buy voucher codes from ads on official site channels or use MatchPay at Bovada LV. 

While this is a possibility, we’ve never heard of it happening before. That said, the contingency is something all responsible gamblers should be aware of.

The first safeguard, of course, is to only purchase voucher codes or player transfer codes from fellow site members who have posted their ads to official site forums or member communities.

As long as you do that, your site will be able to mediate the sale and can easily step in to make you whole should the seller neglect to send you your voucher code.

Sellers who fail to honor their voucher/transfer sale agreements risk account suspension, account termination, and account balance forfeiture.

To avoid the risk of this altogether, if you're a member at Bovada, it is highly recommended that you use MatchPay instead of vouchers or player transfers.