Maestro Poker Payments is the first of a series of articles looking at specific payment options for your poker account.  Making payments to poker rooms with Maestro cards is easy and secure.

Maestro is the debit card from MasterCard. It provides PIN-based, direct cash access from your bank account at home as well as abroad.  Maestro allows you to pay with the highest level of convenience and security, and is backed by MasterCard International.  So this card allows you to make payments to certain card rooms.

Poker rooms are beginning to take this payment form more seriously.  It is particularly popular in the Eurozone and has great safety features to protect your money as it is backed by Mastercard.  This means that you have a secure code that backs up your transaction to keep it really safe.  So being a poker maestro isn't just music to your ears its peace of mind.

These banks give you maestro as standard:-

• Adam & Co
• Bank of Ireland
• The British Bank of the Middle East
• Clydesdale Bank
• Coutts & Co.
• First Direct
• HSBC Bank
• HSBC Investment Bank plc
• HSBC Private Bank (UK) Limited
• Isle of Man Bank
• NatWest Bank
• Northern Bank
• Royal Bank of Scotland Group
• Yorkshire Bank
• Ulster Bank
• Whiteaway Laidlaw Bank

Card Rooms Accepting Maestro Poker Payments

William Hill takes Maestro and has some great tournaments on offer

PokerStars This is the home of Poker and they take Maestro poker payments and little fish!

CD Poker Up to $500 bonus with first time deposits

Bodog take Maestro poker payments

Full Tilt A new look to this established card room and a lower minimum deposit

PKR Bonus Code 'pokershark' don't forget it when you pay and play with Maestro 

Bwin If you watch European Footie then you know these guys are a big deal

Pacific Poker 888.com Maestro payments are a go go!

Circus Poker These guys offer debit card payments

Paddy Power Poker The payment system with Paddy is flawless and Maestro is a great payment option across the board