Skrill Casinos

What is Skrill?

Skrill is an electronic payment service and in the case of casino players it works by providing you with a personal online bank account, in the form of an eWallet, and this can then be uploaded with money and then, rather than putting your bank details into online casinos, you can use your Skrill account to make e-payments.

Once you have opened your Skrill account you need to upload funds to the account to be able to use it for payments and regular methods for funding Skrill accounts include credit card, conventional bank transfers and even moving money from a different eWallet into your new account here. The big benefit of using this particular payment method is that it is instant and also all transactions are anonymous, with sophisticated encryption software ensuring all payments are kept safe. This company has also teamed up with MasterCard so it is possible to request a physical payment card too.

The History of Skrill

When it was founded in 2001, Skrill was known as Moneybookers and the domain in this name was registered in that same year. By June 2001 Moneybookers Limited had been incorporated in the UK and the website and their innovative payment system was launched in 2002. In the first two years of operation nearly 2 million users signed up and things were off to a flying start.

In 2007 Moneybookers found themselves bought up by Investcorp Technology Partners who put efforts into improving the company and were able to sell it on in 2009, for a considerably higher price than it was bought for.

In February 2010 Moneybookers was ranked as the fastest growing private equity backed company in the UK, based on profits alone, and in September 2011 the company rebranded and relaunched as Skrill. The company has changed hands against since and was bought by CVC Capital Partners in 2013.

The company has seen many developments in its time and leading the market in online gaming it was approved by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, making it the only sanctions eWallet for internet gambling in the American state.

Their real growth in the market was further asserted when they bought rival company UKash in 2015.

Making a Casino Deposit with Skrill

Depositing with this payment method is really straight forward, provided you have your account all setup and ready to go. All you need to do is visit the Deposit page of your casino opt for the Skrill payment method and then you will simply need to provide your account email address and the amount you want to deposit; in the currency you want to deposit it in. The money will land instantly in your casino account and you will be ready start playing.

Explore the casinos currently offering this payment method below.