European Online Poker Rooms

We have reviewed all of the online poker sites that accept players from Europe, and rated them based on their traffic, support, software, and competition. Here are our picks for the best European poker sites:

Online Poker in Europe

In most countries in Europe, poker is perfectly legal and accepted. In fact, every major country in Europe allows their citizens to play online poker with no problem at all (Italy banned poker a few years back, but now it is legal and regulated in their country).

If you are a poker player in Europe, your first task will be picking a poker site. After that, it's time to deposit - luckily we have tons of information on poker deposit options:

EC Taxation

The European Commission is a governing body that presides over international transactions in Europe. The purpose of the European Commission (EC) is to ensure fairness of international trade, and also to collect taxes on international transactions. Some poker sites are subject to EC taxation, which hurts player's bottom line because of double taxation (players are taxed by both their home country and the European Commission).

Fortunately, each of the European poker sites listed above are exempt from EC taxation due to their gaming licenses and physical location. Most players still have to pay taxes to their country's government, but it is nice to avoid the double taxation.

Language at European Poker Sites

Since many players in Europe speak different languages, it can be hard to find a poker room that offers software in your native tongue. Each of the European poker rooms above offer plenty of language variations at their website, their poker lobby, and at their poker tables. Some common languages that are offered include English, Spanish, French, Italian, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, German, and more.

At the tables players are usually required to chat in English (or not chat at all), because collusion could be occurring if players are speaking in a language that the poker room's managers cannot understand.

Euro Currency

Many European poker players like to deposit and play with Euros instead of Pounds or Dollars. Each of the poker sites on our list above accept Euro deposits, and will send you withdrawals in the Euro currency. This helps you save money on currency conversions, and also makes it easier to understand how much money you are playing with.

European Deposit Options

Here are some of the most common European poker deposit options:

Credit Cards

Credit cards are always the simplest way to deposit at a European poker site - it's an instant transaction with no fees attached, and you don't have to open any new accounts. Most poker sites in Europe accept both Visa and MasterCard for deposits - American Express isn't as widely accepted. Learn more about credit card poker deposits.

eChecks

eChecks are another option for depositing at European poker sites. To use an eCheck, you provide the poker room with your bank information including the bank's routing number and your account number, and then decide how much to deposit. The money will instantly be deducted from your checking account and show up in your poker account.

eWallets

eWallets are another wildly popular form of deposit for European poker players. There are a bunch of eWallet options, such as Click2Pay, eWalletXpress, and Moneybookers, and they all essentially work the same.

Players create an account at the eWallet's site, then link either their checking account or credit card to the eWallet account. From there, they use the eWallet to deposit at the online poker site, and the eWallet automatically takes the funds from either the bank account or credit card account.

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