App users: To make a deposit, login to your account, select the Real Money tab in the lobby, then tap on the 'Deposit' button. Next, tap on the 'Mobile Payment' button and follow the on-screen instructions. Web users: To make a deposit, login to your account and click the 'Deposit' button.
On April 15, 2011, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York seized and shut down Pokerstars and several of its competitors' sites, alleging that the sites were violating federal bank fraud and money laundering laws.