Don't suppose you can play using an ATM card?

[Zimbabwe Justice]

It's the only type of card I have.

[Korietsu]

It's the only type of card I have.

Is it a debit card or an ATM only card? If its debit, it works just like a credit card, otherwise the ATM card is only tied to the account and doesn't allow for any transactions other than ATM transactions.

[Sigi]

If your card is a Visa or Mastercard check card/debit card (aka has a nice Visa or Mastercard logo on it) you can use it. In fact, that's what I used for a couple of years

[Xanthe]

If your card is a Visa or Mastercard check card/debit card (aka has a nice Visa or Mastercard logo on it) you can use it. In fact, that's what I used for a couple of years

This is exactly how I've been paying for the last 4.5 years.

[Zimbabwe Justice]

Damn, I don't think I can use mine. :I It's just a WaMu ATM card...

[Kohan]

Buy a temporary Visa/MasterCard at any supermarket or sizeable drug store. Make sure it's for the exact amount you'll need (e.g., if you won't have any mules, it'll be $12.99). That should work fine.

[Eticket]

Damn, I don't think I can use mine. :I It's just a WaMu ATM card...

Ask them how you can make it a debit card. It's usually pretty easy to change/upgrade.

[Norellicus]

Please note, most bank cards are 'debit' cards. They just can't be utilized on the Visa/MC network. That's what that debit button on the pay-at-the-pump gas station is for, so it can go across the Interbanc network instead of Visa/MC.

If your card doesn't have a Visa/MC logo on it, check w/ your bank specifically on that subject; just stating you want a debit card doesn't always cut it.

If your bank doesn't offer one, you'll have to go with a reloadable/prepaid card; both Visa and MC have offerings of the sort. You'll just have to make sure you drop next month's payment onto the card at least a week ahead of time, they tend not to reflect balance changes very quickly.

[Omniyoji]

Damn, I don't think I can use mine. :I It's just a WaMu ATM card...

So is mine and it works. All you really need on that card is:

Mastercard/Visa logo
CVN number on back (usually 3 or 4 digits)
CreditCard # duh
expiry date

[Zimbabwe Justice]

I don't have the logos on my card.

[Raytheon]

Omniyoji has it exactly correct.

[Eticket]

Please note, most bank cards are 'debit' cards. They just can't be utilized on the Visa/MC network. That's what that debit button on the pay-at-the-pump gas station is for, so it can go across the Interbanc network instead of Visa/MC.

If your card doesn't have a Visa/MC logo on it, check w/ your bank specifically on that subject; just stating you want a debit card doesn't always cut it.

If your bank doesn't offer one, you'll have to go with a reloadable/prepaid card; both Visa and MC have offerings of the sort. You'll just have to make sure you drop next month's payment onto the card at least a week ahead of time, they tend not to reflect balance changes very quickly.

True. I use 'debit' too loosely. When I was with US Bank they considered it a 'debit' card if it was usable on the Visa/MC network. They referred to the earlier cards as just ATM cards. So I typically just defer to that terminology.

Regardless, at WAMU it should be pretty easy to get an upgraded card.

edit - Do you have a checking account or a savings account with them?

If it's just a savings account, they usually just issue a normal ATM card without credit card usage.

It looks like even their free basic checking account comes with a "Free Gold Debit MasterCard® with rewards" so if you don't have a checking account then look into opening one up. If you have a checking account and just a basic card, then call them or go to a branch.