"ACH" is short for "Automated Clearing House," a system for the electronic transfer of funds between individuals, organizations or businesses (including online casinos), United States government bodies, and banks. The system is run by the National Automated Clearing House Association (www.NACHA.org), an organization based in Herndon, Virginia. When you select ACH as your option for transferring funds to an online casino, your transaction occurs under the strict controls established by the NACHA, which controls many billions of transactions each year in values that total tens of trillions of United States dollars. These transactions include not only large business-to-business payments but also any direct deposits you as an individual might make of payroll checks to an Internet debit account, or any e-checks you might initiate to fund-or withdraw funds from-a debit account or an online casino. In all such transactions, your money and your privacy are protected by strict government regulations. NACHA rules also include provisions that give you the right to re-credit your account if an error or an unauthorized transaction might occur.

ACH highlights:

• Signing up: There's no need to sign up or open an account. ACH is a regulatory organization that automatically oversees all electronic funds transfers in the banking systems of the United States.
• Using ACH: When you choose to transfer funds via automatic direct electronic deposit of your payroll checks or via e-checks, directly from your U.S. bank account or via an online debit account with a company that is part of the ACH network, your transaction is automatically governed by the systems and rules established by the National Automatic Clearing House Association (www.NACHA.org).
• Security: All organizations and businesses that are members of NACHA are governed by strict operating rules and business practices for electronic payments including such areas as Internet commerce, electronic bill payments, e-checks, and international payments.