I'm headed out there soon so I'll be documenting what works and what doesn't work for this regulated market. Hopefully this will make it easier for other people who want to gamble online when visiting NJ.
You don't have to be in NJ to make an online poker/casino account and fund it. Obviously you have to be in the state when gambling.
I'm trying to get everything setup before I get there so that I can go straight to the games when arriving.
Making a Tropicana account was easy.
Depositing wasn't easy at first:
-My Visa credit card didn't go through.
-My Visa debit card didn't go through.
-7 Eleven PayNearMe didn't work (support then told me that PayNearMe only works inside the state of NJ).
I then used ACH to make a deposit. ACH is smooth and easy.
Lesson 1: Use ACH when depositing at Tropicana.