Moneybookers- Pounds or Dollars?

[Newguyintown]

Assuming youre starting in pounds, what is most advisable- to convert pounds to dollars for the MB account so you can put $ into sportsbooks, pokerrooms etc......or is it better to leave it in pounds and then convert as needed? I would think dealing in dollars is best for the most part but I'm not even sure the options.....anyone with any advice here?


NG

[Ortho]

My life is in £ and my NT/MB/gambling accounts are all in dollars. For me, it has been the obvious best way to do things for a number of years. I only have to exchange at one of my books, and that book even then wires £'s straight to my £ account so I only get hit one way. The vast, vast majority of what I do is in $.

[citlec]

If you are a VIP customer then you can have 2 accounts with different currencies.

[bad_ass]

My moneybooker is in USD Dollar, so no problem for me as I get use to it, but if in pound... I had a difficult time calculate the rate

[Mudcat]

I replied over at IBIG.

[juuso]

I prefer to have my own currency MB account due to fluctuation of $ value. Not sure about Pounds, but at least Euro is well supported in most books and in European poker rooms.

[shipitkthx]

Assuming youre starting in pounds, what is most advisable- to convert pounds to dollars for the MB account so you can put $ into sportsbooks, pokerrooms etc......or is it better to leave it in pounds and then convert as needed? I would think dealing in dollars is best for the most part but I'm not even sure the options.....anyone with any advice here?


NG

Moneybookers charges vig anytime you convert currencies, even between your own 2 accounts if you are VIP. If you plan on moving money around between books frequently I would use the currency that the majority of your books take. In other words...if all the books you want to use take USD, use USD.