[The Inevitable]

What's the best way to transfer money with no hassles? A direct sportsbook to bank transfer? Or using one of these middlemen like Ewallet or moneybookers? (U.S. players)

If you could recommend a bank or middle site, that would be cool too.

[bookie]

There's no hassle free way. The best way is to go to your bank and send a wire to a book who has transfer arrangements with other books. Get from them in writing any rollover requirements, and you can even bargain on an initial deposit for them to do a free transfer for part of it. Sending a wire will be a hassle the first time, but it's safe and cheap and once you work through it you'll be funded offshore and can focus on winning and getting withdrawals.

[The Inevitable]

Do you have any experience with these sites like moneybookers?

[Hoja Verdes]

My opinion: get the wire form from your bank and get the book to fill it out for you. If not, be sure u use a good teller w experience, I've had some kids fresh outta college screw them up before.

[Joe Dogs]

I went to my bank to inquire about using a wire.....I asked if I could send a wire by phone...The rep told me this was only possible if I owned a business,I must go to the bank to send the wire.Then the rep tells me"It would probably be a good Idea
to call ahead ,only two people in the bank know how to send bank wires"....Im now looking into ***************

[The Inevitable]

Oh shit, well there goes that idea/method. I'm just looking for something fast, easy, and hassle free. But bookie is saying, there is no hassle free options.

[FourLengthsClear]

You cannot use Moneybookers to send money to a sportsbook if you are in the US.

[Mastertvtech]

I have found that **/** is the safest. Most books will reimburse the fees and there is less paper trail. I have also had a bad experience where a book charged my CC as a cash advance (even though I asked up front and was told that would not happen), which is at a huge interest rate and cannot be paid off until the balance of the CC is zero.

[maxvalue1]

good topic...thanks for everyones input

[RickySteve]

I have found that **/** is the safest. Most books will reimburse the fees and there is less paper trail. I have also had a bad experience where a book charged my CC as a cash advance (even though I asked up front and was told that would not happen), which is at a huge interest rate and cannot be paid off until the balance of the CC is zero.

No disrespect but you shouldn't be gambling if you can't pay off your charge balances in full.

[Joe Dogs]

Oh shit, well there goes that idea/method. I'm just looking for something fast, easy, and hassle free. But bookie is saying, there is no hassle free options.

You might want to look into instant deposite....This transfer can be done on line.
Ive never used it before,but from what I hear you can have your account credited in a couple of days.
Once your set up, withdrawals can be made the same way.
For peace of mind I would open a separate account just for these transactions.

[bookie]

Oh shit, well there goes that idea/method. I'm just looking for something fast, easy, and hassle free. But bookie is saying, there is no hassle free options.

I did say that...and for sure that's true if you just want to put a small amount offshore to make a couple of bets. But if you're going to put your bankroll offshore it's not that big a deal. You can't do it with a few clicks, and it will involve you talking to a lady across the desk at a bank giving her a little story about why you want to send the wire, and it may involve having them fax the form to MB so they can fill it out, and I know that all sounds like a hassle, but it's really just a couple of hours and maybe a couple of trips to the bank, and you're set for the year.

And after a 1X rollover, you can transfer funds from MB to their decent list of partner books with just a couple of clicks and an email--truly hassle free.