What is Account Currency?

The account currency is the currency a player's balance is held and displayed in. It is normally chosen once during registration, and at many operators it cannot be changed afterwards — closing the account and opening a new one is the only route, which is why it deserves more attention than a sign-up form usually gives it. Its practical effect is on conversion. If deposits arrive in a different currency from the account, a conversion happens on the way in and again on the way out, and each conversion carries a rate set by whoever performs it. Two conversions do not cancel out, so a balance can return smaller than it left even after a session that broke even. Some operators offer a wide list of currencies, others only the ones their licence covers. Holding the account in the same currency you fund it with removes the conversion entirely, which is the simplest way to make the cost of playing legible.