How to Open and Set Up Your Skrill or NETELLER Account

Opening a betting wallet takes about ten minutes. Configuring it correctly takes one more - and that single minute determines what every future deposit costs you. This guide covers both, plus the one thing most people get wrong before they even reach the registration form: where to click first.

When you open your account using the buttons on our Skrill or NETELLER pages, your new account is registered with Oddspaper as your introducing partner - think of it as a referral marked on the account, set once, at registration.

It costs you nothing. Same official website, same wallet, same fees, same limits as signing up directly. The wallet provider simply knows we introduced you - and any partner conditions we offer apply only to accounts opened this way. An account opened directly at the wallet’s homepage cannot be connected to us afterwards.

Three rules make the connection stick:

Always start from the button on our site - not by typing the wallet’s address yourself. The connection is made by the click, and only by the click.
Finish the registration in the same sitting. Interrupted? No problem - return to our page and click the button again before registering.
One device, one browser, start to finish. Reading on your phone but registering on your laptop breaks the connection - open this site on the laptop and click there instead.

Before you start - have these ready

A government ID (passport or ID card), proof of address (utility bill or bank statement from the last 3 months), and your phone. Verification is a one-time process - having documents ready turns it from a chore into a formality.

Step 1 - Choose your wallet

Skrill and NETELLER are sister products under Paysafe with near-identical bookmaker coverage. No strong preference? Our comparison guide settles it in two minutes. Rule of thumb: check which wallet’s prepaid card is available in your country and make that your primary.

Step 2 - Register (and the setting that matters most)

Open the Skrill guide or NETELLER guide and click the account button. You’ll land on the provider’s official website - registration asks for your name, email, country and currency.

The currency choice is the most important decision in the whole process: set your wallet currency to match the currency of the bookmakers you plan to use. A EUR wallet feeding EUR bookmakers converts nothing and pays no FX fees - ever. This is the most expensive setting to get wrong and the cheapest to get right.

Step 3 - Verify immediately

Upload your ID and proof of address when prompted - don’t postpone it to your first withdrawal. Unverified accounts hit limits fast, and nothing is more frustrating than winnings waiting on a document upload. Verification typically completes within hours.

Step 4 - Fund the wallet

Bank transfer is usually the cheapest route in; cards are instant but often carry a higher deposit fee. Fund in planned amounts rather than impulse top-ups mid-session - fewer transactions, fewer fees, better bankroll discipline.

Step 5 - Deposit at your bookmaker

At the cashier: select Skrill or NETELLER, enter the amount, confirm - the deposit is instant. Withdrawals return to the same wallet, since most bookmakers require withdrawing to your deposit method. That makes the wallet a clean closed loop: money in from the wallet, money out to the wallet, touching your bank only when it’s leaving betting entirely. Every unnecessary exit-and-return cycle pays fees twice.

Step 6 - Optimize (one extra minute)

Run your expected monthly volume through the VIP calculator - it projects your tier position and shows what volume unlocks lower fees and higher limits. Then follow the six-rule playbook on the same page. Ten minutes of setup, applied to every deposit you ever make.

Common questions

Do I pay more by signing up through you? No. Same wallet, same official prices. Our commission comes from the wallet provider, never from you.

Am I registering on the real Skrill or NETELLER site? Yes - the button takes you to the provider’s official website. We never see or handle your registration details, documents or money.

Is my money safe? Both wallets are operated by Paysafe, a major publicly listed payments group, regulated as e-money institutions - customer balances are safeguarded separately from company funds.

Can I have both wallets? Yes, and high-volume bettors often do. But concentrate your volume in one first: VIP status compounds, and splitting volume means reaching tier in neither.

I already registered directly - can I connect my account now? An existing account cannot simply be re-linked. Contact us through the site - depending on the account’s status there are sometimes options, and we’ll tell you honestly whether yours qualifies.

18+. Betting involves risk - never bet more than you can afford to lose. Fees and terms are set by the wallet providers and change over time; verify current conditions on the official site. Our responsible gambling page is always one click away.