Do online gamblers think about their privacy and anonymity?

[iv4n]

The answer on this question depends on your position, from the place where you live in. To not get too much into that, there are many people and different personalities, but for us ordinary people it's the same, what we care about is easy access, easy deposits and withdraws, and it's not a problem to do a KYC, problem is money transfer, at least it was a problem for me in early days, and even now with fiat I would have to go to the bank, to open special account for foreign currencies, to explain them every time where the money is coming from, to sign some papers... crazy things, I don't wish to get trough that! I like crypto for that, for me as a person who live in a third world country crypto opened a whole new world, and I am not leaving it, even if my government create some laws about it (for now there aren't any) I will hide, I will find a way!

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[Tipstar]

Every licensed gambling platform should abide by law when asked to. So, all of them may ask you to do a KYC and to prove your source.
There are both kind of people. One who don't care but they too would love the simplicity of come win and leave. If forced to, they would fill their KYC without any issue. The other group are careful about their privacy, they'd rather leave a small amount they exposing their identity. And there's the last group that uses gambling site to launder their wrongful earning, they are why KYC are made for. If found they could leave coins but won't reveal themselves.

[bitbunnny]

Well, I think that passionate gamblers don't think much about their privacy and anonimity, they are primarily focused on game, how to win and then withdraw the money.
But they should pay attention to their privacy and how their data are being collected and kept,. All legitimate online platforms are obliged by law and KYC is a must, also they need to protect your data but not all gamblers play in legitimate online casinos and there is a big risk of personal data abuse.

[stadus]

Obviously we do, we like privacy even in things that we normally do in life.
Online gambling in crypto provides privacy, you can make an account with an email only, no need for KYC information or to submit a document, which is different in fiat operated online gambling, and I think sooner, more gamblers will try to escape the fiat gambling and will gamble in crypto casinos.

[figmentofmyass]

If you look at the terms and conditions of most gambling sites (even crypto ones), you will find that almost all will have a clause that allows them to request identity verification from any user.

i don't think that applies at SwC Poker. i've never heard of anyone getting hit with KYC. this is what their terms say: https://swcpoker.eu/house-rules#require-dox

Do you require my dox/identification?‍

No. We at SwC Poker flatly reject the idea that an online poker room should require your personal information. We believe the online poker experience should be similar to a live cardroom, whereby players can buy chips, play, and cash out anonymously. By using Bitcoin, SwC Poker can securely, anonymously and quickly process transactions without requiring any documentation. Only an e-mail address is required to create and use an account.‍

that's a big plus in my book. i hate giving out my dox. that goes for exchanges, casinos, whatever. they just can't be trusted to secure your data.

[ultrloa]

Imagine your identity will scattered and used by scammers to scam people do you think its good? or you are been target by so many scammers or other attacks since your privacy is not been protected by the site you played do you think it still enjoyable if you encounter this problem? so that is important and ask yourself if you can really risk all just to play.

[Yogee]

If you look at the terms and conditions of most gambling sites (even crypto ones), you will find that almost all will have a clause that allows them to request identity verification from any user.

i don't think that applies at SwC Poker. i've never heard of anyone getting hit with KYC. this is what their terms say: https://swcpoker.eu/house-rules#require-dox

Do you require my dox/identification?‍

No. We at SwC Poker flatly reject the idea that an online poker room should require your personal information. We believe the online poker experience should be similar to a live cardroom, whereby players can buy chips, play, and cash out anonymously. By using Bitcoin, SwC Poker can securely, anonymously and quickly process transactions without requiring any documentation. Only an e-mail address is required to create and use an account.‍

that's a big plus in my book. i hate giving out my dox. that goes for exchanges, casinos, whatever. they just can't be trusted to secure your data.

Provided each user does not violate their TOCs right?
Assuming everybody abides by the house rules, I wonder how long this will last? Perhaps even SwC Poker will change their tune once authorities starts knocking on their door or when big amounts are involved? There was a case posted in the previous comments of an online casino suddenly asking personal information.

[semobo]

People chooses online gambling sites to hide their identity to the world so most of them will choose KYC less sites even if they got less offers, actually there huge number of sites have no KYC policies but under some circumstances they might ask you personal details to save your funds from any hack attacks so you must be ready to give your details at any time even if there is no KYC required.

[Bitcoinislife09]

People chooses online gambling sites to hide their identity to the world so most of them will choose KYC less sites even if they got less offers, actually there huge number of sites have no KYC policies but under some circumstances they might ask you personal details to save your funds from any hack attacks so you must be ready to give your details at any time even if there is no KYC required.

Most of the online gambling website doesn't require this KYC on their websites. That might be a big deal for a lot of users since they are risking their personal details so a website but there are also users who don't really care about their personal information since most of it is already online anyway. Probably KYC is use for user control and also most of the time for security of the website since it involve a lot of money in a gambling website it is just normal for them to take counter measures especially for a lot of hackers out their.

Personal I wouldn't do KYC for any gambling website because i don't really want to risk my personal information for a shady websites but i could do it for some gambling websites that is already trusted that is in the listed. But we love gambling for even for a lot of user kyc will not matter at all.

[maydna]

Imagine your identity will scattered and used by scammers to scam people do you think its good? or you are been target by so many scammers or other attacks since your privacy is not been protected by the site you played do you think it still enjoyable if you encounter this problem? so that is important and ask yourself if you can really risk all just to play.

Gladly, we have anonymous gambling websites which don't require KYC for the members so we can still play gambling without revealing our identity. We don't want to be the next target by the scammers or hackers because they will search for the people who cannot be careful to protect their identity. When it comes to the internet, we really need to be careful because no one can guarantee that we will always get safety from bad people. So we should not easily to give our identity to the website which we don't know that is good or not.

[virasog]

Every licensed gambling platform should abide by law when asked to. So, all of them may ask you to do a KYC and to prove your source.
There are both kind of people. One who don't care but they too would love the simplicity of come win and leave. If forced to, they would fill their KYC without any issue. The other group are careful about their privacy, they'd rather leave a small amount they exposing their identity. And there's the last group that uses gambling site to launder their wrongful earning, they are why KYC are made for. If found they could leave coins but won't reveal themselves.

Sometimes people prefer to provide their KYC if the gambling is legal in their country and they do not want to involve in any type of complications by hiding their gambling earnings and therefore avoiding the tax. Although this number may be few but that's one reason why some people will prefer to do KYC and declare everything crystal clear.

[pleasureteam]

I personally do not really care about protecting my identity when its gambling related. I sometimes gamble with my crypto as well and it is convenient not needing to pass a kyc verification.
But to be honest when I start gambling bigger balances I feel much more convenient to place my bets on fiat supported sports books like for example Betfair. and I mostly use the betting exchange where you wager peer 2 peer and you do not have any risk to get your account limited or restricted cause you don't win from the house but from other players

[Upgrade00]

Privacy concerns is not limited to a specific group of users, so you would have online gamblers who care about their data and those who do not.
Privacy is not the only factor to consider, reputation of the site should weigh more. There is a lot of risk that comes with a site which is not trusted or reputable even if they offer registration without the need for KYC.
There's also the case of how much information is required, I used a gambling site recently, which required the smallest of details to allow a withdrawal, no prove to the data provided was requested and I could imagine a lot of users got in with fake identity.

[swogerino]

I think a lot of us agree that privacy and being anonymous has more benefits compared to playing in a casino where KYC is a must and that casino has all your real data.We don’t know how that data will be handled.For example a grumpy employe can steal this kind of data and use it for all sort of things.Based on this I think privacy and KYC less casinos are most followed and played from the gambling community.

[Botnake]

Privacy is very important for most gamblers, I like to be anonymous while I am gambling, this will make me safer especially for gamblers who are wagering a huge amount of money, you know, the world is so dirty, it's possible that the site will go after you if you are a big bettors of if you win big, these are just possibilities but it could happen, so if we have a chance to hide our identity then I think we will choose to be anonymous.

However, there is a risk for this as well, if we gamble with huge amount and we like to be anonymous, we can't file a legal action against a site in case they will scam us in the long run.

[Yatsan]

Privacy is very important for most gamblers, I like to be anonymous while I am gambling, this will make me safer especially for gamblers who are wagering a huge amount of money, you know, the world is so dirty, it's possible that the site will go after you if you are a big bettors of if you win big, these are just possibilities but it could happen, so if we have a chance to hide our identity then I think we will choose to be anonymous.

However, there is a risk for this as well, if we gamble with huge amount and we like to be anonymous, we can't file a legal action against a site in case they will scam us in the long run.

And also if your identity is revealed there's a lot of leeches when you are going to win on your gambling game. If you will win big they are going to be around you and if you lose big they will look down on you. There's a lot of factors when you are gambling and your identity is exposed. Online or physical gambling, it's better to hide your identity so you will lessen your chance of getting problem.

And I highly suggest to stick to online gambling everyone. Stay safe!!! 

[fortunecrypto]

Thanks for adding 777Coin the gambling site that I'm promoting in my signature campaign, you can be sure that this gambling site is very trusted so do it's sister company Bitvest, they have been here for several years,I guess many will be added as many anonymous gambling sites are launching, because casino gamblers are now shifting to online gambling based on one recent survey

[Reid]

Hell yeah! That is why most of us are here. 
We don't want our personal information to just leak out there.

We don't want our wives to know we are gambling some of the money which could have been for his shopping.
The neighbors too of course. We don't want them searching our names and just finds out we are gambling even though not a lot.

Thank you for the list.

[aioc]

I think a lot of us agree that privacy and being anonymous has more benefits compared to playing in a casino where KYC is a must and that casino has all your real data.We don’t know how that data will be handled.For example a grumpy employe can steal this kind of data and use it for all sort of things.Based on this I think privacy and KYC less casinos are most followed and played from the gambling community.

Yes, that's true from there people managing the casinos knows who among their clients are considered high rollers and big businessmen, anonymity, and data privacy are two things that makes online gambling more attractive, and there's a possibility that online gambling will surpass gambling casinos in terms of revenues.

[hahay]

I think almost all crypto gambling still prioritizes the privacy of its users without having to involve KYC for registration and withdrawal etc. That way, I want to add https://yolodice.com/ as one of the crypto gambling sites that think about or care about the privacy of its users.