Highly suggest that you don't use a service with a VPN given that it will potentially mean a lot of trouble if they ask for KYC.
Exactly. I won’t support OP to continue using VPN anymore since I have read and witnessed a lot of cases here that have had no conflicts in the beginning but still ended in despair because of using such.
The use of VPN is not illegal. And while it is a case to case basis, gambling casinos do not completely ban VPN use. By using VPN services, gamblers are not automatically violating casino terms and conditions. I guess in most cases it becomes a violation because VPN is being used to avoid being detected that a gambler is playing from a blacklisted or restricted country. The latter is the violation, not the use of VPN.
I am *fairly* certain that playing on Stake in the UK is banned and therefore a violation of the ToS. It's pedantic to say otherwise.
Not that it's always cracked down upon, definitely not. I know a lot of people who are using VPNs to get across to Roobet, Duelbits, or Stake. Even a lot of the American influencers are doing this given the fact that they are getting paid massive amounts of money to promote these gambling sites.
You're probably not going to get cracked down by Stake, but it is an inherent risk that you're taking. If you're betting with large sums of money you're probably better off betting on a locally licensed casino (perhaps William Hill? I'm not too familiar).