Are you comfortable with sharing KYC data with casinos?

[SmartGold01]

I used to wonder why so many gamblers dislike online casinos requiring identity verification. Lately, I've been coming across a lot of different casinos that looked very good and had very convenient deposit terms. But as soon as I was about to withdraw my winnings, these casinos would start acting up. I'd receive emails stating that my deposit couldn't be withdrawn, forcing me to contact support. Then I realized they were blocking me from withdrawing my winnings for some far-fetched reason, even though they claimed to be free from document verification.

And when I told them I'd write an angry review on the forum, they immediately released my money.

Many people have raised this concern recently and it is not putting some of these casinos in good light. I remember someone made a post suggesting that KYC have become a weapon used by the casinos against players, I think these are the type of action that validates that statement and it is rather unfortunate.  Despite this, there are still lots of clean casinos that will not do this unless it is written in their TOS that they would. It is also good to read the TOS of casinos before making deposit.

The question you would have to ask yourself is that how many people are that good in reading casinos terms and conditions before making use of the gambling site?
To be frank, there are less chances that all gamblers could have that chance to be reading terms and conditions. If people are that devoted or dedicated to read TOS then there could be less complaints about gambling sites.

[Crypto Library]

Many people have raised this concern recently and it is not putting some of these casinos in good light. I remember someone made a post suggesting that KYC have become a weapon used by the casinos against players, I think these are the type of action that validates that statement and it is rather unfortunate.  Despite this, there are still lots of clean casinos that will not do this unless it is written in their TOS that they would. It is also good to read the TOS of casinos before making deposit.

It is definitely necessary to check the terms and conditions of the web platform before signing up or making a deposit at any casino or platform so that we do not face any problems later after making a deposit.
In this case, not only KYC verification should be noted but also other things such as minimum withdraw, withdrawal charge and as well the wagering requirement for the withdraw. All these things should be checked before making a deposit.
However, currently, KYC verification is mandatory in most casinos, in which case we often do KYC verification even though it is uncomfortable.

[bettercrypto]

Most of regulated casinos have clause in their Terms and conditions that they can block the account and ask for personal data if they find users activity suspicious or even for no reason at all.

I have always been careful about sharing my personal data with such services. Not only because they can misuse my data, but I don't have any control of who can access my personal data. Also I don't know who they share it with and finally some unhappy employee can collect that data and sell it on black market.

What are your experiences with sharing personal data and opinions about stricter and stricter regulations that require users to share personal data for every withdrawal?

I do not feel comfortable sharing with my data not only with casinos but with border control, with police, with anyone. It's not that I have to hide anything but I simply don't like when someone sees my private, sensitive information. The only moment I feel comfortable are with those people who make my passport and other documents but I don't know them and will never know.
When it comes to sharing my KYC data, I'm very careful. I try to use as less KYC related services as possible and when I use, I try to use the most trusted ones that didn't have or had a very few data breaches and take care of the security seriously. Also, there are services that don't ask you for KYC if you aren't very active users and don't need very high limits, so I stick with low activity and low limits.

Most of us here really want to avoid providing KYC as much as possible. That’s why every casino has a ToS where they lay out the policies players need to know before trying out their platform. If a gambler is aware of the ToS, they can decide right then and there after reading it whether or not they actually want to proceed.

Usually, issues only arise because a gambler didn’t bother reading the ToS, and they only realize too late that they’ve already violated a policy. When the support team calls them out, they can’t accept it at first, even though the mistake was actually on them."

[NurseHub]

I don't like to share my personal details with any casino. But most of this casino is registered and requests KYC, so I have no other choice but to give it out. But mostly this KYC is requested when you win big as a bettor. And sometimes it's when an account is suspected. Personal information is always difficult to set out, even in banks. I can't be comfortable. But I really want that huge win that required KYC in this 2026 hehehe.

[$weetne$$]

Same reason why I sometimes feel reluctant not to refuse KYC, not because KYC is required for everything here in my country but because even the organizations like banks that takes our information do not protect it very well to prevent scammers having access to it, although I'm still very careful when it comes to internet space because there are more dangerous people on the internet that can use someone's KYC information to commit a big evil and then the innocent person would be in trouble.

Data protection is one challenge a whole lot of people have across the world, even your most trusted organisations do get data compromised sometimes, they may even tag it security breach or hijack, this has made KYC scary to a few who knows about it because they know how much it could impact them if the data are in the wrong hands.

[Orpichukwu]

I don't like to share my personal details with any casino. But most of this casino is registered and requests KYC, so I have no other choice but to give it out. But mostly this KYC is requested when you win big as a bettor. And sometimes it's when an account is suspected. Personal information is always difficult to set out, even in banks. I can't be comfortable. But I really want that huge win that required KYC in this 2026 hehehe.

You will be making a big mistake if you are only waiting to have a big win before submitting KYC to a casino. If the policy says KYC is required, it's better you leave the casino or you just pass the verification before any winning, as I have noticed KYC to be very difficult to pass when someone has money with a platform than when they are with an empty balance. This is not just with casinos; it's something that's very common among financial services.

[bakasabo]

I don't like to share my personal details with any casino. But most of this casino is registered and requests KYC, so I have no other choice but to give it out. But mostly this KYC is requested when you win big as a bettor. And sometimes it's when an account is suspected. Personal information is always difficult to set out, even in banks. I can't be comfortable. But I really want that huge win that required KYC in this 2026 hehehe.

You will be making a big mistake if you are only waiting to have a big win before submitting KYC to a casino. If the policy says KYC is required, it's better you leave the casino or you just pass the verification before any winning, as I have noticed KYC to be very difficult to pass when someone has money with a platform than when they are with an empty balance. This is not just with casinos; it's something that's very common among financial services.

Passing KYC in advance can also be tricky, if after a big win casinos request to pass KYC second time, but this time give even more information. I dont know what is even worse; pass KYC and lose anonymity by uploading passport or other document, or upload passport + utility bill and do video verification. Passing KYC in advance does not guarantee withdrawal of funds.

I havent experienced requests to pass KYC for the second time or to provide additional information, but will gladly read other users experience on that.

[Satofan44]

Many people have raised this concern recently and it is not putting some of these casinos in good light. I remember someone made a post suggesting that KYC have become a weapon used by the casinos against players, I think these are the type of action that validates that statement and it is rather unfortunate.  Despite this, there are still lots of clean casinos that will not do this unless it is written in their TOS that they would. It is also good to read the TOS of casinos before making deposit.

Making general statements like that is not accurate here. KYC may be used by some casinos against their own players, but that does not mean that this is the norm. This is probably the exception and primarily done by casinos who are otherwise shady and engage in other suspicious behavior. The main risk when playing with reputable casinos comes from these two things:

1) Employee access to information. Many of these enterprises do not have proper separation and control of access rights. Some of the employees may use the information in malicious ways without the casino's knowledge.
2) Low security and bad data retention practices. Very few casinos are going to invest the proper amount of money into something like this, and even fewer have employees who are experts in these fields. Once there is a data breach, all of this information is out in the public and can not be revoked anymore.

casinos that always ask for KYC when making a withdrawal, are there really casinos like that? I think I only do it once to place data in the casino and it is saved without having to repeat KYC from time to time, if anything, I would also recommend leaving casinos that carry out such a policy to their customers because KYC every raise is very stupid and tiring.

The user was probably talking about the difference in general between casinos that ask for KYC on registration and those that may ask it on withdrawal. I doubt that any would ask it several times for withdrawals, let alone each time. It would have to be a specific case where there are at least a few suspicious things happening. Usually some ask for KYC the first time on withdrawal when you win really big, they won't waste time with small winnings unless they do it to everyone. In that case it would be a policy though.

Passing KYC in advance can also be tricky, if after a big win casinos request to pass KYC second time, but this time give even more information. I dont know what is even worse; pass KYC and lose anonymity by uploading passport or other document, or upload passport + utility bill and do video verification. Passing KYC in advance does not guarantee withdrawal of funds.

The difference between no KYC and basic KYC is the biggest one. Adding additional information to your KYC profile does worsen your privacy to some extent, but it is not comparable to passing the first threshold at all. Whenever possible, it is best to avoid any KYC at all cost for these things. Think about it from a security stand point. What is the best way to avoid your KYC data leaking? The best way is to not submit it at all. There is no better security practice than that, all technological solutions are inferior to this.

[ovcijisir]

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2) Low security and bad data retention practices. Very few casinos are going to invest the proper amount of money into something like this, and even fewer have employees who are experts in these fields. Once there is a data breach, all of this information is out in the public and can not be revoked anymore.

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It would be interesting to know if the user has right to some kind of financial compensation in case of data leakage.

But I gueas that proving that data leaked from this particular website could be challenging...

[fruktik]

No, I'm not ready to share my personal information with a casino. Why would I give it to a gaming platform? What would they do with it? Just have it pop up on some forum where they sell databases? I've encountered this more than once. I don't want someone to take out a loan in my name without my consent. If a casino requires it, I'll pass. There are plenty of options available these days.

[Kelward]

I don't like to share my personal details with any casino. But most of this casino is registered and requests KYC, so I have no other choice but to give it out. But mostly this KYC is requested when you win big as a bettor. And sometimes it's when an account is suspected. Personal information is always difficult to set out, even in banks. I can't be comfortable. But I really want that huge win that required KYC in this 2026 hehehe.

Most of us gives out our KYC requirements to casinos out of necessity not like we are overwhelmingly happy to give it to them or to any platforms, it has become a standard to be ready to fill your KYC. I think what we should lookout for is whether the platform we want to give our personal information is reputable, if it is we just have to overlook whatever reservations that we have about releasing our KYC and just do it. I don't mind to be asked for my KYC requirements to collect a big win it won't be a problem for me.

[bubilas]

No, I'm not ready to share my personal information with a casino. Why would I give it to a gaming platform? What would they do with it? Just have it pop up on some forum where they sell databases? I've encountered this more than once. I don't want someone to take out a loan in my name without my consent. If a casino requires it, I'll pass. There are plenty of options available these days.

This is absolutely the right position. There are now a lot of cryptocurrency casinos that don't require document verification, and that makes everything much easier. For example, I recently tested one of the online casinos from this forum and was incredibly pleased with the lack of document verification.
Previously, I always used the KYC system at exchanges and casinos to avoid problems withdrawing funds. I even uploaded documents that didn't meet their requirements, just so they wouldn't create problems for me later by asking about my documents when withdrawing funds. This has happened more than once.

[Zadicar]

No, I'm not ready to share my personal information with a casino. Why would I give it to a gaming platform? What would they do with it? Just have it pop up on some forum where they sell databases? I've encountered this more than once. I don't want someone to take out a loan in my name without my consent. If a casino requires it, I'll pass. There are plenty of options available these days.

This is absolutely the right position. There are now a lot of cryptocurrency casinos that don't require document verification, and that makes everything much easier. For example, I recently tested one of the online casinos from this forum and was incredibly pleased with the lack of document verification.
Previously, I always used the KYC system at exchanges and casinos to avoid problems withdrawing funds. I even uploaded documents that didn't meet their requirements, just so they wouldn't create problems for me later by asking about my documents when withdrawing funds. This has happened more than once.

One of the main reasons on why crypto gambling casinos becoming that on trend wayback is that you can totally play without any verification or totally anonymous on which unlike now that most of them are requiring KYC before you can make a withdrawal on which its not totally shocking or surprising when it comes into this aspect because government would be that trying out to take touch of these businesses on which considering on the amount of taxes that they can get with these kind of business on which its not that shocking that it did make out some transition. Although we do have such changes but still there are people who are that willing to comply as long they can play into their favorite sites. We do know that there are people who do priority anonymity and thats why they wont be that preferring into those sites that asking out KYC.

Somewhat there are still some places or casinos out there that you can play without any verification but of course it is that less known or not popular. So its better to be wary about on the risks on which considering that there are those casinos which are scammy and shady.

[xenomorfo]

No, I'm not ready to share my personal information with a casino. Why would I give it to a gaming platform? What would they do with it? Just have it pop up on some forum where they sell databases? I've encountered this more than once. I don't want someone to take out a loan in my name without my consent. If a casino requires it, I'll pass. There are plenty of options available these days.

very good, applause, I'm really proud to hear this.
We must take an example from fruktik, who said something sacred and right.
Why do we have to provide this information? Are we giving them money up front to play?
What purpose does KYC before? For nothing

[ovcijisir]

I don't like to share my personal details with any casino. But most of this casino is registered and requests KYC, so I have no other choice but to give it out. But mostly this KYC is requested when you win big as a bettor. And sometimes it's when an account is suspected. Personal information is always difficult to set out, even in banks. I can't be comfortable. But I really want that huge win that required KYC in this 2026 hehehe.

Most of us gives out our KYC requirements to casinos out of necessity not like we are overwhelmingly happy to give it to them or to any platforms, it has become a standard to be ready to fill your KYC. I think what we should lookout for is whether the platform we want to give our personal information is reputable, if it is we just have to overlook whatever reservations that we have about releasing our KYC and just do it. I don't mind to be asked for my KYC requirements to collect a big win it won't be a problem for me.

Unfortunately even reputable casinos can have data leaks so no personal information is 100% secure. Of course if casino is reputable they can hire better security expert, so they are more secure than some less known casino, but we never know when breach will happen. And like you said we need to weight between our private data or withdrawing funds and if we have significant funds the decision makjng process could be quite challenging.

[joniboini]

Of course if casino is reputable they can hire better security expert, so they are more secure than some less known casino, but we never know when breach will happen.

What I learned from many database leaks is that the bigger your company is, the more attack vectors scammers can use to target your business. Obviously, a security expert or whatnot is hired to solve these issues, but sometimes you get affected by something outside of your direct control. For example, a third-party data provider employee's credential was stolen, and someone used them to leak your data. Your library was affected by a supply chain attack, which led to database exposure, and so on. It's just safer to assume that your data is always at risk, whether you're dealing with a casino or not.

[Satofan44]

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2) Low security and bad data retention practices. Very few casinos are going to invest the proper amount of money into something like this, and even fewer have employees who are experts in these fields. Once there is a data breach, all of this information is out in the public and can not be revoked anymore.

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It would be interesting to know if the user has right to some kind of financial compensation in case of data leakage.

But I gueas that proving that data leaked from this particular website could be challenging...

Your rights depend a lot on where you are from or where you live, and then where the casino is based. Some would argue only the first part is true, but it is useless to have rights that can not be properly enforced -- therefore both is needed. The sad story is that historically even if people were compensated for data that is leaked, most of the compensations were very small. There are some cases where they were higher. Keep in mind that up to means the maximum possible payout, most users get a very small amount. To get a big amount you have to be able to prove financial harm before the settlement, if the harm comes after then you are on your own. Sometimes it is hard to prove this as you need proof that the data came from here and not from somewhere else. Here are some worldwide examples:

• Coupang, Korea: $35 per user
• AT&T, USA: up to $7500 per person if part of both breaches.
• Omni Family Health, USA: up to $5,100.
• Facebook, USA: Between $47 and $237.

In general the payouts are miserable and useless. If you suffer significant harm as a result of some of these you are mostly on your own. If big companies that are registered locally pay so little, you can be sure that gambling companies that are registered in foreign jurisdictions under unknown structures are going to pay even less if anything at all.

Of course if casino is reputable they can hire better security expert, so they are more secure than some less known casino, but we never know when breach will happen.

What I learned from many database leaks is that the bigger your company is, the more attack vectors scammers can use to target your business. Obviously, a security expert or whatnot is hired to solve these issues, but sometimes you get affected by something outside of your direct control. For example, a third-party data provider employee's credential was stolen, and someone used them to leak your data. Your library was affected by a supply chain attack, which led to database exposure, and so on. It's just safer to assume that your data is always at risk, whether you're dealing with a casino or not.

Wrong. While you did specify "direct control" thus trying to make a subtle distinction with indirect control, these things are all part of the job of a security expert. Most often it is incompetence, laziness and cost which makes companies rely on 3rd parties. In most cases it is unnecessary but it would take more time to develop a solution and do things in house. A supply chain attack is also directly preventable. You are reading about businesses that get hacked by these things and then you believe that this is normal, you don't read about all the companies that have security policies in place which prevented them from getting hacked by each of these.

[Maus0728]

No, I'm not ready to share my personal information with a casino. Why would I give it to a gaming platform? What would they do with it? Just have it pop up on some forum where they sell databases? I've encountered this more than once. I don't want someone to take out a loan in my name without my consent. If a casino requires it, I'll pass. There are plenty of options available these days.

Same because as long as there are no-KYC casinos out there that's legitimate and won't screw you over when you win a substantial amount, I will not share any of my data on a casino. I think I won't ever be comfortable sharing my personal details online, even when I was job hunting, I feel some cringe within me because I know that there are some fuckers out there selling personal data to be bombarded with ads through email and phone numbers.

[Eternad]

Of course if casino is reputable they can hire better security expert, so they are more secure than some less known casino, but we never know when breach will happen.

What I learned from many database leaks is that the bigger your company is, the more attack vectors scammers can use to target your business. Obviously, a security expert or whatnot is hired to solve these issues, but sometimes you get affected by something outside of your direct control. For example, a third-party data provider employee's credential was stolen, and someone used them to leak your data. Your library was affected by a supply chain attack, which led to database exposure, and so on. It's just safer to assume that your data is always at risk, whether you're dealing with a casino or not.

This is an interesting view about this topic. Still it’s much better to trust casino that hires more expert on thoroughly checking security flaws rather than mediocre casino that has less security expert.

I hope casino now learned their lesson on accepting 3rd party services since most of data leak coming from them even though the data that exposed are not crucial data for KYC.

Maybe they should screen properly 3rd party services before they start accepting it.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Same reason why I sometimes feel reluctant not to refuse KYC, not because KYC is required for everything here in my country but because even the organizations like banks that takes our information do not protect it very well to prevent scammers having access to it, although I'm still very careful when it comes to internet space because there are more dangerous people on the internet that can use someone's KYC information to commit a big evil and then the innocent person would be in trouble.

We've been over this, you can't compare utilities like banks to services like gambling platforms and exchanges. These are entirely different categories of things. Therefore, utilities are going to require data from you for various legal reasons, and that is fine because you need them. Services are optional, and you can live your life without them. There is no valid reason for services to ask for KYC, and there is no valid reason for a person to provide the KYC either.

It's depends, some people put themselves in some problems that the two options they is difficult, either they submit KYC or they abandon their money on which ever platform they used. For example, some people have their money locked in a casino or a centralized exchange and only way to make withdrawal is if they fulfill the KYC requirement. If the money on that account is big, some people will end up submitting the KYC.