Why Your VPN Might Be Locking Your Casino Account (In-House vs Third-Party VPNs)

[batang_bitcoin]

My advise anyway
We shouldn’t use free VPNs for gambling. If in any case you have to use a third party one, just pick a paid server and stick to it. Avoid auto switch, and if should incase that the casino has a built in option, that a better option to use.

Ask the support if that's okay if you can't read the rule about it on their FAQ. There are still casinos that won't have any problem with their users if they use VPN as long as they had complied to kyc or if they are non-kyc, they are not withdrawing and depositing huge amounts.

Has any of us here ever gotten their casino account flagged because of VPN disconnects at the mid game ?

I have used it for multiple times, some have stopped my browser but the most of them didn't.

[Sammysmart001]

When some casino accept deposit from us, they couldn't care less about our use of VPN or IP jumping. You will find many casino whose attitude seems like, feel free to make as many deposit as you like with your VPN turned on, there’s no issue at all. But they will start causing trouble the moment you try to withdraw any large amount!

Exactly 👍, this actually the biggest trap that most our players do fall into. While they are depositing and playing Everthing will go smoothly what should in a case if they hit a big win, and they try to withdraw you just see that security will just suddenly flags your connection history. That why it a huge gambling on it for you to rely on a random VPN.

Anti-fraud systems in online casinos can also read and analyze information stored in the player's browser. For example, this could include the current geographic time of the device the player is using to play at the online casino. If it doesn't match the geographic time that should be determined based on the IP address provided by the VPN, this is also a red flag.

Am so much interested in this, you did well for bring this up . This a solid technical point that most of us miss, most of our gamblers do thing that VPN hides everything not knowing about device time zones and also browser fingerprints. If you phone clock time or browser setting is on local time and you connect a VPN on Germany. Security bots do picks up source mismatches immediately.

[Mrbluntzy]

My advise anyway
We shouldn’t use free VPNs for gambling. If in any case you have to use a third party one, just pick a paid server and stick to it. Avoid auto switch, and if should incase that the casino has a built in option, that a better option to use.

Has any of us here ever gotten their casino account flagged because of VPN disconnects at the mid game ?

 There are usually two types of people that falls this victim, first type are those players that gamble from country where gambling is illegal or restricted country by the casino and the second type are those gamblers that have multiple accounts and then use VPN to prevent being discovered by the casino probably because they have cheated in bonus. The advice is for players to respect the decision of a casino that restrict their country from gambling on their site and also avoid using multiple account if the casino is against it. I know that some casino permits the use of VPN, so anyone interested in using VPN can use those casino that allows it.

[Patikno]

My advise anyway
We shouldn’t use free VPNs for gambling. If in any case you have to use a third party one, just pick a paid server and stick to it. Avoid auto switch, and if should incase that the casino has a built in option, that a better option to use.

Has any of us here ever gotten their casino account flagged because of VPN disconnects at the mid game ?

In conclusion, using a VPN on a casino site can be problematic, especially if it seriously violates existing regulations. Therefore, it is should be better not to use it suddenly. Be better to find out; whether it is allowed, or not. You can find some of the rules, which are usually provided in the bottom menu of a casino site (which is generally what I have seen).

Additionally, you can ask customer service for confirmation, and if possible, save a screenshot of the conversation so you can use it if you encounter problems in the future.

Personally, I usually ask customer service about the rules. This is to ensure everything is clear and without any doubts. Luckily, I have never had any issues with that. I once accidentally activated a VPN, but I quickly deactivated it, and it ended without any issues.

[Miles2006]

The primary reason why people still use VPN is to bypass online casino restriction, firstly restricted location while nowadays I get to see games restricted in some location too.
If the casino allows the use of VPN then it’s understandable, while a casino stating no use of VPN definitely if a player uses VPN the casino will find out, the outcome always result to lock account and if the player already stored funds in the casino obviously the gambler will never be able to recover the funds back. Just curious how do some gamblers deposit and withdraw funds using VPN to bypass casino restriction rule? Probably this is another reason why they get caught meanwhile op reason is valid too but, major casinos don’t support VPN.

[CryptoBuds]

That why you see now that some of the crypto casinos are now building their own in house VPNs/ buit in connection. This help to avoid jumping around, a clean static location and also a less lag for live betting too. This way less chance of getting flagged.

The point you made about some casino bringing their own built in connection, that sounds good, but that’s about as far as it goes. You might be referring to Bitz Casino.

But hey, what's the point of using any casino's own in house VPN? To me, this mean that all your traffic and connection end up within their tracking reach. In my opinion, you could use dedicated static IP from any established VPN service like NordVPN or ExpressVPN. These are more convenient and secure than using free or casino VPN IP. When you want to keep your privacy by using KYC free casino then it makes no sense to handover your privacy to any casino once again by using their vpn.

[Dave1]

We shouldn’t use free VPNs for gambling. If in any case you have to use a third party one, just pick a paid server and stick to it. Avoid auto switch, and if should incase that the casino has a built in option, that a better option to use.

Has any of us here ever gotten their casino account flagged because of VPN disconnects at the mid game ?

Unless you play on a VPN friendly casino then there will be no problems. But I haven't heard complaints though with your specific example. I'm not saying that it's not possible, but there could be some players who totally don't used VPN at all. Or doesn't want to use because of this kind of issues. Or they don't want to circumvent the geo-location policies of casinos that's why they stay away from it.

But for sure if a casino that is not VPN friendly and you try to use that service to them, for sure they will have to know that you are using it and so they will automatically flagged our account as they have tools to know if you are using it or not.

[Cointxz]

You’re not wrong with this exemption but there’s some missing information since casinos don’t rely solely on IP similarity to detect multiple accounts.

Betting pattern is also a factor to consider before they start punishing an account for a potential abused.

I use free VPN sometimes but I play regularly using my real IP so it’s a mix for me and I doubt someone using free VPN will have the same IP changes and betting pattern to me.

[mirakal]

I don't see VPN as a problem there, if a casino values its clients that means they will allow clients to have some privacy.

Actually casinos only react when you are already winning big amounts easily, but if you are losing, that's fine. That's the difference between scam and legit casinos because legit casinos allow you to enjoy using a VPN and as long as you are not cheating, you can continue with what you are doing. But I understand some might take precautions, that is alright it's their money anyway so they need to protect it from possible risks.

[Die_empty]

My advise anyway
We shouldn’t use free VPNs for gambling. If in any case you have to use a third party one, just pick a paid server and stick to it. Avoid auto switch, and if should incase that the casino has a built in option, that a better option to use.

Has any of us here ever gotten their casino account flagged because of VPN disconnects at the mid game ?

There are casinos that accept the use of VPN to access their platform. So the advice that we shouldn't use it is not universal. Gamblers should just ensure that they read the terms of service before deciding either to use it or not.

Some people use VPN not just to avoid gambling platform restrictions but because of the ban on gambling in thier location. But you are correct that using a free VPN isn't the ideal choice. You wouldn't get the best from free services or products. I don't use a VPN to bypass casino restrictions, and gambling is legal in my country.

[stadus]

Some people use VPN not just to avoid gambling restrictions but because of the ban on gambling in thier location.

It's it the same? 

But you are correct that using a free VPN isn't the ideal choice. You wouldn't get the best from free services or products. I don't use a VPN to bypass casino restrictions, and gambling is legal in my country.

When a casino requires KYC, using a VPN is no longer necessary. Unless you are a traveler and you are in a country where gambling is illegal, you cannot access it then you use a VPN so you can still gamble. VPN is for convenience if we use it that way we won't face any problems but using it to bypass restrictions then that's another story.

[Awaklara]

Has any of us here ever gotten their casino account flagged because of VPN disconnects at the mid game ?

I have indeed accessed casinos using a VPN, but only after I made sure that the casino does not prohibit its use. There are some casino sites that are indeed blocked and I cannot access them, so to access them I have to use a VPN. I don’t use a paid one, but I haven’t had the problems you mentioned. 
Moreover, free VPNs do have issues with reduced internet speed. So I avoid using them for live casino games. It’s better to use them for sports betting, which won’t be affected by the decrease in internet speed.

[Outhue]

Yes!! This are things that most of us don’t use to think about until it happens to you first.
Most of us here do uses VPNs to gamble but had no idea that it can get your funds locked. I come across all this most of the times you will turn on free VPN just hide your IP or for privacy purpose. Then boom you noticed that withdrawals has being frozen for suspicious activity.

Here is the real issue
What most of us don’t know this that cheap or free VPNs do use shared IPs. You see thousands of people on same IP, if a user before you was cheating or was bonus abusing from same IP that IP was already dirty before u joined. You will just see that you login from it and you see that the casinos security bot will just automatically flags you too.

IP jumping it another big problem
Your VPN dropping and reconnecting from Singapore to Germany in a space of 10 seconds. No one on this planet earth can travel that fast. So you see that to the ant fraud system this looks exactly like an account hijacking. So this triggers locks or even a KYC on the account.

That why you see now that some of the crypto casinos are now building their own in house VPNs/ buit in connection. This help to avoid jumping around, a clean static location and also a less lag for live betting too. This way less chance of getting flagged.

My advise anyway
We shouldn’t use free VPNs for gambling. If in any case you have to use a third party one, just pick a paid server and stick to it. Avoid auto switch, and if should incase that the casino has a built in option, that a better option to use.

Has any of us here ever gotten their casino account flagged because of VPN disconnects at the mid game ?

Talking from experience, Free VPNs are bad VPNs, what happens once your service provider have a outage where your SIM connection resets itself? Once the network is back it sends a real signal through the VPN connection exposing where you are really from, there are only few premium VPNs that has a feature similar to QoS where the connection will stay connected in the VPN even though your SIM connection got disconnected, also isn't it better to just avoid VPN for gambling all together or ask the casino if they accept VPN connection? Sometimes it is available in casinos ToS.

[SFR10]

We shouldn’t use free VPNs for gambling. If in any case you have to use a third party one, just pick a paid server and stick to it.

You have a point, but it's worth mentioning that most paid VPNs offer shared IP addresses as well ^{[expensive ones are included]} and most of the ones that used to offer dedicated IP addresses as part of their standard plans have recently begun charging separate or ridiculous fees for them ^{[in other words, even the paid ones could be risky if you're only paying for their normal plans]}.

[BigTarget]

We shouldn’t use free VPNs for gambling. If in any case you have to use a third party one, just pick a paid server and stick to it. Avoid auto switch, and if should incase that the casino has a built in option, that a better option to use.

Has any of us here ever gotten their casino account flagged because of VPN disconnects at the mid game ?

I don't get it. Do people really use VPNs when gambling for privacy reasons? Seriously? You are using a centralized gambling platform which is regulated and has AML and KYC policies which can ask you for your identity documents at any time, and you are trying to hide your IP address from them as if it matters so much to you. To be honest, we can't really stay private while using the internet these days, it's literally impossible as long as we are using platforms and services, because you can't mask your IP address everywhere, and sooner or later, it is going to be exposed to the services you are using, or you will just be denied those services, simple as that.

Also, casinos that have built-in VPNs, they don't give you those VPNs so that you can hide your IP address from them or safeguard your privacy, but they provide those VPNs so that you can access games that might have geographical restrictions and you aren't being able to play them normally, so the casino helps you unlock those games so that you can play them while staying with them instead of using some other platform. I'm pretty sure that when you are using a built-in VPN, the casino already knows your IP address, it is obvious because you first sign up with them, and then get to use the VPN.

[Die_empty]

Some people use VPN not just to avoid gambling restrictions but because of the ban on gambling in thier location.

It's it the same? 

Maybe my explanation was not clear. People use VPN to bypass restrictions placed by casinos on their location. I know some casinos that don't offer services in my country but some people keep accesing of for different reasons. Some gamblers have been banned from using a particular casino, and they use it to circumvent the ban. Meanwhile, others use a VPN to bypass their country's ban on gambling. All of them use VPN under different circumstances.

[Inwestour]

IP jumping it another big problem
Your VPN dropping and reconnecting from Singapore to Germany in a space of 10 seconds. No one on this planet earth can travel that fast. So you see that to the ant fraud system this looks exactly like an account hijacking. So this triggers locks or even a KYC on the account.

I agree with almost everything, except the claim that free VPNs can switch between different locations automatically. I used many free VPN services in the past and tested them, but I never experienced them switching to a different location on their own. Even with free VPNs, you can usually choose from several available locations, and your selection stays the same. Apart from that, there is some truth to these points, and there are risks involved. You should keep them in mind and never make a large deposit when playing through a VPN.

[Ashawowo(OS)]

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Sometimes casinos do not necessarily take IP very seriously but it depends on their terms and conditions in some cases if they boldly claim they don't allow it they may likely enforce it but on the contrary they may not if it means they are going to be losing a lot of users especially potential ones.

As for the IP jumping case you can prevent that by connecting to a server from a particular location every single time also some casinos ignore and compensate it with further verification like 2FA for instance.

Casinos that allow use of VPNs would know that it's possible for more people to be connected to the same IP address at a time and shouldn't penalize clients for that. What people don't know is that what catches them is injected into their device and browsers from which casinos knows better when the same person has multiple accounts.

Let's take browsers session and local storage for example, the tokens that shows you to authenticate into a casino without relogging in lives there, even if you log out from one account, it's not cleared and it takes what is stored there with it and submits to the casino when you try logging into another account.

[davis196]

Most of us here do uses VPNs to gamble but had no idea that it can get your funds locked.

Do you really believe this? I think that only the newbie gamblers don't know about this. Every experienced online gambler knows that using a VPN can cause problems, especially if the casino has stated in the Terms of Service that VPNs are not allowed.

That why you see now that some of the crypto casinos are now building their own in house VPNs/ buit in connection.

Casinos building their own VPNs? I don't know anything about this. Can you mention a few crypto casinos, that have such in-house VPNs?
What's the point of the crypto casinos building such Virtual Private Networks? VPNs are being used so that the user could hide his real IP address. No online casino in the world would want its users to hide their real IP addresses. It doesn't make any sense.

The problem is not whether someone uses a free VPN or a paid VPN. The problem is the users violating the Terms of Service, which are set by the crypto casinos.

[Swordsoffreedom]

What most of us don’t know this that cheap or free VPNs do use shared IPs. You see thousands of people on same IP, if a user before you was cheating or was bonus abusing from same IP that IP was already dirty before u joined. You will just see that you login from it and you see that the casinos security bot will just automatically flags you too.

You're right, If your IP address is seen originating from one location at one time and from different location at another then it is natural for security system to become suspicious.

But that doesn't mean it's fair to pin all blame solely on shared VPN IP, mate.
Just because an IP has evil reputation, it doesn't necessarily mean that the person behind it is there to engage in bonus abuse!
Reputable casino do not rely solely on IP check to label any legitimate player as cheater.
It checks thing like device fingerprint, login pattern and various other factors before making any decision. They also check things like bonus activity and betting pattern.