ACCOUNT VERIFICATION
Account verification is one of the essential and most important procedures in order to get access to all betting services, confirm your age/identity, make deposits and request withdrawals from your online betting account without being limited in a drastical way.
Generally, after registering an account, most online betting sites won't request documents in order to deposit, but sooner or later the betting account will be the subject of the verification procedure in order to confirm personal details, prevent fraud, bonus abuse or other forms of cheating. Therefore, sending documents to an online bookmaker is a common thing and all the information is kept secure (each online bookmaker has this specified in the website's terms & conditions).
Most online bookmakers usually start the verification procedure when you request your first withdrawal. At that point, in order to reduce the risk of fraud/cheating, they carefully verify your betting activity and personal account details, along with the payment method used for deposits, before processing any payment.
Based on the deposit method and the internal procedures, online bookmakers can request:
- a copy of your government-issued ID
- a copy of a utility bill
- a copy of the front part of your credit/debit card
- telephone verification
- address verification (sending a letter with a code)
Generally, most online bookmakers will only request a copy of your ID in order to fully verify your account and process your withdrawals.
Bet365 is an online bookmaker who will need to verify your account after your first deposit. You will be able to deposit and use your betting account without sending documents, but in order to remove all the limits and be able to withdraw you will have to send a copy of your ID. Also, Bet365 will send you a letter to your home with a special code in order to check your address (in the first month). Additionally, if the account looks suspicious, they will contact you via telephone.
Paddy Power has a different verification procedure. If a customer deposits via any payment method (except for credit/debit card), he will be able to play and even withdraw without being immediately verified. On the other hand, if a customer deposits via credit/debit card, his account will be suspended until he sends the required documents in order to complete the verification.
Betclic, Bet-at-home, Betfair, Bwin are some online bookmakers who will request documents in order to process your first withdrawal. Very few online bookmakers, including Vbet, will request any document.
Overall, in order to be certain that you won't encounter any problems with your betting account and will be able to deposit and withdraw your funds, make sure to correctly enter your personal details during registration and respect the terms & conditions of the betting site you use.
You may also want to read the following:
Setting your betting account
Terms and conditions
Depositing to an online bookmaker
