Originally posted on 05/10/2022:

Quote Originally Posted by DontTailMe View Post

Yes, and I had to send a selfie to BetRivers as well. Even U.S. banks are now starting to ask for selfies to help confirm identity. It's hardly a strange request these days. It's a smart move, security wise, and it takes a minute to comply with.
Almost everyone hates it the first time they are asked.

It feels out of line.


I don't have a full solution in mind but having every bookmaker people use collect lots of personal info on top of basic ID is not the way to go imho.

A single non-industry body should handle ID/KYC etc and all hard data should be instantly destroyed once processed.