When you go to make a withdrawal at an online casino site, in addition to making a withdrawal request to cash out your funds, many casinos will also ask for a scanned copy of photo identification such as a driver’s license. This photo identification for proof of ID is required when you decide to withdraw for the first time from your new online casino account.
But have you ever wondered why these online casino sites ask for identification proof of every player, while it is not generally done in land based casinos? The practice of asking for photo ID is a security check carried out by the online casino for multiple purposes, which we’ll discuss here. Online casinos mainly ask for identity proof to establish that the player is an adult and check out for his/her legal gambling age.
As you know, online casinos exist as virtual casinos and there is no face-to-face interaction involved in the process. Due to the anonymity of the Internet minors may sometimes want to mislead the casino by giving wrong information about their age in the registration form. To establish the age of the person, so as to avoid this from happening, casinos ask for a scanned copy of photo identification proof.
Some cases have been reported, where a single player has opened multiple accounts in the same casino, to cheat when playing the online casino games or to claim bonuses and later on withdraw them. In these instances, this photo identification also serves the purpose of making sure that the player is genuine and not trying to dupe the casino.
Online casinos will ask for identification proof (driver’s license, government ID) while withdrawing money for the first time in order to make sure that money is not going into the wrong hands. This reduces the chances of fraud because if an unauthorized person is trying to make the withdrawal he/she may not be able to provide this proof of ID.
So the next time you’re asked by an online casino to submit photo identification, you’ll know this is standard procedure. Pretty much all online casinos will ask you to do this. If you have a scanned copy of your driver’s license that will usually suffice – although it would also be possible to take a copy of the front of it using your smartphone.
The online casino will usually just want to verify your first and last name, address and birth date matches the account details you submitted when creating your online casino account. The photo ID that you send to the casino will need to display a photo and your signature.
As far as land-based casinos are concerned, they don’t need to request patrons for proof of age, as the person is physically present. Although it’s not unheard of that they also ask for the same, in case they want to verify you’re of legal age to gamble at the casino.
