Unbelievable request from Lionslots casino!!

[oldtrvlagt]

Hey, if Vegas doesn't work..try Laughlin...we were just there and I hit $1838 on a quarter machine...better than ANY online lately

[bash_2357]

Can you please keep us posted on your cash out bash I'd been keen to know how long it takes to get your winnings.


Cheers

T

Will do, apparently they are reviewing my photo! Maybe i should have sent it in the nude- either way they are probably having a good laugh.

[just play]

This is by far the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard!!! Coming in a close second is iNet making you scratch the numbers on your credit card.

What's next? Honestly?

Take a picture of yourself holding up your utility bills, in front of your street sign, in front of your house number, in front of your computer with their casino online???????????????

[DarkMage]

This is by far the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard!!! Coming in a close second is iNet making you scratch the numbers on your credit card.

What's next? Honestly?

Take a picture of yourself holding up your utility bills, in front of your street sign, in front of your house number, in front of your computer with their casino online???????????????

Don't give them ideas...

[vinylweatherman]

Don't give them ideas...

Quite, when this holding up the ID in a photo thing first appeared, I said it was a good idea if the alternative was asking the player's Doctor for a "doctor's note" that the ID was real, and sending this in, or even worse, getting your bank or the police to sign it (which they don't do anyway). All of this has been asked of players, and holding up the ID in a photo, while a pain in the ass, is a whole lot better than going round looking for a doctor, bank manager, policeman, etc to sign a copy for you before being able to send it off.

DNA could be the next step, every one has to send it in for their first cash-out, and it would be checked to make sure it doesn't match any one else's DNA on file (multiple accounts).

I am sure there will come a stage where the ridiculous becomes routine, and eventually this will kill the industry, because new players will think it too intrusive, given all the fraud that takes place when the "wrong people" get hold of your personal information.

A couple of years ago, asking for "notarized copies" was almost unheard of, and the Rival rep said it was "rare" (around 1 or 2). Now it seems pretty standard for Rival to ask for something more than the standard ID + Utility bill.

Either there has been a burst of fraud attempts, or Rival have gone a little paranoid, and think EVERYONE is trying to screw them over.

Maybe, the fact you won so much from a 100 deposit is enough, which might make people think the games were not supposed to pay that much, and that you were "up to something", so you have been elevated to "high risk", and need to be looked at more thoroughly.

[jerrylee]

Also, for verification purposes, we kindly request you to send us a picture of you holding up your ID.

has anyone ever heard of this. I feel they are stalling?

On the surface it sounds like stalling. But from the casino's perspective they'll probably been hit with lots of fraudulent IDs so I think this precautionary measure is legit. Over the top maybe, but they have to protect their business interests too. As far as contacting the rep, I would only do that if the verification process gets stalled without reason/your payout is denied.

[jerrylee]

...getting your bank or the police to sign it ...All of this has been asked of players

Yes, in fact the practice of asking a player to get a document signed by a bank official still goes on. And surprise surprise, guess who gets asked to do this exceptional measure? Suspected fraudsters.

[bash_2357]

Panic over. It wasn't a stalling tactic. They have paid me and reasonably quickly once i sent them the mug shot. Still strange request in any case...

[vinylweatherman]

Perhaps this is the next thing all players should have prepared and ready. I always have the standard ID stuff as JPEG files on my PC, and regularly update them (when I remember) as my cards get re-issued with fresh expiry dates. The one thing I DON'T have though, is a pic of me holding up my ID.
This is probably hard to organise, because the ID held up has to be clear enough such that the casino can see that it matches the JPEG they have been sent of the ID itself, which might be hard in such a shot given that to get clarity on the ID, a high quality is needed, which leads to a large file, even with JPEG.

[RobWin]

Perhaps this is the next thing all players should have prepared and ready. I always have the standard ID stuff as JPEG files on my PC, and regularly update them (when I remember) as my cards get re-issued with fresh expiry dates. The one thing I DON'T have though, is a pic of me holding up my ID.
This is probably hard to organise, because the ID held up has to be clear enough such that the casino can see that it matches the JPEG they have been sent of the ID itself, which might be hard in such a shot given that to get clarity on the ID, a high quality is needed, which leads to a large file, even with JPEG.

Or the fact that you may have had a beard/mustache, wore glasses etc. in your pic on your License/ID and the mug shot you take now no longer shows the beard/mustache, glasses etc... because you have since shaved it off or decided to get contacts or lasic...

Here in the states they are now issuing Drivers Licenses with a 15 year expiration date and have been for some time now so a persons appearance can and does change quite significantly over this period of time due to circumstances and the effects of gravity...