vinylweatherman
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- Joined
- Oct 14, 2004
- Location
- United Kingdom
Notarization verifies the person, in person by a notary. They also can verify that the document is authentic by stamping their seal on the document. Of course there's a fee and a notary log that they must enter what, when and why they notarized the doc., it's logged.
I understand why this is happening but for U.S. players its cracked! Who goes to a notary to get their D.L., or Electric Bill notarized, I wouldn't.
An OC could ask for you holding your doc's with farm animals but this isn't going to show them that your doc's are real, you're who you say you are, JMO.
Sorry for the rant but there's better ways to handle verification than snap shots of me holding my bank statement, standing on my head or whatever's requested.
It would be a useful alternative for players in rural locations, where access to a notary can be a problem
Who notarises the notary, and how would a casino located in a different country know that the notary they just phoned, and who confirmed the docs, wasn't just a friend of the player. The player is still in FULL control of the process, just as they are when it comes to sending in scanned copies.
The only improvement when asking for a photo holding the documents, with farm animals, standing on one's head, etc is that the casino can compare the face in the photograph with that on the document scan, confirming that the owner of the document has agreed to have their photo taken with it (NOT proving of course that they are the player at the casino using that identity).
Far more robust is the system of checking hardware codes and software keys on a PC when an account is registered. To beat this system costs more than a few digital photos and cooperative friends. It would mean having a separate PC, and probably separate internet connection, for each account played, along with access to as many postal addresses as there are identities in use. Even this isn't enough, as the play would have to look like different people, rather than one person pretending to be a bunch of different people.