Hi again,
well its just that I fear that things are going to get worse; the thing is; is that their needs to be a way for players to be able to deposit/withdraw without having to send info which can be used to steal your ID.
asking people to send this kind of info to somebody who lives in another country – which basically means you’d have little recourse in going after them; short of having to rely on whatever country’s law enforcement to track them down. And that’s not too likely: is asking a hell of a lot.
You’ve got to consider what the player stands to lose; compared to what they have to gain.
In most cases; especially the bigger, more desired players; they stand to lose; if they’re ID is stolen, literally hundreds; if not thousands of times more than they stand to gain, even if they happened upon a big win streak.
Few of these types are going to be interested in risking so much … just to get paid on their gambling hobby.
I think that there surely could be a system set up that keeps everything tilted in favor of the casino; ie that say for instance you couldn’t use the e-wallet until your deposit into the account had completely cleared any possible red tape:
and upon having agreed to special terms stating that if you open a casino account; that the deposit method you chose was done so with the understanding that all winnings on that account will be paid back to the e-wallet; and nowhere else.
basically a NETeller without the red tape from the casino to get paid; but with the understanding that all cash-ins will be paid back into the e-wallet and no where else.
Since the e-wallet would of course have verified all the stuff that NETeller currently makes you go thru; I don’t see where there is a lot more room for fraud than there already exists.
But it would take away that feeling of sending your important info to what you know are people that are probably not the highest paid (which always is a breeding ground for illicit behavior), and would restrict your info sent to one place instead of several (assuming they would gamble more than once place).
I mean, I feel a lot more comfortable that NETeller knows my private info; than I do about a lot of casinos I have gambled at.
does that perhaps illustrate my angle better?
at some point; somebody has to take the leap of faith; why put the burden on the player?
Perhaps I’m just a bit paranoid. Maybe I should have made this thread a poll; asking are you more afraid of ID theft today; than you were a year ago?
personally the more I find out about it; the more scared it makes me; and it has definitely curbed my spending habits away from any situation I deem is a risk; and the current cash-in policies would definitely fall into my category of a risky move.
Its easy to say right now that you’d have no problem sending in the info required; but I wonder if you’d be so quick to say that; if you’d already been a victim of ID theft.
Surely not. And the thing is; is that it is a very real possibility and its a huge, huge hassle in many cases; to fix the problem. Meaning that if it is that widespread; its merely a matter of time before you will be victim if you keep on sending your private info to a bunch of places. simple math tells you that the more eyes seeing your info; the more likley the chance it will be stolen.
the gain simply doesn’t justify the risk as things are now IMHO.
if it weren’t for the fact that I am in this biz, I’d opt to not gamble other than maybe I’d risk one poker room.
But that in itself should speak volumes to any seasoned aff.
I’m willing to risk (because I love gambling so:) my private info at one place; a poker site no less….
but that I’d pass on the risk for the privledge of playing at a casino on games that I know I have a much less chance of winning; and that I’d surely be spending more money on.
I have to think most cautious (or the word I’d use is smart) players of any size would think along the same lines.