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[esoito]

Have you ever read Casinos' Terms & Conditions?

The withdrawal bit worries me. They often want some -- or even all -- details of your:

   
• driver's licence
• recent utilities bill
• passport details
• bank account

You've now given them everything except your underwear size.


So, bearing in mind you've now revealed enough for comprehensive identity theft,  you belatedly look for statements about their security.

You might find something similar to this: (it's actual wording from Betway)

We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.

Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk.

Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.


Are you reassured?

I'm NOT.

Notice the flaky, often vague phrasing:

...reasonably necessary...   

do our best to protect...   

cannot guarantee...   

try to prevent unauthorised access


Is it really worth the risk of a disgruntled employee running rampant with your details?

Or an online hack straight into the casinos' customer database? (Hey, Anonymous members get into CIA, FBI and other sites quite often. Is a casino site going to be any more secure and hacker-proof? Don't think so.)

Any second thoughts yet?

[Proofreaders2000]

Big reasons to go to a land-based casino instead of online...

[ADulay]

Any second thoughts yet?

Esoito,

  Unfortunately, it's all we've got to work with for now.

  We can always hope that "in the future" the mere acceptance of a credit card (or PayPal) or some other third party interface will suffice, but as long as there are extensive money laundering schemes going on, we'll have to work like this.

  I was not all that excited to give up the information when it was my turn.  So far, nothing has happened with that info in the last few years so for now I think I'm still reasonably "safe".

  AD

[Albalaha]

Identity theft is possible when you deal with not so recognized casinos. Paddypower or ladbrokes or william hill are not going to sell your identity documents to anybody.

[esoito]

Identity theft is possible when you deal with not so recognized casinos. Paddypower or ladbrokes or william hill are not going to sell your identity documents to anybody.

Maybe so.

But that still leaves hacktivism.

There are several sites (some understandably hidden) that teach hacking. And some are very good indeed.

There's even a site that's continually updated with exploits almost as fast as they are discovered! A hacker's paradise...

Quite frankly, the course I started a while ago on white-hat penetration testing quite clearly showed there is no such thing as online security. Certainly not at the moment; unlikely in the forseeable future.

And, like most sites, the casinos are virtually security-sieves.

In due course the hackers will move on them. It's just a matter of time...

And then your details are up for grabs.

[Stewart032]

Online casinos typically want some of your personal details. However, the latest innovation in online gambling brought anonymity when playing. I've heard fully-featured online BetCoin™ Casino don't need your driver's licence, recent utilities bill, etc.