Topic: Best Country To Live In For Crypto Casinos?# (Read 286 times)

Most crypto sites and crypto casinos are like that. You can freely access them but the KYC will only surprise you by the time you made a checkout/withdrawal. This was still better though than if we are on a country like the OP have, where we can't even access the crypto sites because they are illegal.

We should only make it a habit to research first, if the crypto site is legit so that we won't lose our money, and especially our KYC because our reputation is at risk there, as someone can use or sold it and those people can use it in their illegal deeds. It's indeed that the Philippines is one of the good countries to travel or to live on. Other than what you said, the cost of living there is also cheap.

I think that as someone already said, the best option is to always look for casinos that comply with the laws of your country, when looking for a crypto casino the options in relation to the type of licenses are very limited, this means that In most cases you will see licenses issued by Curacao, which is why you have to read the casino's TOS carefully in the part about the list of restricted countries to know if your country is also on that list of restricted countries or not. In the case of my country, for example, it has very good laws for gambling, the government of my country encourages the arrival of casinos in my country, a special zone was even created for casinos with tax reduction incentives so that when the casinos come , this according to the government of my country is a measure to encourage tourism and develop my country by creating more jobs and tax revenue

but my country is a third world country and has a shitty and corrupt government and thieves, so I don't even know what someone who owns a casino would see in my country, because if I were someone rich who lived in a first world country, I I would not invest in African countries where there is a dictatorship. That's why I see the measure taken by my country's government to encourage the arrival of casinos as being a very good measure, but it would need to have an honest and democratic government to attract casino owners. If you live in a country with a shitty government that bans casinos, then you shouldn't use casinos

Doesn't having US passport open up most borders? As well as it gives a huge flexibility or doing anything money related? Just pay taxes regularly and that it is. The United States perhaps have anything one would want. And this applies to gambling perfectly. Not only person can easily travel between different states and search for specific state with gambling laws (not 100% sure, but this applies to taxes), but there is always Las Vegas. There any person can find everything they could want.

OP, I am not an expert on the legalities and the laws behind casinos asking for user verification at all, but rather than being something about the country one connects from, as far as I understand it is more rather about the jurisdiction where the casino itself operates from, also the kind of licensing is using to keep their operations afloat.
For example, a big casino which has a considerable volume of bets and gambling is more likely to catch the attention of regulators and also more likely to need a license to stay online. The license and regulators are what require casinos to comply with the gathering of information about gamblers.
As others have already said, it is part of the effort made by developed countries to halt money laundering attempts in casinos.

So in my opinion/experience, it does not matter where you live, regulated casinos will ask for your information when they believe it is convenient to keep their platform legal.

Who told you that cryptocurrencies are decentralized? Only Bitcoin and a few others are decentralized while BTC is the only one that is entirely decentralized today. Not having any kind of information about the creator of Bitcoin and their identity makes Bitcoin the one and only true decentralized cryptocurrency. And yeah, to you, it may seem a lot of stress, but those crypto casinos have to face lots of issues. This is the reason they say that it is mandatory for people to verify KYC before they can do anything.

Doesn't matter if you are using a decentralized or centralized crypto for deposit, when you are using a centralized platform, your privacy is already compromised. And day by day they are not going to remove the KYC verification, but rather those other platforms that haven't implemented this yet, they will do it in a matter of time. If you want to bet, you need to follow their rules.

It is important for a company to do such a thing. Maybe you should do a bit more research on this.

Casinos want to avoid taking the risk that there are people who carry out illegal activities and use the casino for illegal activities as well, so casinos implement KYC for their members. But in which country someone can gamble comfortably and carry out KYC and pass it easily will depend on the checks carried out by the casino. And if he never does anything suspicious, he can definitely pass KYC easily, and it won't take long. Casinos can easily find out if there are large suspicious transactions, so they will ask their users to perform KYC before processing their requests. Everyone from various countries can gamble in their respective countries and carry out KYC if requested by the casino.

Many online casinos are accepting my country and I have submitted documents to some online casinos and they all accept it so that makes my country one of the countries that are a candidate for your list, the casino will not list a country if they are not going to accept the documents the users from that country, or that casino will have a bad reputation, all countries where casinos accept in their lists will pass their KYC requirement provided that the documents that the user presented are genuine and true and issued from that country.
If you have doubts always read the terms of service if you cannot find the information you need, then ask the support to make sure that all your actions are based on the conditions and requirements they asked for.

The reason for providing kyc verification is that many times various criminal activities such as money laundering and funding of terrorist organizations are organized through gambling websites. And that's why most countries make the KYC verification term mandatory for licensing gambling websites. That's why it can be seen that most of the reputable and big casinos have verification of what happened or ask for verification in case of any big suspicious transaction. That is why you will find best countries that offer different facilities for casinos but it is difficult to avoid KYC terms.

You're conflating the requirement of asking for KYC documentation with whether that is a good country to live in, which is a bit silly. It's irrelevant where you live when it comes to KYC, as it is the legal requirement of the business to collect this detail because the financial regulator of their country wants it for financial record keeping and to stop crime. You could live in the most open country in the world and if you try to play a site that has these limitations the laws of your country mean very little. Not only that, KYC is often the only mechanism that gambling sites can use to genuinely identify multiple account abuse - they often put very generous welcome offers out there for new users but that is all calculated for genuine users and not abusers who are otherwise unidentifiable.

There could be a nuance in the rules operating on different soils and the documents too despite being dame casino since they are centralized they would have to operate based on MOU with the government of that jurisdiction on what should be requested of a user.

yeah with legit docs account verification should go smoothly, and it's good as a gambler irrespective of the country you make sure to complete account verification before deposit, due to how a bit difficult it later becomes when you have already deposited funds, won a bet, and want to make withdrawal, at this stage verification can be a bit complicated.

Nowadays, almost all the casinos are centralized though they may claim not to request for kyc when you're just created an account with them but when it gets to a certain stage of withdrawal you will then be requested to pass KYC before making withdrawal and this they do all in the name of security and avoidance of scam activities.

In fact, you can live in a country that allows gambling and accepts crypto. Regarding KYC checks, it depends on your documents. If there are no problems with your documents, you will be able to pass all the KYC checks.

As long as you upload the documents required by the casino that are yours, the casino will have no problem with it. After all, there are already many people who have done KYC and they haven't experienced any problems. Carrying out KYC has become an obligation for users so you have to follow it.

Do you want to move to that country? What if the cost of living in that country is very high? Do you still want to move there? I don't think that's a good idea because you can stay in your country and still gamble at online crypto casinos.

Let alone for crypto gambling, for some countries related to crypto alone is still and cannot be accepted, because it considers that this crypto contains uncertainty and is quite detrimental, resulting in a fatwa that this crypto is declared haram. And this causes in some countries related to gambling and sports betting sites affiliated with crypto, there are often licensing problems or geographical blocking of gambling sites, so that they cannot be accessed by users.
And if the user wants to keep accessing the gambling site, it can be done by using a VPN, but you must be careful in choosing the VPN service that you will use, because there are some VPN services that are quite dangerous because they contain elements of fraud that are trying to be used as Cyber crimes.

And related to KYC, I think for all official gambling sites will require it, because in general, related to KYC is to provide security and protection, as well as prevent user account takeover attacks.

I'd say choose a country that has a low cost of living and then pick a crypto casino that allows that specific country, that is if you really want to maximize it. If not, then really just pick any country that allows gambling. If you choose a specific casino it's rather easy to see what countries they allow to play on their site anyway. Some people recommend VPN but I'd 100% avoid it since if you get caught and banned, most likely in an instance after winning big, you'd lose all of that and you can't do jack about it.

regarding countries that legalize casinos, there are actually many. according to data from the keytocasinos website there are around 531 countries. and there are some that do block some ISPs, banks, and operators.
In the following I show only 10 countries that really free casinos there without any restrictions.

• Kosovo
• Channel Islands
• Macedonia
• Moldova
• Liechtenstein
• Andorra
• Canada
• Argentina
• Monaco
• Lesotho

But if you want to see more clearly and more completely, you can go directly to the website.
GAMBLING LAWS AROUND THE WORLD

Nowadays, the country where you live is not the problem, because you can bypass it using VPN. Even if you live in a very restricted country, if you buy a premium VPN where difficult to detect the casino software, you will have fun. As I know, the casino today is not about where you live, but the rules in another country where you must KYC and prove your identity, If it must, even you live in a country where there is enough freedom to do something, still if the casino requires you to do KYC, you must be done it.

You know, I don't think it's important which country is the best, because as long as it's legitimate and not illegal and you can gamble, it's fine for me. Because the important thing in this is that you can gamble properly and you also know what's going on.

Now, if there is anything you don't like about their Tos, you cannot gamble at their casino. I guess the decision is always up to us, right? And if it has KYC requirements and the operation and system are good, why not?

Exactly. People are now very afraid of KYC without knowing that it will protect both customers and the platform. Also, reputable crypto casinos are now requiring customers and the casino itself to implement KYC to avoid illicit activities and abuse of anomaly activities on their platforms. Also, many customers' problem is the KYC because many deposited their money on the platform and began to play, and after that, when they decided to withdraw their money and funds, the money was locked because the customer needed to pass the KYC first, which is why the problem occurred. That's why it's better to pass the KYC first before depositing money to avoid locked funds. Most countries enable access to casinos; they just need to pass the KYC to become eligible for money withdrawal. Customers or gamblers need to trust the casino requiring KYC because it will mean that they are legitimate and trusted casinos.

Malta is within the EU and is trying to set itself up as friendly towards crypto I think hence why it might have cleared access more widely in Europe.  UK being ex-eu but retaining alot of the laws and agreements anyway sounds like that is the case for the variance.

The most easy way to cope with that is to gamble at reputed and professional casino, not trying to scam their customers. Honest casinos won't ask you KYC and won't lock your funds because you're gambling from a restricted location, they will just not allow you to register, to login or to place bets from your location. And if you want to completely avoid that risk you can bet on web3 decentralized casinos.
Otherwise I think rich western countries with liberal laws are the most safe.

I can remember when I visited a casino and saw their bonus advertisement here on this form, but I was restricted from registering with the statement "We don't offer service to people from your jurisdiction." A similar statement was shown to me, and I was wondering if I should use a VPN or not, but at the end of the day, I had to abandon it and move on with my daily life activities.
 
We all see some of those restrictions on casinos from time to time, but it's not enough reason for me to relocate to a whole new country just for that. How much do I even spend on gambling? If I may ask, talk more about how much I will be spending on travel expenses and other things, all to quench my gambling test.
 
Unless, as the above commenters have mentioned, I'm a VVIP gambler who spends millions in gambling and that's where most of my income comes from, then I can give that a rethink and do more research about which place is best for me to move to.

If you're a gambler with big money or you being a high roller you can think of relocating into a new country for the purpose of gambling. Not every gambling platform request you to fulfill KYC completely. There are different levels and those are completely based on the withdrawal limit you need. If you want big volume of withdrawal then you need to pass KYC completely. Restrictions can be seen on different platforms and we have got lot many gambling platforms to choose. This means we need to keep trying to find the best based on your location and the local laws.

KYC is the simplest issue of which service platform to use. If you can't access it, there's no need to force yourself to use it. Although as far as I know, there are also services that support verification of these types of accounts, but it is always unsafe and unpredictable incidents can occur.

I think it's just a matter of legality in this area, which the OP can reach. And actually, I can feel that the countries that accept gambling all have developed economies. As for me, I will choose to move to live in Asian countries, and I quite like casinos in Macau. But anyway, I don't choose such a life, for gambling experiences, I only stop at entertainment.

I don't know which country is best, but to me, any country that doesn't have a gambling ban for its citizens is a good country to leave, and beside, will you have to relocate to another country because you want to gamble in a restriction-free gambling country?
 
Many casinos have to disable and ban some country citizens from gambling at their casinos as a result of them not being able to get licences from those countries, and they don't want any regulatory issues from those countries because they are not permitted to provide service to their citizens. There could be some kind of case that could be filed against them.
 
The best thing to do is just to look for a casino that allows you to gamble from your place with no restrictions on them and also has your favourite games enabled on them, and then you can gamble on them.

Government are not the ones that makes a casino or gambling platforms request for kyc, the gambling platforms developers make the decision of this on their own, what you can do is to check and make research about if your country allows for gambling or it's against the law, if they allow, then you're also to make research on which gambling platform category to use, is it a kyc or no kyc casino that you want.

I think it is not on the country it is more on the kind of documents that they can accept, and that you can provide, once your location is listed as one of the accepted countries in their platform they accept major documents like driver's licenses, passport, and national ID in the first place why would accept players in that country if they will not accept their documents.

So the most important here is to check if your location is accepted in the casino where you are going to play and ask the support, for the documents that they are willing to accept, whether you're living in a third-world country or a rich country, the documents are all the same.

But for reference here is one of the lists.
https://bitcoincasinowiz.com/countries/

It's been an issue that many can't stop arguing because it's true that we're taking care of our anonymity while the most of the casinos these days are asking for the KYC of their players.

Take it as if a normal process these days because even if they want to let their players play without having the need to KYC, it is the government that pushes them to do so for AML purposes.

Each casino has their jurisdiction and areas where they're not allowed to accept players, so it varies and just check the countries they're good with and not.

It's true fact most of the country ask to complete the KYC in the gambling sites to avoid of money laundering using their site.Actually it was the strict guidelines from the government of the most of the country.If you use the website ask you to do kyc means,So it mean you are in the right gambling site.But this alone not defend the good gambling site,it was one of the criteria.You also need to check the gambling site owner profile in the social media to verify the gambling site.And better to use the minimum number of gambling site,So the gambling site can be used with the various time.If you had luck in the particular gambling site,you can use that for certain period of time.But the fact is play the certain gambling when you had luck in that particular gambling site.

Isn't it though that is the purpose of playing online or at least why there is online casinos in the first place, it's borderless so regardless where you are and where the casino's headquarters is, you can play, being anonymous, although there are casinos that certain countries for some reasons.

As far as KYC requirements, it's really hard to say, most Curacao based license casino will have to ask you sooner than later. In any case, there is a good thread about this subject matter by @Mahdirakib: Information of Crypto Casinos License and KYC requirements.

since most licensed casinos are requiring kyc from their users, better play and submit your kyc docs to few reputable casinos that you think you will really play with most of the time. it is best to submit kyc to only few of these casinos. and not to every casino which offer bonuses or rewards. as each gambling site have their own terms and conditions as well as gambling license, much better to read those sections before you start playing with them. so you won't get the surprise of your life when you request for withdrawal from the site. also, if you will use vpn, better inquire from the casino if it is not clearly stated in their ToS.

Accessibility depends and passing the KYC also depends if they'll accept the document/s you've passed onto them. Look for sites and compare them on other sites on which are the countries that aren't that restricted as much because I think that's what you're looking for, and I guess a developing third world countries is your choice.

Have to agree on this and in most of the KYC, we passed since our documents is widely accepted in KYC.
I think some site is not allowing some country on their platform for some reasons and it’s either about their government regulations or the casinos itself is prohibiting you to gamble. If your country is not on the list, better not to try to register or use any VPN option because many sites don’t allow this one so make sure to read the terms before you register and know if your country is on a the approved list.

In this case, there is no best, first of all, check if the casino accepts players from your country and if the answer is yes, then you can also pass KYC in that casino. Many of us here on the forum do not like KYC, and we have been actively avoiding it for years. I guess each for our own reasons, and there are a few good reasons for sure. If you are not lazy you can check some threads about it here in the gambling section, there are pretty nice comments, you can start from these ones:

- Is KYC data on Gambling sites safe?

- Information of Crypto Casinos License and KYC requirements

And there are good & nice casinos around that still don't ask for KYC, especially if you are a fair player you won't get in a situation to be asked for that.

Online casinos is not about the country per se as with regards to KYC, almost all of the crypto based casinos are requiring KYC because that's what regulatory body mandated them and before a license could be granted to them.

So in any case that you want to gamble, then you have to read first their ToS with regards to KYC or see countries that they totally ban or not allowed to used their platform.

There could be a new set of Web3 crypto based casinos wherein there's no KYC.

Here in my country, gambling casinos and platforms are allowed but to expect about dealing with fiat based casinos then it would really be understandable that KYC is something that you would be needing to comply
which it is really just that standard. If you are someone whose really that wanting to be anonymous then this is something that wont really be liking to deal with.
Basing up on my experience on trying out to hover in other platforms then i do experience that i had been blocked by a specific site on which it do simply shows that there are really
rules and regulations by some license provider that they would really be needing to comply or follow.

We do know that not every corners of the world would be sharing up on the same rules and laws on which it would really be that normal that there would really be
differences on between on which it is really that something normal or common.

My country can access crypto without being asked upon the completion of the KYC and I can say that our government is slowly supporting crypto, in fact they are already encouraging people to cryptocurrency. If this is the only reason then I can say my country which is the Philippines is one of the best option or country to live in if you want to gamble online plus we also have a good tourist destinations where you can spend your time whole you are playing online.

There are many countries where you can access most of crypto casinos without any problems and censorships. Even though my country, Brazil, is an example of country where casinos are forbidden to operate physically, it's also a good example of a country where you can have access to a plethora of virtual casinos without restrictions, therefore I consider it to be a good answer for the question you made.

Anyway, there are many others as well. Virtual casinos made gambling much easier, especially for people from countries where physicall gambling isn't a possibility. And I really don't believe there is a worst or best country on that matter. Actually, there are many countries equally good.

What we can consider are countries which charge more or less taxes over gamblers' winnings.

All these stress for what? Because you want to gamble online? I don't really get the reason for KYC in online crypto casinos, crypto it's is a decentralized currency, so what's the essence of KYC when you're using a decentralized currency on the casino, if it's a normal online casino that doesn't require the use of crypto, then it's cool, but it just don't make any sense making KYC mandatory before you can bet on crypto casinos.

This is the reason gamblers as slowly moving aware from online crypto casinos that requires KYC and very soon I bet we won't be seeing more of them and they'll be forced to change that policy.

But there are still some casinos and other gambling sites, especially the new and not well known gambling sites that are providing gambling services that do not require KYC. These gambling sites that I am talking about are centralized. They can force any of their customers to do KYC at anytime though, but they are no KYC gambling sites.

Also are other gambling sites that are web3. Web3 do not require KYC.

Some countries restricts crypto, hence crypto gambling won't be allowed. But, any country where crypto is allowed, citizens from the country can participate in crypto gambling. But, they'll have to submit their KYC. It's now a must for every casino under the law to require KYC. So, I can't say for sure if there's any need for having the best country, where KYC can be bypassed or for crypto gambling. Unless country based online casinos, that refuses to comply to KYC, and made their casino accessible to citizens of their country. Yet, I've not seen such a casino. You can elaborate more on the base of your question.

I think that even if a country "blocks" a crypto casino, it's very easy to overcome this block.
You can just change your DNS to a more free (as in freedom) dns provider. Generally a government can force ISPs operating under its territory to block certain gambling sites but these blocks usually being on the DNS layer.
In the past I've used servers recommended by the German CCC, which is an organization focused on privacy. You can see their recommendations here (scrolling down): https://www.ccc.de/censorship/dns-howto/

Utilizing this tech I think that no matter where you live, you can use crypto to gamble as freely as you want.

I don't think that's how it works mate. If you try to cheat or abuse the system then they will ask for verification that's for sure but they will also try to seize your wallet at any point in time. Could be a reason that they made up entirely. Thinking of them as lenient would be foolish because no one is going to willingly give up an opportunity to fill their bags. No matter how much decency you show them, once they see a good amount of money in your account, they will try to find reasons to seize your account.

This is why it is important to stick to reputable platforms that offer user-friendly activity and won't try to scam you. Even if the KYC is mandatory, once done, reputable platforms won't try to take away your money from you by doing some shady activity.

The answer to this question depends on which crypto casino you choose to play and what gambling license they hold.

So first find a casino that you want to gamble,

Then go to the terms and conditions section where you will see a list like this

Banned Regions:

Aruba, Austria, Belgium, Bonaire, Curaçao, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Australia, UK, Spain, Saba, Slovakia, Slovenia, Statia, St Martin, USA, or any other jurisdiction that the Central Government of Curaçao (formerly the Netherlands Antilles)

https://duelbits.com/tos

Followed by restricted regions if there are any.

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Please read OP again before commenting on it.

Every casino today is asking KYC, there is no way you can escape it anymore especially if you have an outstanding balance in your account. While you don't wanna get scammed, it's best to just go to the most trusted ones rather than trying to avoid KYC by using some casinos that claim they will not and then scam you.

But one way to avoid KYC is just to limit your funds based on the casino's policy where they won't mandate users to send some documents.

Currently, i don't really know any gambling sites that don't require KYC, but what i have noticed is that not all gambling players actually want to play on online casino sites that require KYC, in many countries, KYC has become mandatory for people to comply with gambling business owners, if they violate this then their online casino site will be punished, usually KYC in online casinos has various levels, such as level 1 ^{(usually only full name and date of birth)}, KYC 2 and so on, In countries that are famous for the legality of their gambling, KYC is still mandatory.  anyway, i'm quite curious, why would you want to play on a gambling site that doesn't require KYC?

Correct, its easy to fake an ID's card from certain countries and that is why some casinos will asks some users to provide them with a passport not an ID card.
Anyway, that can be fake either with the photoshop. So, some casinos starting to ask for a selfie with the documents with different angle and video call verification.

There are some casinos still lenient with their KYC policies, if we are not trying to abuse or cheat on their platform then they will not bother us with the KYC thing.

It would vary because licenses and its regulatory  aspect or conditions would really vary or depends on a certain to follow. Not everyone would really be the same in terms of rules and exemptions and exclusions on which it would really be just that right that you should really be that always reads up in speaking about sites TOS. I do believe that in todays we do still have
platforms which arent that strict and allow most countries when it comes to this matter, it would really be that wise that you should really be making out some research
and find out for yourself on which one and i can assure that you would still able to find out some good list about into those platforms.

Doesn't every platform have almost the same rules for KYC despite being in any country? Or are we talking about the documents that you need to provide to pass the KYC verification? If so, I don't think I can answer that. As far as I know, if the documents are correct and legit, you will not face any kind of issue to verify it. But sounds like those crypto casinos seem to favour some specific country's document.

Also, anonymity is not the thing you should be looking for when you are dealing with centralized platforms. Those documents are required to know their customers and to prevent scams and illegal activities. Your focus should be on finding reputable platforms that are easy to verify. Not what county it is.

Im not able to tell you which country is the best because it depends on the casino license, for example:
The players from UK are banned from playing on any casino with Curacao license, but they can play on any casino with Malta license.

To prevent any issues you mentioned above, play from the countries where the online gambling is legal and make sure the casino you choose is allowed to operate in your region.
For the KYC, it depends on the documents and if you able to provide them with the right documents and online gambling is legal from where you belong then there will be no problem at all.

Hi all!

Ive noticed recently that more and more crypto sites are requesting KYC, and more and more restricted jurisdictions are being added to said sites Ts and Cs. This is a problem for a lot of people on this forum who like to gamble anonymously, and, perhaps use sites that are "blocked" in their home countries.

My question then is, which are the best countries that can access these sites without issues, and pass all KYC checks? I'd love to hear your opinions!