Topic: Connecting to Public Wifi (Read 363 times)

Thanks for the prompt response @jeremy. This is what I really considering that’s why I’m being cautious with this matter. I don’t have full information on how casino detects multi account through IP that makes me uncomfortable on connecting to public internet or login my casino account on a rental computer.

We will never know when we will hit that once in a lifetime jackpot and it’s such a waste if you will be caught on a messy situation which casino use this minor mistake to seize your win.

I enjoy reading all the replies but I can’t response to everyone. I just want to brought up this topic to get opinion and also to serve as warning to anyone that will try to use public wifi or any rentals gadget.

Casino banning or blocking your account for a shared IP address shouldn't be your only fear if you are using public Wi-Fi on your device if your device has wallets and other financial applications because hackers and stealers connected to the same Wi-Fi might be able to access your device and possibly steal your funds if you have any in your phone and since most of us keep our financial apps such as banking apps and wallets in our mobile phones, there is a chance you might get them compromised.

So, please don't do that. It's not worth it. Nothing will happen if you don't gamble for a while, but if you give access to your device to a stranger without even knowing about it by using public Wi-Fi, you might have a lot to regret about. These are the sorts of situations where one needs to think everything through before taking a decision.

I agree, but who knows if they will unban your gambling account if you tell them the truth? At least you try, compared to not doing a thing. Who knows if their platform will just give a warning or if they will refund the funds from his gambling account? Whether it is a positive or negative result, at least you do what you can do in this situation.

Prevention is still better. Even if you tell the whole story but the fact that you know you have violated the rules, justifying it to the gambling site is still useless. They act as robot which is guided by the rules, and of course, they would not make the conversation long and make conclusion right away.

So as I was saying, it's better to do some preventive measures. Use Public wifi only on social media, but not on any online activities that involves money.

it's better if you don't use public wifi as recommended by other members here because usually online casinos are very strict about the ip rules for each member and if they find that you are using a different ip than usual, you might get banned. moreover, using a cellular network is much better than public wifi and it shouldn't be difficult to use, because you can use the hotspot from your smartphone and connect it to your tablet or you can change your tablet to one with a cellular network to avoid the hassle of using it. hotspot with your smartphone.

If you're skeptical about their rules and want to protect your account, you must not connect to public wifi. Finding another way to focus or entertain yourself would be best.
It would help if you always doubt when connecting to a Public Wifi since many risks are involved. Some hackers might collect data on that public wifi. As we are in crypto, data in our devices is our top priority.

I would tell the whole story. It's up to them if they will ban or unban my account. I would change the gambling casinos if they didn't favor my side.

If you're in a hotel and you connect to the hotel WiFi then they can't use that against you because that's where you are staying and you're not using it as a VPN. And also you are actually in the country declared by the WiFi's IP address. However, it is extremely unlikely that two people are playing at the same casino at the same time or even at similar times, particularly if the public WiFi does not have many connected users.

I have never tried this because I am afraid I will be banned from doing that. I keep my gambling habit to my own internet connection at home or when I am outside, I use my data instead. It's not that heavy because here in the Philippines data connections are prepaid so your $2 will go as far as 3 to 4 days as long as you are not a heavy user.
I prefer that path because it also protects your other applications, especially if you have financial ones that could be hacked anytime and you might lose money in the process. IMO, these public WIFI's are for emergency purposes only especially if you need to contact someone when you don't have their phone numbers.
When it comes to online gambling though, it's still better if the connection you are using is private and I am sure you won't have any trouble with them.
I think we have seen enough threads created here about this kind of issues. Their balance is stuck in the gambling site because of IP restrictions due to VPN usage.

Public wi-fi is like a prostitute. Connect at own risk

If there is not alternative, then nothing bad of having a quickie

Being banned in the casino is the least of your concern here. Public wifis have become inherently dangerous due to a multitude of possible exploits and attacks malicious people can employ while you are using the said network. Also, I think you are good if you hop into a different IP, so long as the IP is in the same country. As for IP sharing, they simply just disallow any subsequent connections or just disconnect the first connection once they detect that players are using the same IP.

He state that using casino not allowing gamblers to use public wifi my result to losing clients. LOL.

How would even casino know if you are using a public wifi or a private one when only IP and device are just being logged on their website.

And about your question;

I did a quick research on the meaning of Peruvian ;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peruvians

still I don't get the meaning and it's connection to the topic. 

Is this some kind of AI text? Your post doesn’t make sense and not even relevant to the discussion because you are pertaining to a public place not the public wifi which is the main issue here for multi account violation.

What the hell does Peruvian even related to this topic? You should stop using this kind of tools or else you might get kick out to your campaign.

This should not be a problem for anyone because a casino player can easily connect to the Internet in a public place or any public place, but what interests him is that he can participate and deposit, and what the person does From then on it depends on what you do to win, but a casino who is willing to see that there are many connections from a public site should not be alarmed, he should feel good that people come into his casino to make deposits and play , not There should be problems, that's like having an exchange open and having someone open their exchange from the same connection, there's nothing to do there, there's nothing bad.

What I see is that there is a lot of fear on the part of the Peruvians to operate in caisno of that way, at the end of the day if a caisno gets into those things of prohibiting person from using those same public IPs then what They will be left without clients, if they ban my Account for connecting to a public site , I will never return to that casino again in my Life.

I think using public wifi is very dangerous anyways, I wouldn't even dare to do it. In best case scenario you could leak your pretty personal data to people with bad intentions. In the worst case scenario you will be hacked through leaked data - and money will be all gone. I think casinos are right when they enforce those strict rules. Its pretty hard for them to be sure you are good, kind customer. KYC will obviously guarentee your funds - but its still bad to risk it.

Maybe skip using public Wi-Fi for gambling next time. Skipping public Wi-Fi for gambling is just playing it safe. It helps dodge problems like accidentally sharing IPs that some online casinos might frown upon. Keeping it chill with a private and secure network lowers the chances of running into issues, making your online gaming hassle free.

Like what the first reply says . this will be your problem once you luckily win Huge amount because that will reflect to the abuse they will call you as public wifi shared by hundreds if not thousand of users each time and also trust me , you can connect on that public wifi but will be a problem browsing because the connection mostly too slow to even check your Messenger .
so why not use a pocket wife instead if you cannot use your mobile data ?

I been thinking about the same thing for quite long time, where using public WiFi is clear, many people will use it and when it is used for gambling, will there be problems because the IP are definitely connected to each other if many WiFi users use it for gambling, especially on the same site?
Every gambling site has rule that they do not accept the use of multiple accounts because it can lead to fraudulent activities such as using bonuses with multiple accounts.
And what is worrying is that if there are other accounts that are connected to each other and are known to raise suspicion from the gambling site team, then the account will be frozen, this will clearly be very detrimental.

I personally prefer to be careful at the start by not using WiFi which can be said to be public WiFi with lots of users.
In the country I live in, WiFi like this is service in several government installations, health care and even in business places such as restaurants, hotels and so on.
When going to these places I prefer to use personal data rather than having to use the WiFi provided.

I gamble for fun and so far have always followed the rules and have never broken any rules at all on any gambling site I have used.
If problem occurs just because another account is connected and it results in the account being frozen then it will obviously be difficult.

If you've been reading some of the accusations in the scam section many of these are about possible changes of account or alt account and it could only happen if there is a change of IP and if the casino has a bad reputation it will not accept the usage of the device, casino with a bad reputation will exploit this if you switch to public WiFi and besides there's a possible hack if you connect to public WiFi, if possible have your data.
It's good that here in our country we have prepaid data so we can always connect without using public Data, but it is better to always use the same connection when you're playing in a casino so your account will remain clean.

That's why I try to keep personal accounts private from casino sites or other sites if I'm connected to public wifi. We don't know whether the internet connection on public wifi is safe or monitored by the admin, so we shouldn't connect to public wifi. After all, we already have a data package provided by our device and internet provider card so we don't need a connection from a third party or public wifi. We must always be careful because being connected to public wifi means our data is vulnerable to hacking, even though we don't know how that could happen. We just have to remain careful.

Overall it's not a good idea to play in the casino by using public wifi. Most of the casinos recently have rules like all the accounts that have the same IP are counted as multiple accounts. So if a casino wants to accuse you are breaking their terms,  they can.

But casinos should not accuse someone as an account farmer only based on IP, device, betting behavior, and some other things also should be included.

I was wondering what makes a person to join public wifi to gamble. Isnt it that hard to wait few hours until you get home and use your own wifi? Or mobile data isnt that much expensive anymore, as well as gaming dont require much data. For me it isnt worth risking loosing funds or getting banned for security reasons (casinos might think someone got access to your account). If gambling is so much important, then there is always a chance to postpone something, gamble and get back to what was planned to do first.

It depends on the operator, if you hit the jackpot in your game he will definitely pay attention to you, if he doesn't pay attention to you then don't continue what you are doing. We should always avoid logging into public wifi because it is dangerous, there are many scammers. Gambling on public wifi is not recommended, always keep personal belongings safe.

Exactly what I was thinking when I was reading the OP.

Using a public WiFi network with a VPN is dangerous, using without a VPN is even more dangerous. Conducting any transactions, logging into any accounts, etc, all in an unencrypted fashion on a network where the eyes are on you...you can deduce the dangers.

Use a VPN and avoid public networks generally.

...and if you're worried about using a VPN on a gambling site, either don't use them, have KYC on the ready, or let them know that for your security and privacy, you'll be using a VPN from now on. They'll know your origin IP from initial usage. Though based on this experience, it doesn't matter too much if you're OK with KYC:

Unfortunately, casino operators doesn't authenticate who's playing your account, they just assume it's you if you can prove that you can unlock it so technically the verification process has its own hole in it. OP's concerned is if he is going to breach some casino's policy or terms IF someone already used the public wifi for the same casino site. But if I were to think at that time, I'll avoid it because there are games in casino that aren't allowed to play by 2 devices in a single IP address like Poker.

Perhaps that's another problem for using a public wifi connection on some online casino, anything they could see malicious they are free to do what they want.

Op this forum is not a City and if your are referring to the place are right now then you have used and " definite article or indefinite article" to indicate the location of the city. And that is by the way, I don't think the public network have anything to do with the casino if is has already connected, if the casino accept the ip from your end then there is no issue. And even if someone has connected it before you, the ip address would not be the same, therefore you can do the verification and continue your game. But using public WiFi is dangerous, because malwares can be transmitted and spywares can be also transmited as well so be careful when using it.

I don't think it will have any effect. Because every time you log in using a different network & device you will definitely be asked for verification to ensure that it is really you who is logging in.
However, there are several online gambling sites that implement a sudden policy if you win the jackpot. Either cancel your winnings or freeze your account because it is considered suspicious activity.
But to avoid spying via public WiFi, it's better not to use it for gambling. Especially if it's your main account with a fairly large amount of capital.

Even though it's understandable that sometimes we need to resort to free public WiFi, i would avoid it for this and anything that disallows double accounts as i see a possibility to get your account frozen for double accounting, at least until you explain the situation. I don't believe it would get you banned for life, but it would be inconvenient for everyone for sure, and it would take time to prove your case and identity and such..

And while https is pretty safe i wouldn't trust it enough to use wifi for my finances.

you can try but the casino will most likely still consider that you broke one of their terms and conditions(if they have that rule) if the IP of the wifi you used has been used by someone who uses the same casino. if you want to access the casino that you play at it would be better to just use mobile data instead of connecting to a public wifi. besides, connecting to public wifi is risky too so I would rather use mobile data.

This should not be a big threat to your account as someone like me don't count such as against the rules or as in any forms of violations, but if it's clearly stated in their ToS then try as much not to connect on them to gamble, you can use a public free wifi for other forms of browsing the internet but not for gambling since it may have something to do with your IP address being altered.

connecting to the public connection is what you would do when you get bored. and this looks like a common problem by the time millions of people in one city are trying to gamble in the limited crypto casinos around. and if the casino won't listen to the reason of possibility that there could be lots of you playing using the airport wifi or train wifi.

won't the KYC help? it should help if they just ask all the rest to submit KYC but this is also what others avoid submitting.

i've experienced this too, when i'm taking care outside of something and i'm bored, i try to access a gambling site and luckily yesterday on the gambling site where i play there was a notification about accessing from a new IP address, so i immediately chatted with customer service and got the answer is that as long as it is not accessed via VPN then playing with a new IP address is not a problem.  Therefore, i suggest that you only use one IP ^{(from your smartphone only)} to access online gambling sites, currently using smartphones to gamble is very common and easy.

When in doubt, skip; the rule I follow in gambling industry. If you are worried of possible sanctions from doing so then what's the need to do so? If you are too eager and there's signal on your network provider then why not sue cellular data then? And if you have access to your cellular data then obviously it will just be better to not gamble at all in public given that IP is being concerned here. Go home and play or avoid gambling and just mind your thing on why you are outside in the first place. Also, not all gambling sites have such restriction so you may still engage with other reputable ones, just if you have a strong reason to bet by that time.
In my area, public wifis are the worst given that there are many people connected into it simultaneously, you can't expect for a fast internet connection. It could even start a problem with your bet in particular with sudden lag interferences; imagine losing and not even satisfied with your gambling experience due to inconsistencies with your internet connection. There will always be option for us we are really into betting a particular game or sport.

It was the rarest part of the gambler who used the public Wi-Fi to play the game.Because using the public Wi-Fi won’t be the better option for the normal people,their was huge possibilities for the people personal data and photos can be hacked by the user who provide the personal data.So if the gambler use the Public or free Wi-Fi will loss their personal details like password of the many important site.This may also occur,if we have the ability to accept the cookies send by the hacker while using the gambling site.The password of the gambling site also may leads to the gamblers to loss the huge money in the gambling site wallets.So better to use your own Wi-Fi or personal data.

Kind unfair if you think about it, if you consider there are countries and internet providers which do not give an option to their clients to have a fixed IP address, instead of that they get what is called a dynamic IP address. In my country it is something which is relatively common for people to have the IP address in their city and then after some time the IP address changes to a completely different city several hours away by car within the same country.
If what you say it is true and if there is some precedent about it, then it would be pretty sad someone from such countries to be denied a jackpot because factors they do not even have power over, like the status of their IP. 

I may even need to check the status of mine and also de Terms of Services of the casinos I have signed up on.

VPN protects against some of those things, Im surprised it was possible to connect to gamble via a shared IP.  Normally they restrict all kinds of sites that would be considered 18+ like a gambling site is included in that broad category.   As said its not too safe to use a public computer or a publicly shared connection, for alot of things its ok but if you gamble with a large balance its something I would avoid also just in case.   Keyloggers are sometimes installed on public computers and that kind of thing is something that has to be considered, dont use any big balance account is probably for the best as a precaution.

Technically you are not probably using the same IP even if you are connected to the same wifi or telecom service because they use dynamic IP in most countries so if you are not doing anything wrong then you do not need to worry about using it via a different IP but better not to be cause connecting to public wifi pose serious security vulnerabilities.

Why you should never, ever connect to public Wi-Fi

Let me give you an easy solution, just enable the hotspot from your mobile and connect your tab.

In every cases, I think this is the best he can do, besides reading terms and conditions of the casino he is playing at. He can send a direct message to the casino's support and explain the situation shared here, so the support will accurately reply him if he can play or not on their platform. In positive case, he has an alibi if the casino creates issues later with him for this reason, especially when trying to make a withdrawal. Gamblers always have to seek for guarantees from the house before they play and achieve big winnings, because if they start looking for such informations after they win, it's very likely they are going to have their payments denied, due to casinos using such gaps as "legit" excuses to not pay them accordingly...

The concern brought up here is actually very recurrent as a common situation experienced by many gamblers in a daily basis, as we are constantly going out, accessing Wi-Fi on the streets, what inevitably involves public connections which have hundreds or thousands of people using them simultaneously. At some point, there will be two or more gamblers using the same public Wi-Fi and the same casino platform. So, they must know what to do in this case and if it will bring punishments over their accounts.

Why don't you just ask your casino operator about it? They're the ones who can best explain their IP sharing policies and how they handle situations where players are connected to the same IP address.

A lotta gambling sites have policies against account sharing and stuff to stop sketchy business.  But I guess they understand sometimes random folks end up coming from the same IP without meaning to. 

So maybe if you explain your situation, they can note your account in case other players turn up from your IP down the road and  least thats what I'd try.  Can't hurt to ask them directly.

When I travel to another city in my country and stay at my relatives' house, I am in a state of maximum alert regarding whether or not they have an account at the same casino as me and what internet they use, I choose to use the operator's internet of my country's mobile phone service when I travel and stay at my relatives' house, at home I use the internet from my cable internet provider which is faster, while the internet from my country's mobile phone provider is very slow and the IP changes constantly so I get a lot of stress when I travel, but as I don't have many internet options, so I use the slow internet on my country's mobile phone

I also always watch how the IP is changing and I avoid going into the casino, I only go in if I really need to, that is, when I travel I don't place sports bets, I don't play at the casino. I prefer to spend all my time without playing until I go back to my city and home and start playing, this is so I can avoid problems. But I must say that even without entering the casino, the internet is so slow that keeping track of game results becomes a very difficult task. There were times when I typed goole and it took more than 3 hours for the page to open, I even fell asleep

and when I woke up I saw that the page had already opened, I became more irritated with that situation. Now talking about my country's Wi-Fi network, honestly, the free Wi-Fi internet in my country is only available at colleges and due to many people using it at the same time they have become very slow, to the point where it is useless for anyone to use it for play in a casino, I highly doubt that anyone from my country will use that internet at college to place sports bets or play a game in an online casino. students who are fans of films and video games have taken over the entire internet for themselves, they keep downloading them all day

KYC won’t matter if your account is linked to other account that abused the casino bonuses or ban by violating the ToS through IP connection like OP stated. There’s a lot of scam accusation here that is same story which casino denied even the difference on KYC because they knew that KYC can be purchased. Some people accept payment for their KYC especially from a 3rd world country which privacy doesn’t matter due to poverty.

It’s better to play safe because you will never know when you will hit big time then casino use this kind of bullshit excuse to seize your profit. An IP similarity is a strong digital evidence to assume someone with multiple account just like using public VPN that shares IP with other user.

Yes, when hackers can connect to a WiFi network, they can take control of the devices connected to that same WiFi network.  So when you don't have any important data on your device or large crypto holdings or large amounts deposited into your gambling accounts.  Then you can easily connect to any Wi-Fi network and enjoy the Internet.  You should never connect to a public Wi-Fi network if you have any sensitive information or crypto stored on your device.  In this case your device may be hacked

This thread is a good warning for gamblers out there who thought of accessing their gambling account using public wifi. Personally, I have also tried accessing my account but that was when I was still new in gambling and my account balance is significantly low, and I'm not worried if it will be locked.

Good thing OP has brought up this topic, we already read all the possible risks, so if someone made a mistake doing the same, it should not happen again. Sometimes when we are in an area where mobile data is slow, we should not resort to using a public wifi as knowing all these risk, we can make a mistake as it could be a costly one. 

Don't even try to use any public wifi, they are not always safe.

There are many dangers awaiting anyone connecting their devices to the wifi network, like..

Identity theft through online victim profiling.

Loss of passwords.

Snooping for confidential data.

Ransomware attacks.

Even malware infection is possible.

Sometimes I always come across public wifi in my area but I know that they are not always safe, this is why I don't bother connecting my phone or devices to such networks, this is not recommendable.

If a casino has a strict policy about IPs then I would ask them directly what's their stance on connecting on public wifi.
Personally I would prefer not to use any casino that is so strict though because I like to use a VPN for security reasons.

Especially when you have to connect to public WiFi, unless the establishment hosting the WiFi is very good with network security, you should be using a VPN too! Municipal and county authorities which often host WiFis are not good with security, often due to lack of funds. So be extra careful with anything that involves personal info and money when connecting to these networks.

Honestly since we're in a forum about bitcoin I might as well recommend that there are plenty of privacy-friendly casinos that work with crypto and will not mind at all if you're using a VPN.
Doesn't hurt to try a new one and potentially make the switch.

There are always risks in connecting to a private WiFi that is why I never do that there's prepaid data here in our country so I need not connect a public WiFi to protect my device and accounts

https://www.aura.com/learn/dangers-of-public-wi-fi

And when connecting to a public WiFi to paly in your favorite casino, the only way you'll know that its safe and ok is to ask support about this, so you will be guided on how you will proceed, I'm sure every casino has a policy regarding connecting to a public WiFi as long as there is no changes of device and the location is within the proximity of the location that you always use to play.

with those above dangers mentioned, i would say those are very good reasons not to use public wifi upon accessing your casino account. in that manner, you can avoid those possible dangers and don't regret for something later on. if you want to entertain yourself while waiting for something, much better to use your dummy account.

because let's say you already have a VIP acct or has higher level in the casino and for some few minutes of playing outside, you will possibly ruin your account. so yeah, better hold on to that desire of playing and just access your account in your home, where you are safer from potential threats.


most are accessing public wifi because it is free. but i also don't recommend it, much better to use your own data if you really can't wait til you're home. with so many sophisticated hacking softwares these days, better secure your account by avoiding this kind of practice.

I would prefer to use mobile data over the public wifi.

Public wifi are usually operated by private, like in a big institutions (hospital, restaurant, and malls). All the logs can be monitored by them, and they aren't responsible of anything in case they'll try to look on what websites their users visited because it's just name public but it's actually private.

While mobile data which I find safer, our logs will direct to the ISP's server, it's just similar to having our personal connection at home, either through wireless of Fiber connection.

I myself avoid using public WiFi to connect to my device, because I don't really trust public networks that might be able to compromise my device. Especially when it comes to gambling, I never gamble on a public network because I'm worried that the casino will detect me using the same network as other players and that could cause problems for my account. So, as much as possible, don't use public networks when you play because you don't know when the casino will give a ban warning to your account.

The risk is always big when connecting to public Wi-Fi especially on random places,you were waiting for your appointment so I believe no big risk of you being hacked by a random hacker at the doctor so most likely it is the casino operator who have strict policies regarding where to connect,personally though I can connect anywhere in my city and I had never problems logging in to my favorite casino where I usually play.

The risk is real when you are in a random coffee shop or similar place and you see the Wi-Fi is free without password or WPA2-WPA3 encryption which is the best nowadays,that is a big red flag,much worse than the casino operator as someone can see your credentials through MITM (man in the middle attack) and stole them from you.

Even logging in with my email or with my social media or even with my bitcointalk account details then i dont really have that much confidence when connecting into a public wifi. As much as possible
if ever i do able to make use of my data connection then i would really be making those kind of accessing specially if its really that account related.So far i dont have experience on logging in with gambling site account and having that worry about ip problems because most gambling sites arent really that too strict when it comes to this and this is why i dont really have that much worry when it comes connecting into public wifi. If you arent that confident then you can just simply skip out and connect if ever there's a possible access through net without needing that public one.

I would not use public wifi for one simple reason - I dont know what its IP has been used before. It might turn that  someone has used public wifi for cheating, and when I connect with it, it mighr cause my account to be banned. It will be very hard to explain to support that it was done accidentally and I have nothing to do with it. Security issues is also importand, but not as being guilty for someone else actions.

It depends on the casino's terms but as always when in doubt, don't do it or better contact support if they allow using public wifi that can change your IP address, but be sure that you're always using the same device for all your casino activity, like all platforms connecting to users' activity they record everything from your location, your change of IP and devices that you've used if there are suspicious activity you will have to verify your account, especially if there is a big amount of winning in your account.

Interesting, but I will like to inform you that not all online casinos care about this, unless it's available in their terms and conditions, but I have used a public wifi to gamble before and nothing bad happen, although I won't recommend that anyone should do the same because we aren't using the same online casino platform.

And later I found out that using public WIFI is not even safe, for your data and stuff, you can easily get hacked connecting to any public wifi 📶, some crazy hackers will even intentionally on their WIFI waiting for someone to connect, and you as a person will be thinking you have access to free data.

It's not a big problem on the casino part, at least it shouldn't be, because IPs do changes few times in a day, especially when you on and off your data, I believe it's the same with WiFI network too, as this is what happens when I use my Router to connect to my PC and other hardware.

I've never tried it. I don't want to try to gamble at an online casino when I'm connected to public wifi. It makes me uncomfortable with the connection. I don't know whether there are strict regulations regarding IP sharing or whether there will be restrictions implemented by the admin, especially if they know that visitors are gambling at their place. That is very risky for me and also my gambling account, especially if I am in a country that prohibits gambling. My device connected to public wifi could be reported to the ISP to be traced to who is connected to the public wifi. Instead of taking big risks, it is better not to connect to any public wiFi and not gamble at online casinos when in a public space.

That's a good choice, also using public WiFi is risky in a sense that some hackers or with malicious intent tend to target those devices that is connected in public wifi, note that everyone could connect in a public wifi so anyone could also do wrong doings and also it will raise the risk of having viruses in your devices that's why some casino has policy of blocking public wifi so their website will be safe from vulnerability or risk also of being compromised by the malicious intent by other people, its better to not access any online casino it will aldo protect your login credentials and your funds, better bring your own pocket wifi so you will be sure that your devices or accounts are safe from malwares or malicious virus.

I personally don't trust any public wifi, even I have to access something I will make sure that I have mobile date so I can keep sakr my device and accounts.

A few times it may not really consist a problem or bee an issue with the casino until you actually hit a jackpot or probably win a huge amount of money then the casino may use it against you because they usually make sure big wins and Jack pots go through some good levels of scrutiny before payouts except for that you may not have much challenge.

Asides the casinos rules and policies, it's usually not really advisable you connect your personal device to public WiFi especially such found in public palaces with open access, it could expose you to some dangers making your device prone to been hijacked, as much as possible avoid connecting to public wifi except for personal WiFi whereby you have got a personal relationship with some level of trust on such persons then it can be considered safe to an extent otherwise for your safety and to maintaining a good level of security with your details and informations avoid connecting to public wifi totally.

I don't know the rules but maybe it depends to a casino how to handle that kind of situation, but for me, I don't usually use public wifi if ever I have a plan on doing gambling, I prefer to use mobile data instead of using public wifi for the sake of my privacy. This type of incident usually stated in the terms and conditions or rules of a gambling site.

The casino's don't want to lose a penny as much as the gambler hates to lose and they will try to utilize any advantage to deny you access  to  big wins when it happened that sometime ago you acted against their terms of operations. In avoidance of any complications Op shouldnt make use of a public WiFi except it is a matter of urgency the worth risking it, else just be rest assured that casino's can always use such fault against you in your future big wins.

Yeah it's isn't new for casinos to accusing users of multiple accounts use and other offenses however if they have legitimate evidence to prove their claims then there's nothing the gambler or anyone can do about it because all rules of operations is already stated in their ToS of which the gambler accented to while at the point of registration.
For Op, I pray you get well fast. Cheers!

I haven't experience it, although I used to IP addresses, one from home, or if I wanted to used data as I used a different provider. But I haven't been ban using this IP addresses, maybe they have recognized it and so they allow me to used it.

But perhaps if they recognized a 3rd and it's a public WIFI? Maybe they will suspected of something, thus not allow you to play. And there is another question if suddenly you win big with this public IP addresses that they might fight it suspicious and it could lead to a ban or your account being restricted or something.

You're account is at risk of getting ban if there's another user connected to the same WIFI and are accessing the same website you access. It could be flagged as multi accounting. So I suggest that you don't do it again if your account now is still fine, prevention is always better than cure as they say.

Additionally, there's also a chance that your account will be hacked, and according to this article (https://www.aura.com/learn/dangers-of-public-wi-fi), here are the 10 Dangers of Public Wi-Fi .

I don't think it matters much? Especially if the account was tied to KYC already. I doubt casinos would naturally assume that their users only play on one place/internet source. In the first place, online casinos are preferred because of it's accessibility, so tying it down to your home internet seems to defeat that point. Not to mention bans by IP only happen either due to geolocation issues or if some events/prizes were taken advantage of, both of which can easily be resolved and identified if proper KYC was done.

Ofc to be on the same side, you'd use what you normally have. And to generally not use public wifi for anything that has access to money related stuff.

When i do have those kind of doubts then i would just simply skip out on playing but if boredom strikes or something that there's nothing you can do then you would really be tending to touch up
on playing gambling then you wont care but since you are really that minding about IP sharing then better not to log in out. So far i  dont have any problems when tending to log in with public WIFI
usually it would really be on airport or in bus terminals on which i do seldom connect when i dont have data connection yet most of the time im really that skeptical when it comes to this
because im really that afraid about possible exploits and possibel share up of information once you do log in with these public wifis.

Usually, casinos have strict rules when using different IPs, but I have never experienced this when going out of town and using public Wifi using the same device then it is not suspected at all, but when you change the device with another, let alone a different IP then the casino will suspect it usually they send an email about detecting a device trying to log in even if it's yourself but you are on a different device.

I don't think it's a big deal if it's just a fixed IP in your country, if it's more conscientious most also ask for KYC to make sure it's the real user.

I believe prevention is better than cure and better than defending yourself to online casino operators.

I read some scam accusations against casinos about multi accounts. At the end of investigations and public information shared to community, casinos show that those cheaters use same IP addresses but they also provide more than that. Betting patterns of cheaters are similar and some other similar betting behaviors are enough for casinos to come to conclusions of cheating their platforms, bonus programs.

If you just use a public Wifi, you will probably have only one issue, same IP address with other gamblers. But I am really sure you will not want to have problems so don't use Public Wifi will be better.

This is what I was thinking about in general and not just the measures that the casino could hypothetically take. It is very bad security practice to connect to public wifi. Use your data, and if you are abroad pay for roaming, it will be cheap compared to a hacker easily accessing your accounts.

I got banned from a certain casino before due to using a different account with the same device but not IP, this is when my wife tried to log in her account using my desktop computer to gamble. Note, my wife and I have a different account in the same website, and when I contacted their support about lifting the ban that's the reason they gave me even with us providing our identification. I'm not sure if it's risky or not but to be safe if you are not comfortable using a public wifi when gambling just don't do it as you know different casinos have their own set of rules and sometimes they bend it a little just to deny your winnings.

It's not a big deal as long as your IP is on the same country. Most of the address in the Philippines are dynamic IP's, so it could change from time to time but once you checked on this website https://whatismyipaddress.com/, you will know which country you are accessing from.

Based on my experience, one of the gambling sites that is quite strict regarding IP is stake.com, because it seems like I cannot access my account with other IP. Actually, I have 3 ISP in my home using a load balance set up, so from time to time, it wil change my IP and when stake doesn't recognize it, it won't direct me to their website, but as soon as I configure the network to dedicate only the IP I'm using when I created an account, problem solve. But I believe they'll allow different IP, I just hadn't explored it yet as I choose to go to  an easy route.

Not sure about it though, but in my case, I usually don't use public wifi for anything though, specially gambling that might compromise my account. I'm also not sure about IP sharing, but for sure casinos might have to look at it and your betting history.

In any case, I might be careful with you and anyone playing using public WIFI.

Happy new year to all gamblers here, and I do hope that we will be having a good year this 2024.

Obviously you need to undergo additional KYC verification, you will be asked to comeback to that place and use the public IP, so they will know if you're not lying. They might ask a video call, just to make sure you're the same person.

This is hard, I think you can only praying no one use public IP to access that casino.

I think if you read the terms and conditions of the casino maybe you can find it there. After all why should the casino handle situations like this, isn't there another time for you to gamble at least in your leisure time or at home, why force yourself to try to gamble when you are around? medical appointment, it's in a public space and you are using public wifi the wrong way.

As a gambler you should not only know how to be a gambler, self-control is important, know when it is time to gamble and when it is time to relax or do something like you are doing because of a medical appointment, there are many things you can play on your cell phone besides gambling You don't have to try a little gambling that might harm you, the casino is not at fault, maybe you are at fault for not knowing how to find the right place to gamble. 

Since every online casino has its own set of guidelines, I believe the choice eventually relies upon the operator of the casino. There's a risk that hackers will try to intercept our data when we use public Wi-Fi because it's frequently unsecured. We never know when we might be shocked to learn that an unauthorized transaction occurred in our account without our knowledge.  If that is the case, we are about to be facing a major problem. In addition, certain online casinos have strict rules on using public Wi-Fi and if they find out that you have connected to an unprotected network, they may suspend your account.

 If I were to play an online casino when I'm not at home, I would personally prefer to use mobile data. My personal information is safe and secure, and I feel more comfortable playing at that point.

I will not open private sites, including casino online if I connect my device to public wifi. I will only open general sites such as news and related matters. I know that there must be IP sharing by that public wifi. If the admins were strict about this, they would check each device.

I'd rather stick with the internet connection connected to my smartphone. That's safer because no one is connected to the device but me. Rather than taking risks and getting caught in such a messy situation, we should hold ourselves from opening such private sites.

Well, it was not a messed up situation. You also don't need to surf the Internet while you're in a public space @OP. It's best not to use any devices.

The casino will just let it slide for now to just keep him playing until he gets the jackpot. I'd stay away to casinos doing this even if a casino is reputable. Those with threads like this.

Thats got to be a strategy of a casino once they see you win a big. A casino accusing a user of multiple accounts is not new. There are several threads of it in the forum.

You should avoid public WiFis in your personal devices. I am not saying this because of the casino’s IP restrictions, you should do this in order to get saved from scams. Many hackers and crackers often connected with these free public WiFis. Once a user connects its device to this wifi and if he does any transaction, then there is high risk that the hacker will know your payment method details. Hence always try to avoid using public wifi. And yes many casinos doesn’t allow to connect to the casino through these shared internet.

In my opinion, IP stuff is only used to prevent promotion abuse and other multi-account stuff, so I don't think it will be used to deny your winnings. Even if they have suspicion on you, most likely you'll only need KYC with electricity bills and whatever else. I always play with a VPN since gambling is blocked here, and I never have any problem with withdrawal. The only case is when I won big using the site promotion, and only needed KYC to solve it.

Opening a thread on the scam accusation board will likely solve this problem if you play on sites that are active here.

A temporary change in IP address while using the same device that they recognize is actually a good point but I still wouldn't risk it. It's interesting that you thought of the possible violation of casino's terms first before the security of your account. It could be compromised from logging in using a public wifi right?

Casinos have a way to know the devices that you are using. Not only the IP address. If you have a certain IP address that you are using, but changed to public WiFi for just awhile, if your device is not the same, I do not think anything would be done to your account. But it is not recommended to use public WiFi for gambling. Even the public WiFi are spying on what you are browsing and not worth using.

It depends on the casino operator; but not something I would recommend doing unless entirely necessary.
Although unlikely, they could always use it against you if you hit a Jackpot.
Then you would be out of luck.

I visit the city here few weeks ago due to my personal medical appointment. I notice that they have public wifi because I’m only allowed to use my Tab as mobile device due to my eye condition.

I just thought playing a little bit gambling while waiting for my appointment but then I realized that online casino has a strict rules about IP sharing. I'm really skeptical to connect because I’m not sure whether someone connected on it that play on same online casino that I’m playing. I don’t want to risk being connected to someone randomly.

I want to get the opinion how casino deal with this kind of situation. If you caught up on this messed up situation, how can you possibly defend yourself to online casino operators?