Hi. I received several emails from Stake regarding verification and receiving a $250 bonus for completing lvl 2 verification. I have been using the site for almost 4 years and I have invested a lot of time and energy into my account. Will I really lose access to my account if I don't verify by January?
4 years of uninterrupted gambling with Stake is super-cool and I see beyond that, it's a good service overall, so I advise you to do the needful, completing the KYC is nothing so far you have nothing to hide. This is confirming the earlier report I read that regulators are on the neck of Stake and it's trying to get all his customers verified. This is certainly not Stake's fault from every angle and the $250 bonus is another reason to show that Stake is humane on this and feel your way.
The only reason I signed up in the first place was to protect my privacy and I have had a lot of good memories using Stake, it would be unfortunate if I am forced to leave in the New Year.
Let's face it, Stake is not a no-KYC casino, we should expect this will happen someday. Mind you, privacy is even exaggerated and Stake will not reveal you to the whole world for doing that. If you are not in illegality, even the law enforcers are not the enemy.
How do we know in our current environment some people are indeed quite protective of their personal data. we can't blame the users either. but we know that Stake is also not at fault.
Stake from the start did not brand a gambling platform without KYC, all users know that and there are even users who have completed KYC long before their recent announcement.
I don't think my tone blames anyone whatsoever, I was just looking for a common ground for both sides. I wonder how it could be bad for him to leave Stake to switch to another casino but regret it later for bad service and/or inability to have his withdrawal process among others with another casino. The stake he has been working with for the past 4 years is what he should still stick with, he should not allow the KYC completion to deny him of that. However, I maintain that the privacy of a thing is being hyped, nothing is 100% private to be sincere. Let's just not do illegality, otherwise, such may be found and it will be easy. Anyone who wants 100% privacy should live in the forest, if you would enjoy the civilization, the proper documentation is part of the price.
You have spoken like a true OG, or perhaps, legend, privacy is indeed over hyped, with civilization, privacy is not really a thing anymore, like you said that who ever wants to live a private life should go live in the forest, that isn't even true since there are people who still go into the forest and may come in contact with you..
I would say that who ever really wants to live a private life or a life of absolute privacy should dig the ground and bury himself or herself there, this way, there won't be any one, no neighbors, no friends, no enemies to contend with.
Imagine people provide every single information about themselves to banks and other physical organizations, and yet claim to value their privacy when ever they come online, seems they forget that even banks and other government institutions can be hacked as well, and all the kyc data of their users stolen.