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If you have ever signed up to an online gambling platform in the United Kingdom, then you will also likely be familiar with the verification process that is necessary to go through<\/a>, too. After opening an account, you will be asked to confirm your identity, which requires you to send in a copy of a passport, ID card or driving licence. All of those identity documents feature a photo of you on them, ensuring you can confirm your identity to the platform. But there is also another verification process that may need to be completed.<\/p>\n This is the proof of address. This verification is usually requested prior to you being able to make an initial withdrawal from your account. It is normally the case that a player will submit copies of a utility bill to be able to prove their address, as this is perhaps the simplest way, considering these provide your name and address all in one section.<\/p>\n In many cases you do not need to provide a POA if you are on the electoral roll and this matches the address you signed up with.\u00a0 Betting companies can check the electoral roll and also perform soft credit checks<\/a> to check your address and residential status (although this does not affect your credit score<\/a>).\u00a0 If this happens you may not need to send in proof of address, but if this is not possible you will be asked to prove where you live, commonly using a utility bill.<\/p>\n Yet what happens if you don\u2019t receive paper bills to be able to send such a document in to an online casino or sportsbook? How do you go about proving your address in this instance? Here, we will provide some insight into the various ways in which you are able to prove your address in the United Kingdom, if you do not receive paper bills through the post. But first, a little information about why betting companies and gambling sites require a proof of address from players in the first place.<\/p>\n The short answer to the query as to why a proof of address is needed by gambling businesses is that it is part of the regulations set out<\/a> by licensing body, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). The simple reasoning given by the UKGC is that it is requested so that the platform you are playing at can verify you, the player. As of May 2019, all gambling businesses are required, as per conditions of the UK gambling licence that they hold, to verify a player\u2019s name, address and date of birth. Furthermore, that information is required from you as a minimum prior to you being able to gamble online.<\/p>\n However, provided in the details around the documents that a gambling business can ask a player to provide are only three things \u2013 passports, driving licences and household bills. This identity information is utilised to check that you are first of all old enough to gamble, that you are not self-excluded from gambling, and that you are who you say you are upon completing a registration.<\/p>\n But let\u2019s delve a little further into the reasoning behind the request for a proof of address. While the valid photo ID is probably the most primary of requested documents for verification purposes, the others are still required so as to fully confirm that you are who you say you are. The proof of address may be a document that many people find difficult to understand, because at the end of the day, you\u2019re not having anything sent to your home address in most cases, and in that case, why does it matter where you reside?<\/p>\n Mostly it is to confirm your residential status.\u00a0 You cannot just open an account with a UK betting company if you don’t reside in the UK.\u00a0 If, for example, you were visiting the UK on holiday you would not necessarily be allowed to open a UK betting account.\u00a0 This is partly for tax reasons in the UK and the country you live in and partly to prevent fraud.<\/p>\n It also comes down to the fact that online gambling businesses usually always state in their terms and conditions that only a certain number of accounts can be registered per household<\/a>. Certainly, special bonus offers and promotions aren\u2019t frequently provided more than once to a single household address. Therefore, it is vital that a casino or sportsbook knows that you are residing in the address that you sign up with, which a proof of address is able to verify. In doing so, the risk of fraud is reduced significantly, as some people try registering multiple accounts to the one name and address.<\/p>\n Additionally, where you live can be important later on. Should you proceed with gambling and using large amounts at the site, then it may require you to verify your proof of income to support that activity. You essentially need to justify your decision to wager such large amounts of money. If you live in a low-income area of the country but you\u2019re spending large amounts of money at an online gambling site, then that would certainly stand out as being strange betting activity. Therefore, you\u2019ll need to confirm you can afford to do so.<\/p>\n Essentially, it\u2019s for your own protection at the end of the day. Alas, not everyone receives paper bills to their home these days. It is therefore vital to know what alternative options you can utilise in this circumstance to confirm your home address.<\/p>\n Should you not have the ability to provide a proof of address through a bill, there are other options that you can make use of instead. Keep in mind that whatever you use for this, the document you\u2019re submitting needs to be dated within the past three months in most cases (although council tax bills are often accepted up to 12 months).<\/p>\n Furthermore, the copy of the document that you send in should be a clear image with all four corners of it able to be seen. Make sure that you also check into the specifics at each different platform, because some may support certain documents but not others.<\/p>\n Generally you cannot use phone bills in place of a utility bill.\u00a0 This is because it is not difficult to register a phone contract with an address you do not actually live at.<\/p>\n The most common alternative that people utilise is a statement from the bank, which will always display your home address on it. Naturally, this will always be addressed to your home place of residence, but it is also a bit of a difficult one for some people to utilise, because the information included in a bank statement is private. You may be happy with a casino viewing your home address confirmation, but you may not be comfortable with them looking at your ingoing and outgoing payments, and how much is in your bank account(s).<\/p>\n Today, there is another issue with bank statements, because many people have opted to go paperless where statements are concerned. This means that the banks don\u2019t send out statements through the post, and instead you have to access your information online or via mobile banking. It\u2019s not always the case that getting a statement this way will also incorporate your home address, either. Why? Because it is not necessary unless the statement is being mailed out to you. Sure enough, the address will be linked to the account, but this doesn\u2019t mean that it definitively is going to be displayed on a statement that you print out at home.<\/p>\nThe Reasoning Behind Needing a POA<\/h2>\n
Alternatives to Use for Proof of Address in the UK<\/h2>\n
Bank Statement<\/h3>\n
Payslip<\/h3>\n