Clauses on proving who you are
Casino identity check: the moment, the sum and the deadline in each contract
Opening an account usually takes little more than an email address. The papers come later, and each set of terms decides in its own words when, above what sum and within what deadline.
Signing up at the houses in this ranking rarely asks for much. Rainbet's homepage says an email address is enough to create an account; Vave's sign-up dialogue asks for a nickname, an email and a password. None of that establishes who you are. A casino identity check arrives at a later stage, and the useful question is not whether it can come but where the operator's own contract places it.
This page groups the ranked houses by that placement, then sets out the sums and deadlines their terms print. The figure below the introduction lines up the document deadlines, and the table puts the clause numbers next to each other.
When the casino identity check starts: three patterns
Reading the identity clauses side by side, three patterns appear. They matter because they tell you whether papers are likely to be requested before play, during it or only at the cash desk.
At the withdrawal request
- Vave (outside the ranking): clause 8.7 keeps the right to confirm a player's identity before any payout is processed, and pending requests may be held while that happens.
- Rocketpot: clause 11.4 connects KYC to withdrawals above 0.05 BTC or $2,500, and clause 12.4 mentions extra procedures above $2,000.
- Rainbet: clause 20.1 links the document request to service, payments and access to funds, which is why the listing files it under this heading.
On a described trigger
- Bitcasino.io: clause 3.13 allows random account health checks, and clause 6.6 sets the figure at €2,500, or its equivalent in crypto, and keeps checks on smaller sums possible too.
- Wild Fortune: clause 11.2 asks for verification before any withdrawal, and clause 2.7 wants ID before a player can use BTC at all.
- Metaspins: clause 9.7 starts the process once gambling reaches “a certain threshold”, with no figure attached.
- Shuffle.com: clause 5.2 ties the check to a level the operator may move, and at the latest to the point just ahead of a first withdrawal.
- Bitsler: clause 8.22 mentions large deposits and the level of spend, and clause 4.3 keeps a general right to ask. Because no starting point is written, the listing leaves Bitsler's second mark empty.
Moment left open
- Thunderpick: clause 21.1 lists a government-issued ID, proof of residency and security questions, but says nothing about when they are due.
- Wolfbet: clause 5 §1 lets the house request KYC and AML paperwork whenever it chooses.
Jack.com, Wild.io and TrustDice carry a dash in this column. The dash marks an empty file for that cell, not a finding that the house runs no check.
| Casino | Points | When ID is asked | Sum that triggers ID | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 VaveReal-money test by the desk | 3/5 | On a withdrawal request cl. 8.7 | no sum | Visit the casino |
1 Bitcasino.io | 4/5 | On a described trigger cl. 3.13, 6.6 | €2,500 or the same in crypto cl. 6.6 | |
2 Rocketpot | 4/5 | On a withdrawal request cl. 11.4, 12.4 | $2,000 and $2,500 in two clauses cl. 11.4, 12.4 | |
3 Wild Fortune | 4/5 | On a described trigger cl. 2.7, 11.2 | no sum | |
4 Metaspins | 3/5 | On a described trigger cl. 9.7 | no sum | |
5 Rainbet | 3/5 | On a withdrawal request cl. 20.1 | no sum | |
6 Shuffle.com | 3/5 | On a described trigger cl. 5.2 | no sum |
Sums and deadlines printed in the terms
Only two ranked houses write an amount into the identity clause. Bitcasino.io uses €2,500 or its crypto equivalent (cl. 6.6). Rocketpot prints two figures in two places, $2,500 in clause 11.4 and $2,000 in clause 12.4, and leaves them unreconciled. Both texts keep the right to ask below the figure, so a printed sum is a marker rather than a guarantee of silence underneath it.
Deadlines for sending papers are more common:
- Vave: 14 days from the request (cl. 8.7).
- Rocketpot: 30 calendar days (cl. 12.2); without an answer, funds are frozen and play is restricted.
- Metaspins: 30 days (cl. 9.10).
- Wild Fortune: two weeks (cl. 8.4 and 9.3).
- Rainbet: 72 hours to respond to the document request (cl. 20.1).
Each of these is a limit the player has to meet. None of them says anything about when money leaves the account afterwards, and this site prints no processing times. Caps, minimums and instalment rules are handled on the page about money clauses.
What the two tests showed about the casino identity check
Everything above comes from documents. Two observations come from money the editorial desk put in itself, and each covers one account in one period.
Vave, 28 August 2026. The editorial team deposited and withdrew its own funds. Requests went through with no ID step while the cumulative sum stayed below roughly 5,000 USDT. Under clause 8.7 Vave may still demand identity papers ahead of any payout, so that figure describes one account and sets no rule.
TrustDice, May 2026. The team deposited USDT over several weeks. Withdrawals left without a check until their combined total passed about US$5,000. The request after that showed “payment under review”. A compliance email with a Veriff link followed. The driving licence the desk sent did not pass; its passport did, at the fifth try. Some while afterwards, a second document request from TrustDice arrived by email.
The TrustDice sequence shows two things worth remembering: a check can return after it has been passed, and one type of document can be turned down where another is accepted. Neither observation is a threshold to plan around.
Documents usually requested, and keeping them ready
Across the clauses on file, the requests repeat:
- a photo ID such as a passport, national ID card or driving licence (Shuffle.com cl. 5.2, Thunderpick cl. 21.1, Wild Fortune);
- proof of address, for example a recent utility bill (Rainbet, Bitcasino.io, Bitsler);
- a selfie holding the ID (Rainbet cl. 20.1, Vave cl. 8.7);
- evidence that the payment method belongs to the account holder (Bitcasino.io, Wild Fortune);
- in some cases a phone or video call (Vave, Rainbet, Wild Fortune).
A few habits make any request simpler to answer:
- Keep a valid ID whose name matches the account exactly.
- Keep a recent proof of address, no older than three months; Bitsler's help centre wants all four corners visible.
- Photograph each page in good light, uncropped and legible.
- Write down the date of the request and the clause that sets the deadline.
- Save copies of what you sent and every reply you receive.
If a disagreement follows, the papers and the complaint go to the company that holds the licence, which is not always the name on the logo; matching brand and holder walks through that. The number on that company's certificate can be checked with the guide to licence numbers.
How this column feeds the score is described in the method page. The ranked houses themselves stand on the main board.
Questions
Can a house ask for ID before I request any withdrawal?
Yes, several terms allow it. Wild Fortune asks for ID before BTC play (cl. 2.7), Bitcasino.io permits random account health checks (cl. 3.13), and Wolfbet and Thunderpick keep a right to ask with no moment named. Vave, Rocketpot and Rainbet place the request around the cash desk, yet their clauses are worded as rights of the operator, so an earlier request is still possible under their contracts.If I stay below the printed sum, will documents never be requested?
No clause promises that. Bitcasino.io (cl. 6.6) and Rocketpot (cl. 11.4 and 12.4) print amounts but keep the right to ask below them. In our Vave test on 28 August 2026, nothing was requested up to about 5,000 USDT; at TrustDice in May 2026, verification began after cumulative withdrawals went past about US$5,000. Both are single-account observations, not published thresholds.What happens if a document deadline is missed?
The terms spell out the consequence. Rocketpot freezes funds and restricts play (cl. 12.2). Metaspins may suspend or close the account and withhold the balance (cl. 9.10). Wild Fortune locks the account and cancels the pending request (cl. 8.4). Rainbet restricts service, payments and access to funds (cl. 20.1), and Vave may close the account (cl. 8.7).Does a document deadline tell me when the money will arrive?
No. The 14 days at Vave or the 72 hours at Rainbet describe how long the player has to reply to a request. They are not promises about the operator's side of the process. This site does not publish processing times for any house, because none of the clauses on file commits to one in a form that could be compared fairly.