Poker Stars

#1 5th June 2007, 5:18 PM

Hello everyone i would firstly like to say that ive just joined the site and it looks like a great poker forum.

Well my thread is about Poker Stars and the fact that you have to give pasport and Driving license details across the internet. I am really afraid to do it for obvious reasons and i am just wondering am i ok to do it. Gettting feedback from people who have already done it would be great as i really want to join the site but i am a bit scared of this proccess.

Thanks to everyone who replies
Luke

P.S. im new to internet poker so plz dnt be nasty if you think this is a stupid post.

#2 5th June 2007, 5:32 PM

This is standard, they just want to keep bad people and scammers of the site. Its all for security and Pokerstars is the safest poker site on the web.

#3 5th June 2007, 7:21 PM

Many sites ask for some kind of proof of identity it is fairly standard, for their security and your details should be secure with them

#4 5th June 2007, 7:26 PM

No worries. As Misch and Ian states, its standard. Some sites also requires a copy of a bank-statement. Its for our own sake, although they still do have the occational problem. There was an earlier post in CC about a pro having an account emptied because of his badly chosen password, i think it was.

#5 5th June 2007, 7:26 PM

Thanks for the replies guys. I never knew this was standard as ive only joined titan poker and they dnt rquire any pasport details etc, dnt really like the site so was wanting something new. But thanks again for taking time to reply Luke.

#6 5th June 2007, 8:01 PM

Titan is a crap hole compared to PokerStars.

You might also want to download bodog poker, cardschat has weekly added money games there.

#7 5th June 2007, 9:14 PM

I have accounts on just about every site that will accept me. If I had to pick the site I feel most secure with it would be a tie between PS and Full Tilt. No worries with PS

#8 5th June 2007, 10:33 PM

From all the sites I've played on (Absolute, Stars, FT), I'd agree that Stars feels the most secure.

#9 5th June 2007, 11:04 PM

Stars did not ask me for any information like that. :\ Either did bodog, and most of the poker sites I've been on.

#10 7th June 2007, 6:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arkadiy

Stars did not ask me for any information like that. :\ Either did bodog, and most of the poker sites I've been on.

Have you tried withdrawing from any of them? IIRC, most people posting to ask about this sort of thing had it happen in the midst of withdrawls, not sign-ups. I've never been asked for this kind of info during sign-up.

#11 7th June 2007, 6:22 AM

I tried to withdraw to epassporte and they didn't ask :\

#12 7th June 2007, 7:02 AM

Try asking for a physical check and you might run into it. Poker sites don't typically worry the EFTs to sites like epassporte and NeTeller.

#13 7th June 2007, 7:34 PM

Just to let everyone know i have changed my account name to RJB07. The reason for this is because i have joined pokerstars and my screen name is RJB7. So then people can recognise me while playing on pokerstars. Thanks everyone for the replies once again

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