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• jsweetcr 1,209 Posts

  Sat, Sep 27 2014 7:10 AM

  Fraenkel:

  Do not tell me that in Florida there are no addresses.
  Another country with "identity free".

  Its not possible by law or at WGT discretion. I submitted my account for verification just to see what what happen. There is this paragraph in the email they send to you after you submit:

  There are several countries and states where we are not able to verify accounts. In the US we are unable to verify accounts that are registered in Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Montana, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, or Vermont. Internationally, we cannot verify accounts registered in Brazil, Argentina, the People's Republic of China, South Korea, Japan, or (c) any other jurisdiction that WGT excludes in its sole discretion.

  So that does begs the question: Why can you verify in some countries and states, but not others? Seeing as verification isn't possible in this jurisdictions, then it really means nothing to be verified.

  You mentioned to me that you are sure I have a bill or credit card in the USA, even tho I am living in Costa Rica. I do but it has a Florida address, so that puts an end to that route. Verification is a sham, means nothing the way it is structured now as not 100% of the people can achieve it even if they wanted to

• Fraenkel 2,252 Posts

  Sat, Sep 27 2014 10:41 AM

  Thank you all guys and thank you Andy too, no matter if we do not agree on one point of view, the respect I have for each of you folks remains the same, both for the spirit of the game or for the simple fact to prove interest for this discussion. 

  The problem is likely to be for what I interpreted, as I think the concept occurred, probably my criterion is less technical than your and certainly based on a legislature that is not the same which belongs the WGT brand.

  Hence the fact that persevering. 

  No matter what, I think that necessarily something must be done for this feature.

• Fraenkel 2,252 Posts

  Sun, Oct 12 2014 12:18 AM

  Of course when you don't want to think then more and more they make you get out crazy. Apart from that this seems to me both a misleading advertising, right now and at this moment there is no chance "I" can reach the top 70 places, even if I will start to play with some cheat program. It would be more consistent to write "player" and not "you" but so, so out of curiosity, once the final leaderboard will be written can we have a list of how many of the 70 superplayers have a verified account.

  Please do not answer me that you can not check your account because you can always find a way and this post is not a question about your current status. 

  Mine it's only curiosity, fierce curiosity.

• usmra 32 Posts

  Thu, Oct 23 2014 9:44 PM

  I tried it too, and they asked for a copy of my driver's license and a utility bill with my name on it.  Then at the bottom, they say once verified, I'll be able to buy stuff in some special shop.  Give me a break, please.

• fatdan 3,379 Posts

  Thu, Oct 23 2014 10:09 PM

  Some of those states don't allow gambling, others don't supply personal info as public record...however \/ \/ \/

  as far as giving them a license and utility bill it's really no big deal...I scanned them, opened the file in photoshop, and blacked out some numbers on the license and the amount and account # on the utility bill and was verified...so I don't know why they can't verify you in other states, all they want to see is documentation that you in fact live where you say u do..and your name is correct.

  If u don't want them to have any info on a passport/license or whatever just black out any info you don't want them to have...

  I thought about putting a pic of some Brad Pitt type model instead of mine but I let that idea go as quickly as I thought of it...lol

• usmra 32 Posts

  Fri, Oct 24 2014 4:59 AM

  Thanks for those tips, fatdan.
  
  I'm still missing something here though.  What does this "verification" do for me other than allow me to make purchases in the Elite Section of the pro shop, and probably receive more mail from them with more offers to spend more money?
  
  One would think giving them my bank account information would trump all this nonsense.
  
  I've been playing and buying here for 5½ years.  I'm looking for the Express Lane for verification.

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Fri, Oct 24 2014 5:20 AM

  usmra:

  What does this "verification" do for me other than allow me to make purchases in the Elite Section of the pro shop,

  Nothing. But it does put a big white check mark next to your name and then you get to explain to everybody you play what it is.

  I tell them it's my VEM shield that comes with a Deviation Reducer add on.  :-D

• hpurey 11,520 Posts

  Fri, Oct 24 2014 5:54 AM

  I don't mind the requirements to be verified.  My problem is that the utilities at my house are in my wife's name.  She set them up when we first moved in.  I will have to see if my name is on any of them.

   

  Yea, just signed in to my online gas and electric company websites.  Both are in my wife's name, and our water bill just shows current occupant. 

   

  Oh well,  I was really wanting my "VEM shield".  ;-)

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Fri, Oct 24 2014 6:42 AM

  hpurey:

  My problem is that the utilities at my house are in my wife's name.

  So are mine but that isn't an issue. They just want to see the address on your DL match the address on the utility bill.

• dedBuNNy 1,919 Posts

  Fri, Oct 24 2014 6:48 AM

  Given the 'background' with respect to the people who started this company, former businesses they worked for/in n such and the advertising partnerships they have presently. Are you kidding me?  

  I can't imagine why earth anyone would willingly hand over detailed and secure personal information where it pertains to your personal identity.