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K8 Crypto Casinos accepting UK Players without a license?

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Hi there, I am in the UK. Can I Play on your Casino using a VPN?


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So how does this work?
 
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I predict that in the next 12 - 18 months, UK players will only have the High Street corporate sites to choose from. And at least 60 - 70 % of UK players will be participating in casinos that are not licensed by the UKGC.
 
if they accept UK players they are dodge

Not per se. I have played at non UK licensed Crypto casinos before and the experience has been very good. When I did manage to profit from sessions, I got my money without issues and very quick. Also no SOW bullshit like the UK licensed ones.

Some Crypro casinos are dodgy as fuck, but that is not the case for all of them hence my comment. If they are dodgy, then with all means report them.
 
Yeah its fine, as long as Wesley Sneijder is a brand ambassador its ok
 
I'm surprised Jan, your casinos follow the regs but how long are you guys going to carry on in UK ?
We see the same complaints over & over including your brand, that's to say I'm not knocking your brand but over zealous demands following regs is going to be a killer for any company in the long run in the UK.
 
I'm surprised Jan, your casinos follow the regs but how long are you guys going to carry on in UK ?
We see the same complaints over & over including your brand, that's to say I'm not knocking your brand but over zealous demands following regs is going to be a killer for any company in the long run in the UK.
For us the UK is working great and now with sportsbook included, I see a lot of positive signs.

Also, I see a huge increase in completed SOW processes. I guess players are getting used to the requests and started to comply.
E.g. when we added sports and a few highrollers joined us, all of these players have completed SOW.

Still the majority of players, will never (or very late) be subject to any form of enhanced due dilligence.
 
Not per se. I have played at non UK licensed Crypto casinos before and the experience has been very good. When I did manage to profit from sessions, I got my money without issues and very quick. Also no SOW bullshit like the UK licensed ones.

Some Crypro casinos are dodgy as fuck, but that is not the case for all of them hence my comment. If they are dodgy, then with all means report them.
I have to agree. I frequent three crypto casinos and I’ve withdrawn $100’s of dollars from each with zero hassles. Not sure what it would be like if I ever hit the big one ($1000’s), but experiences so far have been great.
 
Not per se. I have played at non UK licensed Crypto casinos before and the experience has been very good. When I did manage to profit from sessions, I got my money without issues and very quick. Also no SOW bullshit like the UK licensed ones.

Some Crypro casinos are dodgy as fuck, but that is not the case for all of them hence my comment. If they are dodgy, then with all means report them.
I played on Crypto many times, end of day not worth playing all the fees VPN fees if you win over £4000 high chance u get hit by tax bill for crypto exchange, and if Crypto casino want to refuse payout they can do that and you cant do nothing about it.... If Crypto Wallet find out you are making deposits on Casino they can close your account and lose all the money
 
So how does this work?
Same as any other casino, but without all the draconian UK regulations.
I play at quite a few Curacao casinos - never any problems.
BUT... if you have any sort of gambling problem yourself - then please don't play at ANY casino, UK licenced or not.

KK
 
Same as any other casino, but without all the draconian UK regulations.
I play at quite a few Curacao casinos - never any problems.
BUT... if you have any sort of gambling problem yourself - then please don't play at ANY casino, UK licenced or not.

KK
crypto casino only if u addicted to gambling, if UKGC close all Casinos we can live without gambling
 
Still can't believe players defecting to these unlicensed clipjoints on a wing and a prayer, on the basis of them 'possibly' paying you, if they so feel like it, using all manner of workarounds just to even play there, at places that ought not to even be accepting UK-based players to begin with!

For all their suppressive and joyless fun-killing, at least with UKGC-licensed casinos players would have a form of recourse. The fact that these crypto banana havens even permit players to register outside their jurisdiction(s) sort of speaks for itself, and that they're accepting all and sundry, including those with gambling afflictions.

I guess the garden always looks rosy up until next door's poodle decides to take a crap in it

 

You can't play at these casinos simply because some UK busy body says so. That doesn't make those casinos necessarily bad ones.

I can go on holiday anywhere overseas and happily go into any casino and play at my hearts content without it being regulated by busy bodies in the UK. What is the difference online since those busy bodies in the UK don't own the internet?
 
The difference is, UKGC sites pay because they are properly regulated and obliged, as opposed to using ropey unlicensed sites that pay you if they choose to. Their decisons and terms are arbitrary in many cases and you rely soley on the goodwill of the operator which you may find is suddenly in short supply when you win big and discover some random term has been invoked, or there's a limit of 4k a month, or wins exceeding your aggregate deposits are ignored. Or a 'game malfunction' has occurred which cannot be sorted by the provider, because, ermm.. the games are counterfeit and not supported by the provider's back end. Or that old nasty 'bonus abuse' is invoked.

I suppose it's like ordering cheap Chinese stuff from Amazon at lower cost than the normal authentic product, which is great until they catch fire, or fall apart and it's time for recompense, restitution, when you discover the CE label is fake, the fire safety number is worthless and you go whingeing to people regarding comeback and they politely tell you "Fuck-off, you haven't got one..."

CAVEAT EMPTOR
 
The thing is - the majority of players will NOT do due diligence. They will see an offer, or link, and click it, and if they can sign up they believe it's ok. It's only in forums like this where we discuss these things - have educated players, and those players who have experience and know the difference between a UK licensed casino and not.
 
Perhaps the UKGC should change their slogo from "when the fun stops, stop playing at our online licensed casinos". It is no fun not having quick spins, not having autoplay, possibily restrict my play to £2 a spin, having to send in private financial documents to demonstrate that I have the funds to play etc.

No wonder that some players do switch to non UK licensed casinos. And I am not talking about players with gambling problems that have no option but to play at such casinos, but casual players that can afford to gamble but are totally pissed off with some of the draconian measures taking by the interfering UKGC.
 
No wonder that some players do switch to non UK licensed casinos. And I am not talking about players with gambling problems that have no option but to play at such casinos, but casual players that can afford to gamble but are totally pissed off with some of the draconian measures taking by the interfering UKGC.
I’m in that category. My £50 per week habit (and once it’s gone, session over) isn’t going to head me towards financial ruin. But even I’m made to feel like a problem gambler with all the safer gambling messages I constantly receive, time limit pop ups, and other scatter gun techniques used. I just want to have a few hours fun, maybe win a little extra money, or more likely lose my £50, without being made to feel like an addict. Offshore crypto casinos allow me to avoid all this.

I’ve found three such casinos which so far have shown to be reliable (as a casino can be). All three were recommended to me by other players. I withdrew the equivalent of $700 from one of them from a $60 deposit (including wagering a deposit bonus), and $500 from another from a $60 deposit. All without an ounce of hassle. They aren’t large amounts, but neither are my deposits. If they were ever to give me grief when withdrawing, I’m only exposed with $60 in real terms. I’d be gutted, but it wouldn’t be the end of the world.

Anyway…I am an example of a non problem, low stakes casual player who should fly under the radar of most of the UKGC regulations, yet I’ve been compelled to head offshore. Something is not working UKGC, as if you care.
 
Still not seeing valid reason for playing at clipto-crypto joints other than "I'm alright Jack" :laugh:

I get it, the UKGC blows major ass, and have taken a flamethrower to any sort of enjoyment in this pastime, and seem intent on neutering it completely - yet surely that's just as prevalent in many other walks of life, where people are being nannied to death 'for their own good'.

People are of course completely free to make that choice and defect to places that are willing to forego any sort of player protection, as is their right. Come ye, come ye, for all are welcome etc

But people need to remember that most of the 'classic' days of slotting are long gone, RTPs are on the slide, games are becoming unplayable and attritional, and that however irksome, 3-second spin delays and lack of Autospin aren't the root of problem. Lack of game creativity and designers' greed however is, and they're here to stay!

It's simply a placebo effect, to counter the UKGC's cock-ups, as players used to recoil at even the merest mention of unlicensed establishments.

Kudos to the UKGC completely fumbling the football ?

I have no doubt that in small doses, and with minor amounts being paid out by these unlicensed places, everything will appear fine, as it often also is with rogue-like antics of certain casinos. Just don't be cryin' into your cup of cocoa when the amounts get larger, and the delightfully creamy cocoa you thought were drinking turned out to be dung tea!

And I'm not sure that giving these unlicensed places one's money is of any benefit to the industry here- or what's left of it, anyway. When surely casinos and players that want to see slotting restored to some degree, in their jurisdictions, should be making themselves heard and combining to make the UKGC & co take heed, surely?.....
 
Many play dont know Many T/C before even they make deposit to Crypto, first 95% of Crypto Wallet dont like ppl use there wallet for Gambling ( they can close your account if they find out and lose all the money you have on wallet), Another Rules Wallet they have they will report you to Tax Office if you spend over £3500/£4000 per year, every wallet charger from 3% to 6% before even making deposit on Crypto Casino, You need to have good VPN will cost you from £60 up to £120 (most of free VPN dont open all games). Crypto Casino they got min withdraw like £100/ £200 if you do smaller Withdraw you get charger, Playing on Bitcoin on crypto casino is the worst think you can do, your balance can go down coz of value of Bitcoin (never go up lol) If you win big is high risk they want pay you and you got 0 protection, Bonus offer are high they say 40x but you end up doing wagering 120x or more, I played on Stake many time they close 3 of my account using VPN coz they ask for ID, but they never block my withdraw only deposit got block, I also Played on Winz casino lol they find out I was playing from UK they did paid my balance of $1k and close my account
 
When surely casinos and players that want to see slotting restored to some degree, in their jurisdictions, should be making themselves heard and combining to make the UKGC & co take heed, surely?.....
You make some really reasonable points, but the above quote is the crux of the problem. The UKGC don’t care about you, me, nor any other player. Their operative appears to be to make ambiguous and questionable regulations. The sort of regulations that they are able to catch casinos out in order to demand high penalties.

If you can work out how to get the UKGC to listen to us players then you’d have the ear of a lot of us. And I don’t mean the kind of “listening” they did in terms of the autospin change.
 
To give a bit of balance - yes, as long as you accept the risk of fake games etc, no recourse etc, then choosing to play at some of these places can be a judgement.

When we talk of recourse, how good is licensing when the likes of L and L/Casumo come asking for SOW? Not a lot - they do what they want and a shiny Licence badge means little as the UKGC don't care

Personally i've played offshore to the tune of 12k withdrawals and not had any issues (bar one but that was my own doing) - will that change? Possibly/maybe....but as long as i realise that i shouldn't cry about it, then so be it. I mean we talk about about choice and autonomy here so if you dance with the devil, then so be it

But the devil also comes with a legitimate licence fee ;-)

Another Crypto-Casino is reviewed here.
 
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I'll be swimming into crypto waters soon. Not all are dodgy, and even though there is a safety net with the UKGC, they don't handle complaints, and casinos are still dragging their heels and doing all they can to avoid paying, making legitimate winners wait months for money or frustrating them to the point they give up claiming.
 
Played in them for a good 6 months and not really many complaints - played at 2 mainly after a lot of good stories about them. IMO, as you said, a lot are dodgy, no doubt, but a good handful or more aren't - look at 1XBet legitimising themselves with sponsorship of Barcelona.

I've had more concerns over a Casumo w/d than a Crypto :p

The environment in the UK is so dire you can now see the scales tipping towards the take a chance franchise - can't blame them

But as Goat said, don't come a crying when/if they do
 

VPN incorrect - I have accessed certain cryptos using opera which has built in Free Vpn. All games playable (can be a bit slow at times) also free version of Proton.

As for the "tax office" your figures quoted on this are totally incorrect - please quote source for this ?

The wallet I have used has very low fees. Had issue with verifying account but that was fixed without SOW (no one can SOW me as I will never ever provide such information ) and with a very limited amount of data I gave through a secure method.

Never 1 issue on any of the cryptos I have played at.

But I do my own due diligence and fully understand if something did go wrong - zero I could do about it.

A much better experience than anything the UK can now offer. And have cashed out a number of times on rake back at certain offshores.

Your right on volatility of cryptos but thats part of the risk. When I do play again as currently only playing 3dice ... it will be offshore - will be crypto with a VPN and I do not anticipate any issues but am always prepared for them if they come along.
 
I don't play in crypto casinos and never thought about starting. I simply go to real casinos and play there. But what drives me nuts with UKGC online casinos is that despite following the same rules set by the licensor, most of them have different internal rules and requirements.

For example, recently (while being drunk) I signed with one shitty casino site from Progress Play (don't remember its name now) and deposited 1K, and played Book of Dead for a bit at £6, 8, 10. Then switched to Chaos Crew and hit over 400x bonus at £10 and requested 4.3K cashout. So, to pay out my winnings they asked me to provide an ID photo, a bank statement showing my income, and a photo of me holding my passport next to my face with preferably both hands visible.

For the next 3 days I did not provide them with anything, just wanted to see if they ask me about a thing, and I felt like shit and pissed off because of them asking me for stupid pictures.

Well..., then I had to get my GF to take the picture, and then i got paid after 2 days.

A similar thing was with Slotsmagic, but they did not ask me for a selfie with ID, however, they held the winnings till i provided them with a picture showing my PayPal acc, then a bank statement showing the money going to PayPal and my ID.

Some UK casinos only allow you to play after the KYC is done, and some don't give 2fuck...they allow you to play and they pay out winnings, and you only get KYC if you start dropping quite a bit of money in. Some can start blocking your deposits after some time, for me it was usually after i lost between 2-4K.

But at the same time, some do not block your deposits and simply let you lose.

With the top UK bookies, these things are different. You can easily sign up and if you win you get your winnings with no BS attached.

I don't get why these others are trying to be different.
 
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for your info Opera stop doing free VPN maybe u need to double check coz they stop 3 month ago, Proton you can only use for free IP on Japan Amsterdam and USA
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Pokerstars never ask me for id I play over 3 years there, skybet same never even ask for id or card payment, not sure what is happen but even casinos start making there own rules like UKGC
 
Just use a local wallet. Purchase your crypto from the exchange of your choice and move it to your local wallet. Then make deposits from your local wallet to your casino of choice.

Regarding VPNs, use a reputable paid service. There are many uses for a VPN beyond gambling. What’s £60* per year when you are gambling 100’s or maybe even 1000’s?

I can’t comment on the tax side as I’m not dealing with enough volume to trigger anything in this area.

It’s really not that hard if you do your homework or talk to someone who knows what they are doing.

*I’m using one of the most expensive personal VPNs available, and at just under £5 per month, that’s only 25 spins for me at £0.20 per spin. Free VPNs give you what you pay for….
 
If i play all time on crypto yes is worth paying for VPN and 5% fee to buy Crypto, but way not help UK casino they pay tax they pay for licence and your money is guaranty to be paid if u follow casino t/c,
 
If i play all time on crypto yes is worth paying for VPN and 5% fee to buy Crypto, but way not help UK casino they pay tax they pay for licence and your money is guaranty to be paid if u follow casino t/c,
You think that UK casinos (or any casino for that matter) care about you? It goes both ways I’m afraid.

In saying that, if you are happy for a UK casino to question why you sometimes play between midnight and 6am when they think you should be sleeping, or requesting SOW on small deposits and withdrawals, then continue to support them.
 
The potential "pitfalls" of offshore gaming still seem like small potatoes compared with the inconvenience of playing within the UK jurisdiction.

People commenting on VPN costs or crypto fluctuations (that work both ways..) but will happily blow hundreds in a reduced RTP UK slot. It's a fiver a month for NordVPN, and, funnily enough the games run smoother and faster than a lot of the shonky web setups on home turf. Probably because they haven't got the timer or net loss nonsense.

Words to the wise, always use a Chrome extension to change your browser time to match the time of the VPN country you're pretending to be from.

And never, ever play progressive slots offshore. Most of them contain clauses in their game rules that if being played illegally outside of an authorised jurisdiction, the jackpot will not be paid by the game provider. Apart from that, have at it..

I took a long time out from the UK via GamStop last month, not because of a gambling problem but because I have no interest in UK casinos any more, and just wanted to close everything out in one go. If I get busted by Stake for using a VPN, and my list of back up casinos also goes down, that will be it for me and tbh I won't really care much at that point.
 
To be honest, the pitfalls are are bit more than: they say 96/98, is it that? Who knows, no one checking. You apply for a licence you presumably want to keep it, so if you don't, you don't care if someone says: ill take this forward...etc

So yeah, as i play there, i get wanting to play at Cryptos but the risks are a bit more than than 'avoiding inconvenience'
 
I’d be extremely naive to think there are no risks with playing at a non UKGC licensed casino - there absolutely are risks. But if you do your homework, you can minimise the risks. I’m prepared to take on those risks given the low stakes I gamble. Perhaps my attitude would be different if I was gambling thousands…
 
You think that UK casinos (or any casino for that matter) care about you? It goes both ways I’m afraid.

In saying that, if you are happy for a UK casino to question why you sometimes play between midnight and 6am when they think you should be sleeping, or requesting SOW on small deposits and withdrawals, then continue to support them.
I think UK casino they just follow UKGC, or casinos are really scared from UKGC and they make more drama then others casinos, but still they pay tax and they cant just close your account when you win big to avoid paying you like crypto casinos do, I play on crypto many time I dont think is worth playing
 
is not problem vpn but there are 100s of players they dont know about crypto casino and they dont know the cost before they start gambling, everyone saying yee crypto casino but no one is talking about cost and risk they need to take before they start playing,
 
Don't see the problem. So far we have:

- Need to use a VPN to dupe casino into believing you're from an accepted region

- Hope said VPN usage isn't used as a handy excuse to void potential winnings

- Set up crypto wallets, with volatile currencies, hope that upon making that £20 deposit it hasn't turned into £7.66 upon pressing 'Submit'

- Use possible pirated software. A-harr me hearties!

- Never ever never ever play Jackpot slots, because, you know, you're like well outside their operational jurisdiction (when it suits)

- Hope they pay out anything over a few thousand

And that's pretty much me sold. If this is the future, it can keep itself :D
 
True, but you play 45p and hit DOA2 max win then start praying. Chance get paid, chance you don't and like i said, there's no assurance around if these games are 96/92 or whatever. But agree...it's risk v reward so as long as you know what getting into, then personal autonomy - just don't some a crying :p
 
I think if you need to give a 'recommendation' on using an extension to change the time, you should probably know you're in enemy waters :laugh:
 

You paint a bleak picture Mr. Goat.

We Crypto pioneers are the drunken, single bridesmaids at a plebian wedding. Still swaying emotionally on the dance floor, mascara running, when everyone else has retired to escape the watered down plonk and dubious DJ. I'm not sure where this paragraph was going, and am now lost, so will hereby place a full stop.
 
I know of one Crypto that you must use a VPN to create an account at, but that’s it. Once logged in, you’re persistently logged in, and it only blocks you once your cookie has expired after a few weeks. Then login via VPN again and repeat.

Cashback on all deposits, pays out within minutes. Minimum withdrawal of less than €5. Minimum deposit of the same.

I miss The majority of UK sites accepting deposits of £5. Always enjoyed the fun of trying to turn the cost of a McDonalds meal into the price of a decent meal at a decent restaurant. ;)
 
I know of one Crypto that you must use a VPN to create an account at, but that’s it. Once logged in, you’re persistently logged in, and it only blocks you once your cookie has expired after a few weeks. Then login via VPN again and repeat.

Cashback on all deposits, pays out within minutes. Minimum withdrawal of less than €5. Minimum deposit of the same.

I miss The majority of UK sites accepting deposits of £5. Always enjoyed the fun of trying to turn the cost of a McDonalds meal into the price of a decent meal at a decent restaurant. ;)
Am guessing you do not use bank card to deposit as majority of UK bookies sites still accept £5 deposits. Well William Hill, Paddy Power , Coral and Ladbrokes do anyway.
 


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