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Crypto sportsbook KYC: how Cloudbet and 11 rivals word their ID clauses
Every crypto sportsbook we compare keeps the right to check your identity, so the useful question is how its clause is worded. We set 12 of them side by side by clause number, from Cloudbet's 18.1.1 to Vave's 8.7, and sort them by trigger, documents, deadline and penalty.
12 crypto sportsbooks, 12 ID clauses, and every one of them keeps the right to check who you are. So the question worth asking is how each clause is worded: what sets a check off, what it asks for, how long you get, what happens if you miss it, and whether a passed check stays passed. Cloudbet's clause is 18.1.1; the other eleven are below with their numbers.
The twelve clauses side by side
Terms read 26 August to 8 September 2026; clause numbers as printed. A dash means the documents we read give no figure.
| Sportsbook | Clause | What sets a check off | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudbet | 18.1.1 | Customers it considers risky or suspicious; updated documents at any time | — |
| Vave | 8.7 | Its discretion, before any payout | 14 days |
| Stake | 4.8 | Withdrawals require verification; documents any time | — |
| Shuffle | 5.2 | A threshold it sets, and the first withdrawal in any event | — |
| Sportsbet.io | 6.6 | Withdrawals above €2,500; smaller ones at its discretion | — |
| Empire.io | 5.4 | Withdrawals above 2,000 USDT; smaller ones as its licence requires | — |
| Rocketpot | 11.4 and 12.4 | Withdrawals above $2,500 (11.4) or $2,000 (12.4) | 30 days (12.2) |
| Metaspins | 9.7 | Gambling that reaches a threshold it does not name | 30 days (9.10) |
| Rainbet | 20.1 | Any time | 72 hours |
| Wolf.bet | 5 §1 | Any time | — |
| Thunderpick | 21.1 | Whenever it requires validation, at its discretion | — |
| Bitsler | 4.3, 4.4, 8.22 | Its discretion; large deposits; concern about spending | — |
TrustDice sits outside the table because it publishes no ID clause at all. What we know about it comes from our own test in May 2026, described further down.
What sets a check off
Three wordings cover all twelve.
A printed amount. Sportsbet.io (6.6, €2,500), Empire.io (5.4, 2,000 USDT) and Rocketpot (11.4 and 12.4, $2,500 and $2,000 in the same document). Each still reserves the right to check below its figure, so the sum marks where checks become routine rather than where they can start.
A threshold that exists but stays private. Shuffle and Metaspins both refer to a threshold and leave it unprinted. Shuffle's clause 5.2 adds a fixed point that matters more than the hidden number: a government ID before the first withdrawal, whatever the amount.
The operator's judgement. This is the most common wording. Cloudbet's 18.1.1 ties checks to customers it considers risky or suspicious. Vave's 8.7 lets it ask before any payout. Stake's 4.8 makes verification a condition of withdrawal. Rainbet's 20.1, Wolf.bet's 5 §1 and Thunderpick's 21.1 let each ask at any time, and Bitsler's 4.3, 4.4 and 8.22 add large deposits and concern about spending as reasons.
The same sportsbooks ranked by how far you get before the first request are on the no-KYC sportsbooks page.
What they ask for
The documents named vary more than the triggers do:
- Cloudbet: reliable independent documents, with an ID, a passport, a bank statement and a utility bill given as examples.
- Vave, our advertiser: a selfie with ID, a selfie with ID and a written sign, a phone call or a live video call; the document must show name, photograph, date of birth and citizenship.
- Rainbet: a government photo ID, front and back in some cases, a selfie holding it, a recent utility bill and a verification call.
- Bitsler: checks run through Veriff, with the ID photographed front and back during a recorded video session, a selfie, and on some occasions proof of address no older than three months.
- Shuffle: a passport, national identity card or driver licence, plus electronic, payment and database checks and a selfie; clause 5.4 adds source-of-funds evidence such as bank statements or payslips.
- Rocketpot: a copy of ID, a passport, or a signed message from the wallet address used for an early deposit (11.8).
- Thunderpick: a government ID or proof of residency, and in some cases security questions.
- Metaspins and Wolf.bet name no specific documents.
Our TrustDice test adds the practical side: the check ran through a Veriff link, and the passport was accepted on the fifth attempt.
How long you get
Four clauses set a deadline. Rainbet's is the tightest: 72 hours to complete verification, after which the operator gives itself up to 7 business days to review what you sent. Vave allows 14 days. Metaspins (9.10) and Rocketpot (12.2) allow 30 days. The other eight, Cloudbet included, print no deadline in the text we read.
What happens if you do not comply
- Vave (8.7): account closure and confiscation of winnings.
- Rainbet (20.1, 20.2): service and withdrawals restricted; failing the check means confiscation of funds; forged documents mean a frozen account.
- Metaspins (9.9, 9.10): suspension or closure, withheld withdrawals and confiscation of the remaining balance.
- Rocketpot (12.2, 12.3): funds frozen until the documents arrive; falsified details mean a refused withdrawal and a terminated account.
- Shuffle (5.6): the account may be closed, verified deposits returned less permitted deductions, and winnings forfeited.
- Bitsler (4.4) and Wolf.bet (5 §3): the account is suspended or frozen until the documents are provided.
We recorded no penalty of this kind in Cloudbet's clause 18.1.1.
Whether a passed check stays passed
Cloudbet's clause is the plainest on this point: it can ask for updated documents at any time, including after verification has already been passed. Bitsler reserves the right to reject documents it has received and ask for more (4.4). Bitcasino.io, Sportsbet.io's sister casino, runs random account health checks that need no trigger (3.13).
Our own experience matches the wording. At TrustDice in May 2026 the passport check passed, and a second request still came by email. At Vave on 28 August 2026 we deposited, played and withdrew with no request at all up to 5,000 USDT, yet clause 8.7 leaves the option open. We have not tested Cloudbet with money.
Clause 18.1.1 is taken apart phrase by phrase on the Cloudbet KYC page. In any comparison of crypto sportsbooks like Cloudbet, the ID clause is one of the first things to read before a deposit.