{"id":5483,"date":"2021-11-02T12:21:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T12:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/signdesk.com\/in\/?p=5483"},"modified":"2025-09-17T07:11:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T12:41:23","slug":"kyc-verification-for-online-betting-gambling-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/kyc-verification-for-online-betting-gambling-gaming","title":{"rendered":"All Bets Are Off! &#8211; KYC Verification For Online Betting, Gambling &#038; Gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Real money gambling &#8211; An Overview<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">Gambling is undoubtedly one of the oldest activities that have continuously been carried out by people the world over for millennia, and it doesn\u2019t look like it will run out of steam anytime soon. Since the dawn of the digital age, the gambling and betting industries have started going online.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The global online gambling market, valued at <\/span><strong><a style=\"color: #333300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20201023005458\/en\/Global-Online-Gambling-Market-Report-2020-2025---COVID-19-has-Led-to-a-Sudden-Rise-in-Revenues-with-Some-Studies-Reporting-67-Increase---ResearchAndMarkets.com\">USD 64.13 billion in 2020<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is expected to grow to USD 112.09 billion by 2025. This growth is due to several factors, including &#8211; rapid internet penetration, increasing adoption of smartphones, a rise in companies adopting freemium models and creating cost-effective mobile applications, and more recently, the growing number of partnerships between betting companies.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The number of gamblers worldwide stands at <\/span><strong><a style=\"color: #333300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/features\/gambling-statistics\/\">1.6 billion<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while 4.2 billion say they gamble at least once a year. This is around 26% of the world\u2019s population, indicating that there\u2019s a lot of money going around.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">However, the relatively obscure nature of the gambling industry precipitates real money laundering risks. With casinos and betting companies turning over millions of dollars daily, the susceptibility of this industry to money laundering must be seriously considered.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><a style=\"color: #333300;\" href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/kyc-verification\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>AI-powered KYC verification<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> solutions offer companies a safeguard against money laundering and are quickly becoming a staple for the online betting industry. But before getting into how, let\u2019s look at the online sports betting industry in the Indian context.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/digital-onboarding\"><button class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit envor-btn envor-btn-primary envor-btn-normal\" type=\"button\"><strong>Learn More<\/strong><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Online sports betting in India<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">With real money investments pouring in at 20% a year and an annual user growth rate of about 50%, the Indian betting industry will be valued at an excess of USD 1 billion by the end of 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><strong><a style=\"color: #333300;\" href=\"https:\/\/europeangaming.eu\/portal\/asia\/2021\/04\/17\/90567\/a-look-at-indian-online-sports-betting-trends\/\">surveys<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 40% of India\u2019s internet users have placed online bets in 2020. This means that around 220 million Indians are gambling and betting online in a given year.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">Cricket-related gambling takes the lion\u2019s share of the \u201cIndian betting\u201d pie, with gamblers betting between USD 50-60 million per match. Horseraces are a close second, with around INR 35,000 crores being bet on any given race.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">These numbers are even more sobering after considering the fact that around 80% of illegal betting takes place on cricket and that 60% of all global bets are illegal. This would value the illegal gambling industry in India at a little less than USD 1 billion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">Therefore, sports betting companies in India must attempt to combat several challenges, including those that arise from illegal betting and gambling.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">What are these challenges?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5497 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Online-gambling-KYC-verification.jpg\" alt=\"Online-Gambling-KYC-Verification\" width=\"1001\" height=\"455\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Challenges In The Online Betting Industry<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">The online betting and gambling industry has worked hard to shed its reputation as the dark underbelly of finance, and to good effect. The rise of online gambling as a force has coincided with a large-scale reclamation of gambling as a legitimate industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">However, the very nature of the industry makes it susceptible to various challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 19px; font-family: 'open sans';\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><b>Attacks from fraudsters\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">The prospect of winning money attracts spoofing and phishing attacks from fraudsters. These attacks attempt to take advantage of security risks in the app or website of the betting service provider and compromise users\u2019 identifying and financial information.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 19px; font-family: 'open sans';\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><b>Money laundering risks<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">The gambling and betting industry has long been on the radar of regulators and authorities due to the ubiquity of money laundering in the industry. Due to a high cash turnover, organizations associated with betting and gambling make exceedingly good fronts to launder money.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 19px; font-family: 'open sans';\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><b>Conditional legality\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">In India, a lack of clarity in gambling laws are another challenge for betting and gambling companies. The legality of gambling is left to the states, and most states make this decision based on whether they deem the betting to be \u201cskill-based\u201d or \u201cchance-based.\u201d Betting of the former type is legal in all the Indian states.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 19px; font-family: 'open sans';\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><b>Slow and exhausting <a style=\"color: #333300;\" href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/how-your-business-can-automate-vendor-contracts-onboarding\">onboarding process<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">Indian laws require age and identity verification before allowing anyone to gamble on online platforms. The ID verification process usually takes several days, primarily due to <a style=\"color: #333300;\" href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/why-document-verification-is-the-future-of-kyc\">document verification<\/a>, and has been reported to be extremely clunky and frustrating.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">This leads to a significant drop-off rate among users and additionally deters users from attempting to sign up again.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of these challenges have a quick fix &#8211; strong <\/span><a style=\"color: #333300;\" href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/digital-onboarding\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>KYC verification<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/talk-to-sales\"><button class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit envor-btn envor-btn-primary envor-btn-normal\" type=\"button\"><strong>Get Started Now!<\/strong><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Why Online Gambling Needs Digital <a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/kyc-verification\">KYC Verification<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">The rise of online finance in the early 2000s coincided with a surge in money laundering and online fraud until strong AML (<a href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/money-laundering-stages\">Anti-Money Laundering<\/a>) and <a style=\"color: #333300;\" href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/kyc-verification\">KYC verification procedures<\/a> started being used to curb these threats.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">The case of online betting and gambling appears to be quite similar.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">Money laundering activities are facilitated by the ability of fraudsters to falsify their identities and create fake accounts; therefore, employing any procedure designed to make this as hard as possible will be a win for the online gambling industry.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">AML and KYC verification procedures were created to do exactly this.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">Recent advances in technology have allowed <strong><a style=\"color: #333300;\" href=\"https:\/\/signdesk.com\/digital-kyc\">KYC verification service providers<\/a><\/strong> to leverage OCR technology to extract image data from IDs and AI technology to verify ID details against standard databases in real-time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">Geo-tagging capabilities protect against location spoofing, and PAN verification enables quick AML checks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">Service providers like <a style=\"color: #333300;\" href=\"https:\/\/signdesk.com\/\"><strong>Melento (Formerly SignDesk)<\/strong><\/a> also employ ML-based fraud filters to filter out fake profiles and fraudulent IDs to mitigate the threat of identity fraud.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">So how exactly does KYC verification help the online gambling industry?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5498 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gambling-Digital-KYC-Verification.jpg\" alt=\"Gambling-Digital-Onboarding\" width=\"1000\" height=\"455\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Role of KYC Verification In Online Gambling<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/all-about-kyc-verification\">KYC verification<\/a> solutions, especially <\/span><strong><a style=\"color: #333300;\" href=\"https:\/\/signdesk.com\/digital-kyc\">Video-based KYC solutions<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, are set to play a huge role in the online gambling industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">Here\u2019s what industry players can expect from an <a style=\"color: #333300;\" href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/kyc-verification\">AI-powered KYC verification solution<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><b><u>Lower risks of money laundering\u00a0<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A strong KYC verification solution will identify and flag fraudsters before they can get their foot through the door. <a style=\"color: #333300;\" href=\"https:\/\/signdesk.com\/\">Melento (Formerly SignDesk)<\/a>\u2019s <\/span><strong><a style=\"color: #333300;\" href=\"https:\/\/signdesk.com\/digital-kyc\">Video-based KYC verification solution<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> utilizes high-level facial matching techniques to ensure that all users are who they say they are.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><b><u>Fewer fake profiles\u00a0<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">ML-enabled KYC verification systems are capable of spotting fake IDs, manipulated images, and forged documents. The high degree of accuracy of these KYC solutions makes it nearly impossible for fraudsters to attempt a crime.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><b><u>Quick &amp; cost-effective onboarding<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\"><a style=\"color: #333300;\" href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/kyc-verification\">Automated KYC verification<\/a> enables users to be onboarded securely within 5-10 minutes. The streamlined nature of the onboarding process also reduces the number of user drop-offs during the signup process by about 60%. Finally, digital KYC verification costs gambling operators 85% less than the usual KYC process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><b><u>High retention rates<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">Identity verification is a massive problem for players in the online gambling industry due to the disorganized nature of the process. <a style=\"color: #333300;\" href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/how-digital-document-verification-prevents-kyc-id-fraud\">Digital KYC verification<\/a> enables a smooth and customer-friendly <a style=\"color: #333300;\" href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/how-your-business-can-automate-vendor-contracts-onboarding\">onboarding process<\/a>, allowing companies to boost retention.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><b><u>Automated due diligence<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">A digital or <a style=\"color: #333300;\" href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-video-kyc\">video-based KYC verification solution<\/a> is secure and customizable, ensuring that companies can automate large parts of their due diligence procedures. User records, along with ID documents and details, are stored securely to facilitate audits and due diligence.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">KYC verification, therefore, has a huge role to play in the online gambling industry &#8211; in preventing crimes, enabling better due diligence, and saving expenses.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/signdesk.com\/\">Melento (Formerly SignDesk)<\/a>: AI-Powered KYC Verification<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><a style=\"color: #333300;\" href=\"https:\/\/signdesk.com\/digital-kyc\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>AI-powered KYC verification<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has emerged as a benchmark in the BFSI sector, which shares many of its challenges with the online gambling industry. Money laundering, ID fraud, and cybercrime are all obstacles that the BFSI sector is overcoming using <a style=\"color: #333300;\" href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/video-kyc\">Video-based KYC solutions<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\"><a style=\"color: #333300;\" href=\"https:\/\/signdesk.com\/\"><strong>Melento (Formerly SignDesk)<\/strong><\/a> is a seasoned and award-winning provider of <a style=\"color: #333300;\" href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/why-document-verification-is-the-future-of-kyc\">document automation<\/a> and KYC verification solutions to 350+ clients, including 60+ major banks. Our solutions verify user identities securely in real-time, precipitating massive productivity and security benefits for our clients.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">Our KYC verification solution has allowed clients to reduce onboarding expenses by 85-90%, boost audit efficiency by 60%, and save up to 120,000 hours per customer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">Curious to see how our KYC verification can help players in the online gambling industry onboard safely and securely?\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 17px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\"><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Book a free demo with us now!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/talk-to-sales\"><button class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit envor-btn envor-btn-primary envor-btn-normal\" type=\"button\"><strong>Book a Demo<\/strong><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real money gambling &#8211; An Overview Gambling is undoubtedly one of the oldest activities that have continuously been carried out by people the world over for millennia, and it doesn\u2019t look like it will run out of steam anytime soon. 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