David Pom or David Wong?
Sure Newb, I hear what your saying, it sounds like it would be a pain in the A*** to be David Pom. However, if he really wanted to get back in, he could change his name with a solicitor for £30 and apply for a new passport for £80, then rejoin with his new ID. As long as he then played in different casino buildings, he could carry on with no problems, he might even need to change his looks, beard, haircut, whatever, until he aged a bit and naturally looked different. This might sound a bit drastic but if he loved the game and his income depended on it, then its not that much of a major hassle. I know several people who have done this for other reasons mainly debt problems, marriage, etc. with no hassles. So surely doing this to play in casino's would be far easier?
You never know, maybe David Pom is now David Wong?
Also, The ID, Photo & Member thing is a legal issue in the UK, to try to help combat gambling addiction, so I'm not sure if this information can be shared from casino to casino or company to company, I would imagine this information it is covered by data protection and therefore can not be passed on to different organisations. Does anyone know for sure?
I was told recently (Since they stepped up the ID thing) by a casino manager that they could still let a new member in on their discretion, with no ID but they would have certain limits, such as not being able to cash out over £1k in 1 visit. I don't know how common this is though?