The Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling (DGOJ) in Spain has re-issued its warning concerning the risks of identity theft, first made at the beginning of the year.
The Directorate continues to receive complaints relating to identity theft in connection with fines issued to residents who were not in control of the accounts in question.
The problem stems from criminals exploiting the ID verification requirements of Spanish-licensed online gambling platforms and their payment processing systems.
As reported, Spain’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs recorded 7,700 incidents of identity theft last year related to online gambling and associated payment processing liabilities.
“Current regulations do not require that the payment method be personal or personalised. This opens the door to the use of fake or third-party acco..
