Do large withdrawals trigger KYC?

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eightbo
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anyone know if a large withdrawal could potentially trigger a KYC check?

never been asked for paperwork til now, wondering if they'll care.

Would be my largest withdrawal lifetime if so. Maybe drip-feed withdrawals of highest successful previous w/d amt?

All advice and experiences appreciated 🙏
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jamesedwards
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eightbo wrote:
Sat Jun 20, 2026 7:27 pm
anyone know if a large withdrawal could potentially trigger a KYC check?

never been asked for paperwork til now, wondering if they'll care.

Would be my largest withdrawal lifetime if so. Maybe drip-feed withdrawals of highest successful previous w/d amt?

All advice and experiences appreciated 🙏
I've never had any issue withdrawing up to £8k at a time.
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Naffman
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I received a call/voicemail from Betfair this morning after I withdrew a chunk last night - so safer gambling want to talk to you even if you win these days :lol:
eightbo
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Yeah that's what I feared, they wouldn't even get through to me phone on file is decommissioned.

I'm leaning towards drip feed withdrawing however it's just a lot more effort, I'm a tad afraid for them to be looking closer as last time i told them on phone they recommended i close my uk account and switch to aus account if i 'now live here'. However I expect they would look the other way if it benefits them.

That's why i got thinking is there any hard rules about this stuff e.g. investigate if withdrawal >£x,
Must be some legislation around this surely, anyone know? Or os ot discretionary by BF and maybe they have their own process 🤔

Can't imagine they'd be creating extra work load for employees to call Naffman etc. if they didn't have to
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