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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wearthefoxhat
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Drip feeding withdrawals would be better than one large one, although a safe check call seems to be just part of the process nowadays. It's your money after all and you do want you want with it.

If you are then planning to deposit a similar amount soon after, that's when the affordability process kicks in. (they have to show they are being responsible)
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