I sent photos within 40 minutes of the verification request and received a response after 80 minutes. That is, verification was fast. As a result, the balance was $18,000, of which $15,000 was confiscated by vave, and $3,000 was given to me (apparently as a gesture of goodwill). This is nothing short of racist and making up rules on the fly. Because banning players from a single country from betting on sports is blatant discrimination.
IMO this was made in hope that you'll take the money and stop complaining. Basically shut up money.
If they were doing this lawfully and you'd really break the rules, there wouldn't be any gestures of good will, but since they were stealing from you and making money in the process, they could share some of their profit with you to shut you up and look better in the eyes of the community in case you decided to go public.