Exactly the point bud, stake kyc requirement is level 2 minimum, and level 2 kyc verification on stake does not require much, just a document ID, phone number and email address, i am not very sure but I think taking a photo while holding your ID card is not even needed for this level, I can't remember doing such when I got my account verified for level 2, ...
I can confirm. I have completed the submission of my documents for level 2 verification on Stake, and they did not require me to take any picture of me holding the documents or take a selfie in the same manner we would have expected from most exchange or banks.
I was rather a positive surprise level 2 verification does not need us to go beyond taking a picture of our personal iD and filling up some information. I even feel compelled to go for level 3 verification unfortunately I don't have a residence proof document at the moment.
Hopefully regulators won't push too hard in the years to come, since I could see many gamblers having a rough time if they were asked to submit a proof of funds to any device, many are from developing countries, after all.