Hi. I received several emails from Stake regarding verification and receiving a $250 bonus for completing lvl 2 verification. I have been using the site for almost 4 years and I have invested a lot of time and energy into my account. Will I really lose access to my account if I don't verify by January? 
The only reason I signed up in the first place was to protect my privacy and I have had a lot of good memories using Stake, it would be unfortunate if I am forced to leave in the New Year.
There should be no offense, punishment and crime to leave a casino if the players.want to. And the f you know that you can't submit your KYC to level up to the lvl 2 of the casino then you can withdraw your funds and use another casino. There are many casinos that coming to the industry this days that there is no KYC and casinobet is one of them. And it is not good to compel gamblers to submit their KYC by placing a specific amount. Upgrading my f account in a casino should be automatic once the gambler is qualified to level up. The only reason I signed up in the first place was to protect my privacy and I have had a lot of good memories using Stake, it would be unfortunate if I am forced to leave in the New Year.
If things are like this then the future is not recommendable and things might fall apart against gamblers. You don't force gamblers to level up.
Certainly for people who don’t want to go through the procedure of KYC this will be a ln unwelcome development. For the industry as a whole though I think it is good. Stake is becoming even more legitimate which will propel growth for the industry and those who want to flee due to KYC will be looked at as a market opportunity for smaller operations. Just stay safe out there. Not everyone is as reputable as Stake.