Age and identity verification for online gambling
The UKGC requires you to verify a player’s age before they deposit and their identity before they gamble — with no grace period. Zanyara age-gates at sign-up and verifies identity in one flow, so you stay compliant without tanking conversion.
Age-gate before deposit, verify before play
Zanyara clears clearly-of-age players in seconds with facial age estimation, and steps anyone near the threshold up to document + NFC verification with liveness. Because the LCCP also requires identity verification (name, address, date of birth) before gambling, the same flow confirms who the customer is — not just that they’re old enough.
Built for LCCP realities
- No 72-hour grace period — age is checked before the first deposit or free-play.
- Documentary fallback for the grey zone estimation can’t settle.
- Sanctions, PEP and adverse-media screening for AML obligations.
- UK data residency and audit-ready decision records — see Zanyara for the UK.
ScopeZanyara handles age, identity and AML screening. It does not perform affordability or financial-vulnerability checks, which are separate LCCP requirements. Always confirm your obligations with your compliance team.
Frequently asked questions
- When must a UK gambling operator verify age?
- Under the Gambling Commission’s LCCP, licensees must verify a customer’s age before they can deposit funds, gamble, or access free-to-play games — the previous 72-hour grace period was removed. Identity (including name, address and date of birth) must be verified before the customer gambles. This page is guidance, not legal advice.
- Is facial age estimation enough on its own?
- Estimation is fast and privacy-friendly for clearing customers well over 18, but it returns an age range, not a verified date of birth. For a robust age-gate, Zanyara uses estimation to clear the obvious cases and steps everyone near the threshold up to document verification — and full identity verification is required before gambling regardless.
- What about affordability and financial risk checks?
- Those are separate LCCP obligations from age/identity verification. Zanyara covers identity, age and AML screening; it does not run affordability or financial-vulnerability checks.