WSOP Announces New Identification Policy Request for Non-US Residents

The World Series of Poker is set to begin tomorrow and will have a total of 65 events on the 2014 schedule. Players have been anticipating this year’s WSOP like any other but with the added incentive of being able to play online while in the state of Nevada. This year, a policy update was announced for international players that is supposed to help streamline the registration process.

Any player who resides outside the United States are asked to present two forms of identification when they register to compete in a WSOP tournament. According to PokerNews, in previous years, the WSOP required players who did not live in the US to show one form of identification. This could be a driver’s license, alien registration card or passport. However, this year, players from non-US countries must provide two forms of identification. The WSOP says that one of the forms must show proof of residency. This could be a utility bill, telephone bill, etc.

It was this past Thursday that the WSOP broke the news via Twitter and it had several players panicking a bit to have the two forms of ID. On Twitter, the WSOP stated: “Attn non-US WSOP players: You” want a 2^nd form of ID besides passport to reg for events. Need ID proving your residency/current address.”

PokerNews was told by Ty Steward, the Executive Director of the WSOP that there has been misinformation with the recent policy released. Players who are located outside the US are requested but not required to bring a second form of identification for address validation. The information would save time and avoid a paperwork follow-up. Stewart pointed out that this is the same policy for US residents but in most cases a driver’s license has the address on it making it easy to have two forms for US residents, while international players do not have an address on a passport or international license, in most cases.

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