As you might have guessed... some paper work will be necessary to satisfy the bureaucrats. There's no getting away from it as we are required by law to identify all account owners but we have tried to keep it to a minimum. Once you have opened your account and made a deposit you may commence betting however before making a withdrawal of funds you will need to have completed your identification formalities. Under the Commonwealth Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988 (FTR) you must meet the 100 points score for identification, just as you must when you open a bank account. If you are unable to personally produce documents to identify yourself then you should download the official form (S21) here for completion and posting.   Opening a betting account   Operating a betting account