i was thinking about playing until i went over to
stanjames to open an account. got some tosser on the phone asking me to prove im over 18, i explained that i have an account with a bookmaker owned by
stan james and that theres been deposits and withdrawls to and from an account that appears on bank statements as
STAN JAMES 
he said it isnt sufficient, i told him i fully understand that the company has a responsibility to ask so they comply with the new gaming laws that came into force in 2007, and that i had already met with his firm last year. even when i offered to register a credit card with the new account he said they would require me to send half a dozen forms of id. i told him to check my enrollment on the electoral register via 192.com, he said they can do that but itll take 24 hours to validate the account.
he had a whiney voice so i hung up on him. best of luck folks