EDIT: Never mind. Overlooked something in the OP. Still not sure what you're talking about though. I'd assume it totally depends on what info they check or ask for in order to create an account? If you want to keep the same account (savegames, player character, if it's an MMO), there's probably no way around paying for it.
Anyway, if you're literally addicted, this is your chance to go cold turkey and sober up before you totally succumb to it and end up a zombie (with even less money than before) ... ;)
Post edited December 04, 2018 by Leroux