There have been no reported cases of people logging in from outside Nevada, Salas said.

GeoComply uses what is called a “multi-tier system of checks” to determine someone’s location, such as IP address, GSM, GPS and Wi-Fi positioning.ĭavid Salas, deputy chief of the enforcement division at the Nevada Gaming Control Board, said the state’s geolocation providers had their systems “vetted” for accuracy. The company is also authorized to service the Georgia Lottery. GeoComply holds licenses to operate in New Jersey, Nevada and Delaware, the three states that permit online gaming. The company then hired GeoComply, which it called “the gold standard” for geolocation services. Such proxy servers tripped up Draft Kings in 2015, leading to criticism it wasn’t doing enough to prevent illegal betting.

Most people seeking to gamble outside their state use proxy servers to disguise their location. While the reporter’s attempt to play outside Nevada was caught quickly by GeoComply, it was rather an unsophisticated test trial. You should immediately cease and desist from attempting to wager.’’ “We have detected that you are attempting to wager from outside the state of Nevada. As he tries to place a bet on the next hand while circling the store, a black box pops up onto his screen, halting play. The reporter is able to fold a hand as they reach the store in California. Once the reporter is logged into WSOP, a driver slowly takes him over to the border to the Primm Lottery in California as he plays WSOP. The reporter’s exact location could not be determined, a message on WSOP said.

The reporter’s first attempt to log into WSOP just 10 feet from the California border didn’t work. Opponents have sought to ban online gaming in part on the basis that neither technology is fool-proof. Geolocation and age identification services have been at the heart of the debate over legalizing online gaming. WSOP uses the geolocation technology of Vancouver-based GeoComply, a 5-year-old company that also serves daily fantasy sports company Draft Kings and MGM Resorts. The reporter is here to test the accuracy of the geolocation service used by the poker application to ensure people physically outside Nevada cannot access the game. (Todd Prince/Las Vegas Review-Journal)īacking up about 100 feet from the California border near the Fashion Outlet in Primm, Nevada, a reporter is finally able to log into the World Series of Poker application on an iPhone. A screen display shows a geolocation display when a reporter nears the Nevada boundary.

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