N.J. gaming regulators ease geolocation requirements near state borders

[The Buzz]

If you followed the launch of regulated Internet gambling in New Jersey, you probably heard how many would-be gamblers were turned away because the state's geolocation requirements were so tough. Players near the borders were routinely told that their location couldn't be verified. In a place like Nevada, where very few people live on the border, that's not a big deal. In New Jersey, with population centers very close to New York City and Philadelphia, it's a problem.

In fact, you can read about GPWA Dan's experience trying to play in late November in Issue 27 of the GPWA Times Magazine.

But it seems regulators have backed off a bit and are being a little more lax in their geolocation requirements for operators.

"By allowing us a little bit more flexibility and easing the tolerance in that distance, it made it significantly better in the second and third month," said (888 CEO Brian) Mattingley, whose London-based company has a partnership with Caesars Interactive in Atlantic City.

Full story from Philly.com here: http://articles.philly.com/2014-03-0...-jersey-online

[universal4]

I wonder how often they see mistakes, not only near the borders, but also because of the re-routing of ip's etc.

I spend a LOT of time looking up ip's and not once have I found any spot (even some of the most respected) get the geographic location 100% correct 100% of the time.

Often I will see two and 3 states in the list, and sometimes US based ip's are routed to other countries.

I also see industries popping up in some of the states where licensed gaming is taking place running proxy services and vpn's for out of state residents and I wonder what their long term goals are for that, or if it will be ignored since ignoring it will mean revenue that only "appears" to be coming from the state.

Rick
Universal4

[boczom1]

Wonder if this now means people in Eastern PA or NYC can now get in on the action. Especially for NYC...their just like a mile from NJ.

anybody try?

cha-ching for NJ

[edgarf76]

A friend Said he can't play at a nj casino. He is in manhattan


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[boczom1]

A friend Said he can't play at a nj casino. He is in manhattan


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ahh, the geo must still be pretty restrictive then.