The regulated online poker industry in the United States has found itself in the unenviable role of being a piñata for Sheldon Adelson, his Coalition to Stop Internet Gaming, and anyone else with a fiscal or moral ax to grind against regulated online gaming. These naysayers usually take their potshots, and aside from columnists and iGaming advocates, the regulated online gaming industry never hits back. One person who threw a few blows recently was Lyle Beckwith, the vice president of government relations for the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS). Beckwith penned an op-ed that graced the cyber pages of…

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has approved the GeoComply application to be licensed as an ancillary casino service industry enterprise, which means the Las Vegas-based company is allowed to offer its geo-location services to the state’s Internet gaming market. As of Thursday, GeoComply had entered into agreements to provide its geo-location technology to several Atlantic City casinos and Internet gaming platforms. The company did not identify its partners in New Jersey, or disclose details of the agreements. GeoComply services for geolocation include centralized monitoring and tools that offer control for customized border configurations, advanced reporting tools, fraud detection,…

This Week in Gambling – GeoComply, the Geolocation specialist for the iGaming market, is the first Internet Ancillary Services provider to successfully file its application with the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. GeoComply USA’s CEO, Anna Sainsbury, commented: “New Jersey is an important market for us and our customers and the fact that GeoComply was the first Internet Ancillary entity to successfully submit for licensing is an indication of our commitment to being ready for the market-opening in November.” About GeoComply GeoComply offers regulators and operators a reliable, secure and user-friendly solution for the geolocation of online users. Focusing…

From iGaming Business – Geolocation solutions innovator GeoComply Limited has signed a deal that will see it support giant online gaming operator bwin.party digital entertainment across desktop and mobile devices in the United States. Last year saw GeoComply open an office in Nevada and subsequently awarded with a Class III license by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. GeoComply stated that bwin.party selected its innovations due to their ‘ability to deliver on the high standards of compliance required by regulators in the United States’. “We are thrilled to have won this tender and to now be working with bwin.party in such…

From iGaming Business Location technology provider, GeoComply USA, Inc. has become the latest company to be awarded a Class II Nevada Gaming License. Yesterday’s award comes after successful hearings before the Nevada Gaming Control Board and Nevada Gaming Commission earlier this month. “We’re very excited to receive our license in Nevada and have the ability to offer Nevada operators our accurate, user-friendly and secure geolocation solutions,” says GeoComply CEO Anna Sainsbury. “It’s a big step in our continued commitment to the evolving North American iGaming market.” GeoComply has also submitted a license application with the state of New Jersey, in…