Thanks From Player Verify!

Despite our efforts in providing a licensed, secure upload system for U.S. online gamblers to share their personal documents with newly launched online casino's in Nevada and New Jersey we're sorry to inform our supporters that PlayerVerify.com has shut down. We still feel confident that our system and additional features offered are needed within the U.S. iGaming industry but due to a lack of interest from the casino's themselves and the lack of enforcement or concern from those who monitor their activity, we have no chance in this market.

                                     It's the emptiest and yet the fullest of all human messages: 'Good-bye.”

U.S. iGaming Forum

Player Verify has launched a new iGaming forum on our site at www.playerverify.com.

The forum is very clean and simple but includes areas to discuss U.S. iGaming news, Nevada iGaming, New Jersey iGaming and Delaware iGaming.

We've also added a support forum for Player Verify along with a Lounge for general chit chat and a suggestion forum.

Come get on board with our new online forum, comments, complaints and suggestions welcome.

A direct link to the forum is: www.casinochitchat.com  and also www.pokerchitchat.com.

You can also maneuver the pages on PlayerVerify.com and the forum link is at the bottom of the page.

 

Stop Online Gambling PII Scattering

Many whom are newbie's to the new U.S. iGaming industry might say what's PII? PII stands for personal identifiable information, as described here on Wikipedia.

I've followed the iGmaing industry for many years, most offshore gambling sites, not all ask for PII through unsecured means such as email, API's, Chat and other un-vetted ways. This process has now been introduced within the U.S. too. The mission here at Player Verify is to provide a secure central hub for the sharing of PII between an online gambler and online gambling Website.

Being that our process takes place at one central location removes the scattering of your personal identifiable information through several platforms and moves it to one secure hub for the process to take place. PlayerVerify.com is a secure, licensed conduit for the process to take place and has been fully vetting by the Nevada Gaming Commission and the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement.

You might be scratching your head right now, saying that iGaming sites are secure. You're correct most of them are but when they  allow email requests for your PII, email isn't a secure form of transmitting personal information and makes more stops on the Internet than the Las Vegas strip. Email can be breached and read when sent from one location to another. Another problem with email is typing the wrong address in your browser and sendind your PII to an unintended party. Also scammers will purchase domain names close to the gaming sites name and request your PII which again could be sent to an unintended party by mistake.

There's probably some very secure API's and chat systems for uploading PII but it's of my opinion these sites and systems should be vetted and licensed by the regulatory commissions because it only takes one bad apple within these companies to gain access to your information. I could currently name at least two systems being used by legal licensed U.S. online gambling sites that have been hacked and PII stolen in 2013. For good measure I won't point fingers, name names but it's a fact.

A handful of iGaming sites provide their own upload system within their software platform which is secure in my opinion but again it's PII scattering through multiple platforms and servers. Did you know that when you upload your personal document information to an iGaming Website your data is backed up on their server for up to 10 years? That's unacceptable since once your information is approved you should have access to remove your personal information back off the server.

Once a player's PII documents are approved by the gaming site on Player Verify, if you want you can completely remove your documents from our server once approved. But due to our secure one of a kind system you can also store your PII documents and leave them within your account too, if you'd like. You retain full contol of your PII when it's online.

For player's to use the PlayerVerify.com system we must get legal U.S. iGaming sites on board for our system to work securely. To date it's surprisingly been hard to get any Nevada or New Jersey online gambling sites to sign up at Player Verify. There seems to be a resistance with legal gambling sites wanting to get on board despite a central hub like ours being the most secure way for players to keep control of thier PII online.

If you agree with the above comments we ask players to send an email to your iGaming site and tell them you'd like to share your PII requests via PlayerVerify.com.

If you're not comfortable with the way any legal iGaming site in Nevada or New Jersey are requesting your personal identifiable information you can file a complaint here.

Nevada Gaming Control Board, click.

New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, click.

We must all pull together and stop the scattering of PII across the Internet within the iGaming industry.

 

 

 

Better Location, Casino Journal eGaming Magazine.

As more states legalize eGaming, vendors boost offerings that streamline the player location and verification processes

Player Verify always appreciates when our site is mentioned within eGaming publications, we were recently mentioned within CasinoJournal.com eGaming magazine's online Website.

Writer James Hodl outlines Geolocation solutions key for U.S. casino's considering eGaming and I thought I'd share the link.

Here's the article link but you will need to sign up to read the full article.

Click Here!

Is U.S. Geo-Location Effective?

Some interesting press today...

It appears that geo-location isn't as fool proof as everyone wished, at least from this article and sub links. It's becoming clearer to me now why more and more OC's are requesting notarized documents and in the future where even a video displaying a player is logged in the site/account and also capturing the players pic during the video process.

I was a against the above before but it appears extra steps still need to be taken at least within the U.S. market for full legalization. For the record you can already upload ID video's, if requested to your PlayerVerify.com account. 

As the FBI confirmed, "Individuals may use a wide variety of mechanisms to conceal their physical location, or give the appearance of operating in a different jurisdiction …" This statement is easily proven using scientifically verifiable and undetectable methods to demonstrate how a person located in Pakistan can play poker on a system located inside New Jersey. We know because we have done it.

Good read, click here!

Your Ad Here On PlayerVerify.com

New Addition at Player Verify for Nevada and New Jersey Online Gaming Websites

Player Verify, LLC has just launched a section on its homepage at www.playerverify.com where member IGaming sites can display their logo, clickable link to their U.S. licensed poker or casino Website.

When an IGaming site signs on as a member site at Player Verify and allows our player members to share their ID documents such as a drivers license, passport, utility bill etc. through Player Verify's licensed and secure upload / download system the IGaming sites will gain this free exposure!

Player Verify, LLC does not sell advertising space within the site. Your Ad Here is a free service for Nevada and New Jersey gambling sites to get onboard at Player Verify,  allowing our end users to have an additional way to share their PII information directly to the casino sites.

Updated 1/5/2014: Player Verify will also consider adding our member affiliates banner, w/link within this section too but affiliates should contact us for additional information and requirements. 

Any questions should be directed to: support@playerverify.com or 1-800-209-7264 

Player Verify Poised to Make Online Gambling Safer in New Jersey with Secure Document Storage and Transmission Service

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FRANKLIN, Tenn., Nov. 18, 2013 – Uploading and sharing sensitive documents across multiple Internet gaming sites has always been an exercise in risk. Now, Player Verify (www.playerverify.com) is taking risk out of the equation with its secure document storage and transmission service. After a successful rollout in Nevada, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has given the green light to Player Verify to conduct business with the newly launched Internet gaming industry in the Garden State.

"With the approval of online poker and other I-gaming ventures in New Jersey, the market will soon be flush with sites eager to cash in on this new opportunity," commented Mark Dalton, managing member of Player Verify. "Our player authentication services are ready to provide an invaluable safeguard against the threat of identity theft. By entrusting sensitive scanned documents, such as drivers' licenses, passports and proof of address, to a third party that specializes in security, gamers can instead focus on their play."

For the countless people who enjoy online poker and other games of chance, Player Verify offers peace of mind that's unmatched in the industry. Rather than spread across multiple I-gaming sites, personally identifiable information is stored at a single location. Player Verify applies robust encryption to all stored and transmitted data, a level of protection not found with email, the method employed by many I-gaming sites. Likewise, in-house upload systems often have questionable security features, not to mention being an enticing target for thieves and hackers.

Dalton reminds I-gaming site operators that not all authentication services are created equal. "When I-gaming sites depend upon a third party for accessing personally identifiable information, it's important that the service in question is properly licensed and vetted. Trusting an unlicensed party puts the safety of your players and your own future as a successful business in jeopardy."

Players aren't the only party to benefit from the services of Player Verify. Internet gaming permit holders enjoy a secure channel for downloading player documents when allowed access by the player, as well as a fraud reporting database for filtering out potential scammers. Player Verify provides a free identity checking tool to facilitate verification. The tool compares the players' profile to a national database of similar information.

Although Player Verify does make the identity checking tool and fraud reporting database available as a matter of convenience, gamers and I-gaming sites should understand that the burden of verifying each player still rests with the operators of the site.

Player Verify recognizes the harm caused by problem gambling. To that end, the site has introduced a first-of-its-kind self-exclusion feature. The one-click "Stop Gambling Now" button enables players to immediately exclude themselves from all participating I-gaming sites, rather than going through the process site by site.

For webmasters looking for a potentially lucrative cash flow opportunity, Player Verify offers an affiliate program. Initial registration is quick and easy; the program pays 40% commission on each conversion, and participants have access to up-to-the-minute statistics and a compelling selection of marketing materials. Learn more about the affiliate program here: https://playerverify.com/Affiliate/affiliate_register.aspx

 

About Player Verify

A secure online hub for the I-gaming community, Player Verify is dedicated to the business of storing, sharing and securing sensitive verification information. Learn more at https://www.playerverify.com.

 

Contact:

Mark Dalton, Managing Member

Player Verify

800-209-7264

support@playerverify.com

www.playerverify.com