FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Player Verify Applies for Nevada Online Poker Service
Provider License with Nevada Gaming Control Board
FRANKLIN, Tenn., Aug. 23, 2012 – Online poker sites in
Nevada have 30 days after a player registers to collect detailed identifying
information about that player. The policy is known as Know Your Customer, or
KYC, and it can be especially problematic for gambling sites that lack the
verification tools to properly conduct KYC activities. But with Player Verify’s
recent application for a Nevada online poker service provider license, KYC will
soon become simple and accurate for Nevada-based online poker companies.
Of particular concern to site operators is Nevada’s legal
requirement that all personal information shared with I-gaming sites is
encrypted. That level of security is not possible with e-mail, which is how
most offshore I-gaming sites currently request personal identification
verification. Fortunately for Nevada online poker sites, Player Verify will now
be available to bridge the gap.
Launched in 2010, Player Verify (https://www.playerverify.com/default.aspx)
has quickly become the leading player verification and self-exclusion service
for I-gaming sites and players. It is the most secure way available for online
poker players to share their personal identification information -- including
driver’s license, passport, and proof of address -- with I-gaming sites. Thanks
to an exclusive partnership with tru.ly, verification of U.S. players through
Player Verify is even more rigorous.
Player Verify also offers a centralized location for problem
gamblers to self-exclude online. The Player Verify self-exclusion database is
available for I-gaming sites to monitor in real time, as is the company’s
real-time fraud reporting database, which is shared by multiple I-gaming sites.
“Nevada online poker sites know they have to follow KYC
rules, and they do the best they can with the tools they have available,” said
Player Verify managing member Mark Dalton. “Now that our online poker service
provider license is pending with the Nevada Gaming Control Board, Player Verify
is ready to give Nevada I-gaming sites a better, safer option for player
verification.”
In fact, Nevada I-gaming companies who choose to use Player
Verify’s player authentication services will have the ability to instantly
authenticate player identity. The tru.ly-powered Player Verify Identity Checker
tool matches information submitted by U.S. players to a nationwide database of
government and public information. If the information submitted lines up with
the information in the database, the player is verified. The system is also
designed to screen out scammers, flagging users whose submitted information is
indicative of fraud.
