July 18, 2006

GPS Technology Promises Solution for Online Casinos

The current problem in online casinos, and their legality, revolves around local governments wanting to be able to regulate gambling, much as is done on good ole' Terra firma. Unfortunately (for some), because an online casino lets you play from anywhere, the government has no way to get its share of the revenues. Enter Global Cyber Licencing LLC, and their technology-driven solution.

Their plan is to is to use GPS devices to prove that players are physically in a jurisdiction that allows for gambling. While we're not sure we like the "Big Brother" aspects of this concept, if it can legitimize online gambling in the US, then maybe we can live with it.

Thier device appears to be a USB GPS unit that you simply plug in and it verifies your physical location on Earth, thus providing a reliable way for regulators to know if your gaming is legitimate. It seems that there are also plans to use the device in kiosks in physical casinos and OTBs to allow for online play.

With all the legislative furor lately around Online Gambling, its nice to see a company trying to come up with a creative solution, and one that help aviod the "nuclear option" of a complete crackdown on all onlne casino gaming.

Global Cyber Licencing's vendor website

A Powerpoint presentation we Google'd outlining the concept.