Location, location, location. That’s more than just the mantra of the real estate industry. It’s the entire basis of online and mobile gambling in the states where it is available, regulated, and legal.
According to new reports out of the Garden State today, New Jersey “is deadly serious about making sure anyone who gambles online once Internet betting begins this week is physically within the state.”
For that reason, the technology in place to ensure that online gambling stays within state borders could complicate gaming activities for those who live close to state borders.
A key aspect of the law legalizing Internet gambling is that all the activity takes place within New Jersey’s borders. To comply with that, technology companies working with the Atlantic City casinos have erected so-called digital fencing near — but not exactly conforming to — the state’s borders.
According to today’s report, New Jersey will likely end up with several small “no-play zones,” from which potential online and mobile gamblers “will have to move temporarily if they want to bet online.”
“Unfortunately for some people, there may not be sufficient verification that they are in New Jersey — even if they are — and they’ll be denied,” explains David Rebuck, director of the state Division of Gaming Enforcement. “It’s an unavoidable consequence.”
Online gambling will begin in New Jersey on November 26th, 2013.
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