The West Virginia Lottery Issues Two Online Casino Supplier Licenses
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The following businesses received licenses from the WV Lottery Commission to provide online casino gaming and sports betting at their monthly meeting at the end of October:
- Blackhawk Network;
- Xpoint Services.
West Virginia’s gambling market will greatly benefit from the two brands.
Xpoint Services Receives a Casino Supplier License
It’s certain that WV online casinos will make use of the platform after the licensing of Xpoint Services as an online casino gaming provider.
A geolocation service called Xpoint Services can verify locations, connections, and device data in milliseconds. The Xpoint website lists the following as some of its features:
- the ability to collect a wide range of information from GPS, Wi-Fi, IP, and cellular sources to determine the precise position of a player;
- mechanisms for detecting fraud and risks, such as remote software, VPNs, and other spoofing tech;
- provides exact location accuracy, stops illicit gamers from placing bets, and draws attention to questionable activities;
- supporting requirements dependent on browsers using a desktop application.
Following the dismissal of a case earlier this year involving GeoComply, another geolocation business, by Judge William Bryson of the United States District Court of Delaware, Xpoint Services has been granted a pass into the Mountain State.
GeoComply claimed that Xpoint Services had violated its patent. The lawsuit was dismissed on a 43-page court judgment that granted Xpoint’s move to dismiss on the grounds of ineligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Regarding the charge of infringement of claim 10 of the ‘805 patent, Xpoint’s motion to dismiss for non-infringement is GRANTED based on the premise presented in Count II of the complaint.
