Try resetting your password at Wsop. Some have noted that not making your special character the first digit makes a difference. No clue if that works on other sites.

Any out of state people plan on, or have, driven to NJ just to play online? I live in NY and will gladly commute to NJ just to grind for a few days but I'm curious if anyone has done it yet.

I am from NY. I drove to Montvale NJ and played in a Panera bread. 888 worked fine but I couldnt get onto Party Poker.

I came here for the series, but am from out of state playing right now with no issues. If I lived in NY I'd gladly drive over at least on Sundays for the tournaments. Party/Borgata has a pretty solid schedule, though I'm not sure they will be running or not this Sunday.

My uncle who never really plays poker wanted to put some money on and play and they said they couldn't accept him because he wasn't in Jersey when he lives in Jersey. I know someone said this before, but have they fixed this?

Have you had him try any of the numerous suggestions ITT? A lot of the issues are on the players end. Not to say the sites haven't had issues too. If you scroll back a few pages or search you'll find a ton of solutions for him to try.

Are we seeing progress in general? Any word from borgata party or wsop on when we could expect to see a software update?

The adapter is a USB device and is very easy to set up, very similar to the other USB-based wifi adapters. First you install the software on the included CD, respond to some questions and then plug the adapter into the USB port and you're off and running. The directions that come with it are very clear. I will note though that this adapter is not a USB dongle. Its flat and about half the size of dollar bill and is connected via USB cable. The nice thing about having the cable is that you can move the placement of the adapter to improve reception, although that might not be needed with this adapter.

I saw in your other posts that you're having spotty success and that you can see 2 other wifi access points. When the location verification fails, can you check to see how many other wifi access points you can see when it's failing? If it drops down to just one (the one in your house) then that could be the reason it's failing. If that's the case, then there's a good chance this adapter could help solve your issues.

Edit: for those not familiar, an access point is the term for a wireless router or the connections that you see in the wireless network management app.

Both updated this morning. Do not know what fixes but the download took more than a few seconds.

Its not a matter of them "fixing" it, its just unclear to the general public the problems they might face.

In most cases, he should have wi-fi enabled. on his computer. He doesnt have to be connected via wifi, in fact, ethernet is probably better, but the wifi is important for geotracking. The more possible connections available via wifi from his location, the easier it would be. In some instances him having a cell phone may help, but definitely not the only proof that he would be in NJ. Some IPs and cell towers show the user as out of state even if they arent.

If he has any remote desktop programs or VPN's, he will never get thru. They need to be either disabled or uninstalled.

He will need to verify his ID as well, via ssn# at the least, and if they say that isnt enough, possibly additional docs.

The above are pretty much deal breakers if he cant comply. If he needs more help, try to tell us what error message he actually gets.

There was a software update this morning thru Borgata side. I don't know what it addressed as I'm not having any problems playing.

Great i think the fact there was an update at all is a positive sign that they are atleast taking feedback and making some modifications. Keep it up everyone

For what it's worth, I don't think a cell phone is required (or possibly even used) by Borgata, Party, WSOP and 888 to verify location. I tested this the other night and I played for 2 hours on Borgata and WSOP with my cell phone turned off. I'm pretty sure that UP requires the phone though. Wasn't able to test there since that's the one site I can't get verified on at all.

In my research into how WPS (WiFi Positioning System) works, I believe I read that cell phones are one of the things that can possibly impede the accuracy of location verification services. I'm wondering if that's why they have you turn off LTE on iPhones to play (although this is just a guess).

Right. Obviously I only gave very general ideas on where to start, clearly the posters uncle wouldnt be reading this forum regularly. I have been trying not to push one site over another, or appear to be promoting one over another, or claiming that one is easier than another, so all my answers/ideas are general. I will say that at least one site uses cell phone as one of their 3 required tests for location, at least one site uses cell phones as a back up tier, and if what I have heard is true, other sites may be asking to use cell phone as a back up verification in the future. By itself, its agreed that cell phone location is just not acceptable on its own, nor is IP.

We have to remember that all sites want as many ppl able to play as possible, but making changes is a slow process, since I think every change has to be approved by the regulatory regime and certain criteria is just not negotiable. Its a process.

Welp, now I've invested $60 bucks to TRY and play. Still no luck playing today. I'll check back in in a week when my 2nd network adapter comes in. Also, the support response on all of this has been vague and completely unhelpful. If 2+2 wasn't here, I'd never have a clue as to what the problem was. Both my questions in the support forums were completely ignored and emails+live chat is worthless for Party and Borgata.

Thought since I live in a high-rise with a minimum of 20 other wireless networks in range at all times that there would be no geotracking issue for me in Jersey City. Lo and behold, WSOP thinks I'm in PHILADELPHIA--not even New York, which I might have understood. I looked up my IP address on several sites, including my internet provider's site, and each one said Jersey City. WSOP suggested calling my internet provider and requesting that my IP be routed through Jersey, but I'm certain that's not the problem.

Though the customer service rep wasn't particularly friendly and not helpful in any way, at least I was able to get through to someone. Borgata has been impossible to reach for three days now.

After today's software upgrade I can't play on Borgata anymore (says I'm not in NJ), which I had played for 3 days straight without a problem from Princeton Jct. I installed PartyPoker too and no luck there either... So much for useful software upgrades... (WSOP still works fine btw)

Did they actually tell you you were being located in Phila?
Please try: www.whatsmyip.com
and: http://www.geoiptool.com/

and post back

How do you change the IP address so that it gives the correct location. 2 sites say I'm in NJ but the other one says I am in Brooklyn. I think that's the problem that I am running into. I can play from my phone with the 888 app but no luck playing on the CPU.

Something tells me there is one support agent per site handling support issues. The wait times are ridiculous. I'm convinced that either the problems are massive or my one support agent assumption holds true.

i just keep thinking how lucky for all these sites that PS wasn't allowed in on day one. If PS got it right the first time(likely) they would start NJ in such a dominating position

Special character, followed by a number, followed by lower case characters, works for both WSOP and 888. This was not needed for Borgata.

Pardon my ignorance if I missed or overlooked it, but is there a list/sticky yet of what limits/games each site is spreading?

How does one get the deposit bonus on borgata. If I deposit 2k do I automatically have the bonus available to clear.

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