Xpoint partners with PlayStar to enter the US

Xpoint Verify is a real-money gaming geolocation product.

US.- The geolocation technology company Xpoint has announced that Xpoint Verify has entered the US with online casino brand PlayStar, which recently launched in New Jersey. Developed for sportsbooks and igaming, Xpoint Verify is a real-money gaming geolocation product.

In June, Xpoint announced that Xpoint Verify had gone live in the Ontario market with online casino operator SkillOnNet.

Xpoint CEO and co-founder Marvin Sanderson commented: “2022 is proving to be a pivotal year for Xpoint and I am delighted that we are now live with PlayStar, another world-class Xpoint Verify partner in the US.

“Obviously each of our announcements is major step forward, for our team and our partners, but they are just the start of our story. Over the coming months, we will be announcing more partnerships and more developments within our business as we bring truly game-changing thinking to our industry.”

PlayStar CEO Per Hellberg added: “We are very pleased to be partnering with Xpoint as our geolocation provider in New Jersey.”

In February, PlayStar announced that Xpoint had become PlayStar’s official geolocation partner. The technology firm specialising in US sports betting and igaming markets also collaborates with PlayStar´s business development and marketing teams to generate additional consumer engagement opportunities.

New Jersey gambling revenue up 10% year-on-year in August

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has reported on the state’s gaming revenue for August. The state’s casinos, horse tracks that offer sports betting and the online partners of both reported $470.6m, up 6.7 per cent compared to August 2021’s $427.7m.

The casino win for the nine Atlantic City casino hotel properties was $274m, up 4.4 per cent compared to $262.4m in August 2021. The year-to-date total casino win stands at $1.88bn, up 14.1 per cent compared to $1.65bn at the same point last year.