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Dr. Mike Reaves

Author: Dr. Mike Reaves

Dr. Mike Reaves is Principal Solutions Architect, Betting & Gaming at Amazon Web Services (AWS). He works with customers to develop technical strategy, and leverages AWS technologies to develop purpose-built solutions for customers. An industry veteran, Dr. Reaves is an AWS certified Solutions Architect with over 25 years of software development and IT experience. Dr. Reaves holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Connecticut.

Building geolocation verification for iGaming and sports betting on AWS

Geolocation verification in sports betting and iGaming serves two primary purposes: compliance and fraud prevention. Online sports betting and iGaming operators may need to ensure that only players from certain regions of the world are able to view content due to in-market licensing restrictions. Or gaming regulations may require that access is restricted to persons […]