Nick Patrick: The cat and mouse game of geolocation

🎙 NEXT.io Podcast #213 with Nick Patrick, Co-Founder and CEO of Radar. In this episode, Pierre sits down with Nick Patrick, Co-Founder and CEO of Radar, to dive into the transformative role of geolocation technology in iGaming and beyond. From Radar’s roots at Foursquare to its cutting-edge solutions for fraud detection and compliance, Nick shares the story of how his team is redefining location-based services. ⏰ Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction  00:02 – Sponsors 03:03 – Founding Radar: From Foursquare to geolocation innovation 05:28 – Tackling geolocation challenges and the cat-and-mouse game 07:44 – Regulatory fines and VPN detection in Europe 08:55 – Current and future technology for VPN detection 13:48 – Understanding location spoofing and its implications 16:24 – The ongoing battle between geolocation providers and bad actors 19:04 – How operators detect VPN usage and its limitations 22:13 – Lessons from other industries: Retail, restaurants, and logistics 26:10 – Opportunities for geolocation in sports stadiums and live venues 28:32 – Radar’s international expansion plans and focus areas 31:22 – Emerging trends in geolocation and innovative solutions 35:57 – Improvements in GPS accuracy and indoor positioning 36:10 – Radar’s vision for the next three years 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/409DefE... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/ne... CONNECT WITH NEXT.IO ✩ Website - https://next.io/ ✩ Instagram - / nextdotio ✩ X/Twitter - / nextdotio ✩ LinkedIn - / nextdotio This episode of NEXT.io is brought to you by: Pragmatic Play – Industry-leading content provider. https://www.pragmaticplay.com/en/ Pragmatic Solutions – Leading iGaming platform technology. https://pragmatic.solutions/ Episode sponsored by: https://www.creedroomz.com/