Online casino and sportsbook operations have recently begun implementing a Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board requirement that multi-factor authentication be adopted by the end of the year for customers to use their accounts.
FanDuel sent a note to customers this week saying the “extra layer of protection” — typically the required use of a six-digit code sent to a customer’s mobile phone — would be added starting with log-ins on Dec. 12.
Other operators have issued similar notices in recent weeks saying either multi-factor authentication was coming or that customers should consider voluntarily opting into it immediately, in light of reports of hacking episodes that had affected the security of online platforms.
