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1. mahboi · 1790964379 · focus · HN ↗

   How is this impossible? DraftKings does it for California visitors.

   1. abirch · 1790964434 · focus · HN ↗

      they want to stop VPN traffic. If it's a plain IP address it's easy. VPN makes it hard.

      1. mahboi · 1790964656 · focus · HN ↗

         I understand. You can't use DraftKings via a VPN.

         1. abirch · 1790965582 · focus · HN ↗

            What stops me from using DraftKings.com from a VPN? I'm at the page right now, but I don't have an account. Will they verify that my IP and home address match or something?

            1. hn_acc1 · 1790966583 · focus · HN ↗

               I've found that some sites (even like restaurants, for example) have no problem setting up an order when I connect via my VPN (from Linux) - my default browsing setup. But when I go to pay, their payment processor refuses to work properly / fails, so I can't actually transact any $$. Others work just fine WITH VPN on. Sadly, the former is increasing and the latter decreasing, to the point it's getting harder and harder.

               Heck, Lowes and BestBuy are pretty unusable in general via VPN already.. (or maybe due to ublock, or privacy badger or eff, etc.. :-)

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