Learn how Fanatics Casino uses cookies, local storage, and real-time state geolocation tokens to maintain session integrity, fraud prevention, and seamless gameplay.
Cookies are small cryptographic text files placed on your computer, smartphone, or tablet when you visit digital web applications. At Fanatics Casino, we utilize cookies along with HTML5 local storage, session storage objects, and secure WebSockets to authenticate players, remember game preferences, and fulfill strict state-mandated iGaming compliance checks.
Our gaming platform organizes tracking technologies into four distinct functional tiers:
| Category | Functionality & Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary | Authenticates sessions via the login portal, preserves balance tokens, and protects against cross-site request forgery (CSRF). | Session / 30 Days |
| Geolocation & Legal Compliance | Verifies patron physical presence in authorized states (MI, NJ, PA, WV) and blocks unlawful VPN/proxy interference. | Active Session |
| Performance & Game Speed | Caches 60 FPS HTML5 slot assets, sound buffers, and live dealer WebSocket streaming connections to ensure ultra-low latency. | Persistent (90 Days) |
| Loyalty & Personalization | Calculates daily FanCash Spin allocations, customized progressive jackpot widgets, and tailored promotional offers. | 1 Year |
State gaming divisions—including the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB), New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJDGE), Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB), and West Virginia Lottery Commission—mandate continuous player geolocation verification.
Our geolocation cookies operate exclusively to satisfy this statutory requirement. Disabling or blocking geolocation tokens will prevent real-money wagers from being processed by our game engines.
Most modern desktop and mobile browsers permit patrons to inspect, restrict, or purge stored cookies through browser settings (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge). Please note that rejecting strictly necessary or compliance cookies will disable core platform functions, including your ability to log in, deposit funds, or launch real-money slot games.
Fanatics Casino honors recognized browser Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals for non-essential analytical cookies. However, state gaming laws require the retention of transactional records, geolocation logs, and patron session IDs regardless of DNT browser settings.
