OpenBet / Fanatics MI: GPS simulator + TeamViewer iOS screen mirroring undetected, bets placed from Tennessee (iOS resigned app detected)
Source. June 8, 2026 weekly sync.
Ticket. CIV-89: Fanatics / OpenBet Locator — spoofing testing updates.
What we tested
Follow-up testing this week extended our remote-access findings on Fanatics to additional methods and states. On the Fanatics MI app (OpenBet Locator) we exercised three vectors: an iOS resigned app, a GPS simulator, and TeamViewer screen mirroring of the iOS device — with the controlling operator located in Tennessee.
What happened
- ✓ iOS Resigned App — detected. Geolocation failed as expected. However, the error message returned blank, making it difficult to identify the specific detection trigger.
- ✗ GPS Simulator — not detected. The tester logged into the Michigan app, placed bets, and launched and played casino games — all from Tennessee.
- ✗ TeamViewer screen mirroring (iOS, MI) — not detected. Full remote control of the iOS device was achieved via TeamViewer; real-money bets were placed on the Michigan app from Tennessee.
Why it matters
Two independent vectors — a GPS simulator and TeamViewer screen mirroring — each let an out-of-state user place real-money bets on Fanatics MI from Tennessee. The resigned-app check fired, but the blank error message is itself a UX/diagnostic gap: it confirms a block without surfacing the reason, which makes triage and rule attribution harder. A sophisticated fraudster only needs one of the two undetected paths to wager from outside the licensed state.
Cross-reference
- Fanatics TN (OpenBet) — HopToDesk remote session connects but the Place Bet button is hidden (CIV-89) — the Tennessee half of the same retest campaign.
- Fanatics MI (OpenBet) — GPS spoofing hardware detected ✓ (May 26, CIV-48) — direct contrast: a hardware GPS-spoofing accessory was caught on Fanatics MI in the prior cycle, but this software GPS simulator was not.
- Fanatics TN (OpenBet) — TeamViewer screen sharing bypass (May 19) — the same TeamViewer screen-mirroring gap previously seen in Tennessee, now confirmed in Michigan.