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Having fun spinning the reels at the airport while you’re waiting for a flight, or having coffee with a cup of your favorite coffee at the coffee shop, doesn’t seem harmful. But remember that public Wi-Fi isn’t safe for your gaming account, and there are always steps you can take to protect your account from hacking.
Verify Your Network Before Connecting
There is no point in just trusting a Wi-Fi name because it sounds like the one that a particular establishment normally issues to its customers. Always get the staff to give you the exact name of the network and the spelling before you connect because counterfeit hotspots can be really good at using network names almost like the ones the real hotspot is using.
Have a VPN Installed and Activate It Before Connecting
A VPN protects your communication between your phone and the Internet. Because of this, anyone who is using your Wi-Fi or other public network will only get to watch your data that cannot be read since it is scrambled. It is most critical for the part of your Internet activities where the login screen and the payment pages are where the credentials of your users are put at risk the most.
Use Only Trusted Applications and Secure Websites
Download apps only from Apple App Store or Google Play Store and check that the URL of the gaming site starts with “https” if you are accessing online services. Fake apps and websites look like the legitimate ones, and they often are spread on public networks to collect the passwords of users the minute the users enter their passwords.
Turn Off Auto-Connect and Bluetooth
Your device can silently connect to a network you previously used without you knowing. This is dangerous because you may become part of a spoofed network without knowing. Turn off your device settings that let it automatically reconnect to public Wi-Fi networks. Like that, when there’s no need, turn your Bluetooth off.
Protect Your Account With Two-Factor Authentication
No matter how much effort you put into coming up with an extremely strong password, if it gets compromised then it won’t matter anymore. So if your only defense is the password then you’ve just lost the battle as hackers get access to your credentials.
Still, with two-factor authentication added, there is an additional hurdle for the hackers to overcome. Even if someone stole your account details, they couldn’t get into your account unless they had the one-time code either received on the phone or the email.
Watch Your Data and Spending Limits
As we mentioned earlier, Wi-Fi public security is a matter but you can make sure you are enjoying it smartly when you play slots on mobile devices if you define either a playing time or a money limit for yourself and then you start playing.
Consider setting up those limits as one element of your security routine, not something you can think of afterwards.
Wrapping Up
Public Wi-Fi does not always prevent you from playing on the go as long as you know how to use the network safely. These measures hardly require a few minutes but can be really good for preventing a situation when your account gets compromised. A short 5 minutes before you are ready for the coffee shop’s Wi-Fi should be enough for you to verify that your VPN and security settings are turned on. You will probably never wish that the last session had been like the previous.
