Configurable and stand-alone verification module

A computer program product, tangibly stored on a machine-readable medium, for verifying a player's eligibility for participating in on-line gaming, comprising instructions operable to cause a programmable processor to:

• receive information about the player;
• select one or more verification checks that will be performed to verify the player's eligibility, the selection being based on the received information and on configurable criteria;
• determine the order in which the verification checks is to be performed, the determination being based on the configurable criteria;
• for a selected verification check, select one or more data sources from which additional information about the player is to be obtained, the selection being based on the configurable criteria;
• calculate a check score for each verification check, the calculation being based on the additional information received;
• weight the check scores, the weighting being based on the configurable criteria;
• and
• calculate a verification score, the calculation being based on the weighted check scores.