Mobile Driver's License Adoption and Hotel-Casino Identity Verification

On October 28, 2026, Hospitality Technology reported that U.S. mobile driver's license (mDL) users are expected to reach 143 million by 2030, with more than 21 million people already using them in 2025, and about 40 states to adopt the technology. The report noted that hotels and casinos need to support both physical and digital credential verification; under the ISO/IEC 18013-5 standard, selective disclosure can verify only Boolean flags such as "over 21" and reduce PII exposure. Operators also need to retain auditable verification records and be equipped with readers capable of locally verifying public keys. The report did not mention a policy passage or effective date, nor did it give actual deployment progress at hotels and casinos.