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Online Casino Regulator eCOGRA Pushes Responsible Gaming
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When it comes to online casinos you have two types: The ones that fall into the responsible gambling category and the ones that don´t. Since the online casino started gaining popularity on the net roughly 8 years ago a few regulatory boards have been created in order to enforce fair gaming and legitimate online gambling practices. You may have heard about organizations like OPA and eCOGRA. These organizations are set up in order to protect online casino players from fraudulent online casinos. Check to see if your favorite online casino proudly displays a certificate from any of these well known regulatory boards. If so, you know you are playing on a honest site.
eCOGRA has recently started working with the Global Gambling Guidance Group (G4) to provide the online gambling community with tighter security and regulations. eCOGRA, along with other organizations like OPA, are on a quest to make the online casino industry as safe and responsible as possible. This step is just one more feather in their hat. Andrew Beveridge, CEO of eCOGRA explains the reasons behind the recent merger: "The top online casinos regulated by eCOGRA have all made in-house responsible gambling provision as part of their operational structures, and we will beef up this vital function through a partnership with the respected and professional G4 organization.”
eCOGRA and G4 have teamed up in order to create a set of regulations and values that will set new standard in responsible online casino gaming. This means that the online casinos proudly displaying the eCOGRA seal of approval and fair gaming will have to implement these detailed policies as part of the Generally Accepted Practices (eGAP), and compliance will be reviewed on an ongoing basis by 3rd party auditors.
G4 management has been implemented in a wide range of different online and land based casino gambling environments. Their track record is solid and their policies have proven to be extremely effective. Top G4 executive Pieter Remmers explains more about the recent partnership with eCOGRA: "These 51 first rate Seal casinos represent a very significant share of the online casino gambling sector, and the real enforcement that is part of the eCOGRA system makes for effective application."
Remmers added: "Although we have other partnerships in process, this is the big one for us, because eCOGRA will offer brand recognition and allow us to contribute to their sites. It is the first step in getting their members to come aboard. We have also held discussions with other groups, like the Interactive Gaming Council and certain large online poker networks, and those will continue to be our focus in the short term." Ultimately, the stricter the responsible and fair gaming policies of an online casino the more benefit the individual player stands to benefit.
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