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After some deliberation and enquiry, the UK Gaming Commission has published its first list of approved Alternate Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes companies in terms of the Competent Authorities and Information Regulations 2015. Most online punters will recognise eCOGRA on the list, an independent player protection and standards organisation based in London that has been …
Players at online gambling websites licensed by the UK Gambling Commission now have a useful facility in the event of a dispute with an operator which they have been unable to resolve for themselves – a free dispute resolution service operated by the London-based independent standards organisation and testing agency eCOGRA. The company has been …
Independent online gambling regulatory adviser and testing agency eCOGRA, an organisation accredited by twelve different European regulatory jurisdictions, has announced the latest updates to its self-regulatory requirements. The changes have been made as part of a programme that routinely reviews and renews the company’s eGAP Requirements to ensure they are in line with international best …
The independent remote gambling regulatory adviser and testing agency eCOGRA has been accredited by the Republic of Croatia, the twelfth European licensing and regulatory jurisdiction to do so. eCOGRA currently has advisory, monitoring, audit and testing arrangements with a significant portion of Europe’s major remote gambling groups operating under licenses issued by Alderney, Bulgaria, Croatia, …
The independent online gaming testing and accreditation agency eCOGRA is to widen and enhance its information security services to operator and software supplier clients in Europe following an alliance agreement with global professional services firm PwC. Announcing the agreement this week, eCOGRA CEO Andrew Beveridge said that whilst his organisation has extensive experience in carrying …
Over the past decade the independent standards and player protection company eCOGRA has seen the good, the bad and the ugly travel through its disputes mediation service. The service helps players who have issues with the organisation’s 220 accredited operators, most of whom were pioneers in the industry and are now well-established, successful online gambling …
The independent online gambling testing and monitoring company eCOGRA has been accredited by the Bulgarian State Gambling Commission (SGC) as an acceptable testing laboratory for aspiring online casino, sports betting and poker operators looking to enter the Bulgarian market. eCOGRA submitted to the SGC’s stringent assessment and accreditation program in order to meet demand from …
The diverse and multi-platform online gambling operations at Finnish online gambling group Ålands Penningautomatförening (Paf) came under the rigorous eCOGRA microscope recently when a team from the independent standards and regulatory auditor visited bases in Helsinki and Mariehamn, and thoroughly inspected operations and software from a variety of providers used by the group. Paf uses …
The independent player protection and standards body eCOGRA has awarded its Safe and Fair seal to To Play Central Limited’s interactive gaming site, following the completion of a rigorous audit and on-site inspection process. The newly granted seal was awarded to Lucky247.com by eCOGRA’s Seals Compliance Committee on June 12, increasing the number of tier …
It’s been two years since the independent i-gaming standards, testing and certification company eCOGRA was the subject of a management buy-out from the original 2003 founders, and the organisation has undoubtedly flourished. In a management update this week, Executive Director Tex Rees revealed that ten additional professional staff, predominantly in the fields of chartered accountancy, …
eCOGRA’s Seal Compliance Committee has approved Microgaming as compliant with the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) Standards for software providers of Casino and Poker software. The Committee also approved Microgaming as compliant with eGAP Requirements for software providers of Casino, Poker and Bingo software. The widely respected Generally Accepted Practices (eGAP) provide a professional …
The independent online gambling testing and compliance organisation eCOGRA, which is already performing technical standards reviews for operators licenced by the Danish Gambling Authority, has been further empowered by the Authority as an ‘Approved Enterprise’. eCOGRA is the first company to be so appointed by the Danish Gambling Authority. The role of an Approved Enterprise …
Diverse regulatory challenges in Europe’s evolving online gambling industry require a specialist partner to ensure compliance on all levels across numerous markets The regulatory auditing and testing agency eCOGRA has been selected by leading Stoke-on-Trent based online gambling group bet365 to serve as its “third party regulatory testing and certification partner”. Companies are increasingly recognising …
The regulatory auditing and testing agency eCOGRA is benefitting from commercial opportunities opening up for online gambling testing agencies with the expertise and resources to provide compliance and audit services to major international companies seeking national licensing. With the increasing number of governments opting for the regulation of internet gambling rather than banning this form …
The independent testing and standards company eCOGRA has successfully completed a rigorous assessment by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service to achieve an extension to its International Organisation for Standardisation ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation. The extension enables the company to include the Danish Gambling Authority’s Technical Standards and Change Management Programme to its area of professional expertise. …
Andrew Beveridge, chief executive of eCOGRA, is among the nine executives named in the legal and regulatory section of the latest Hot 50 list published annually by the business publication Gaming Intelligence. The list honours “the most talented, innovative and inspired people working in online gambling” and was this year compiled by a judging panel …
Following a management buyout of eCOGRA earlier in the year, the organisation has restructured and streamlined the Board to reflect the Company’s current ownership. As a result of the restructuring Non-Executive Directors Michael Hirst OBE, Bill Galston OBE and Frank Catania will be leaving the Board as of December 31, 2011. The new Board will …
Following its recent accreditation as a full testing agency by the Italian regulator AAMS, the independent player protection and standards body eCOGRA has achieved similar status with the new Spanish gambling regulator, and is now approved to test and certify both i-gaming software and information systems security for the Spanish market. eCOGRA chief executive officer, …
The critical topic of responsible gambling will be front and centre of European gambling discussions on October 19, when the influential trade body European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) holds its Responsible Gaming Day in Brussels. With the European Parliament´s final vote on its draft Report on Online Gambling due in November, the event is …
Betclic, a well-established internet casino, poker and sportsbook company in the Betclic Everest Group, has successfully achieved the tough professional standards required to gain accreditation with the independent standards and player protection organisation eCOGRA. Announcing the successful accreditation, eCOGRA chief executive Andrew Beveridge said that Betclic joins an elite group of 146 online gambling sites …
eCOGRA, the independent player protection and standards body servicing the international remote gambling industry, has achieved two milestones of its own, successfully qualifying as a testing agency with the Italian regulator AAMS, and having its systems approved by ISO – a Geneva-based international standards authority. Working through the United Kingdom Accreditation Service, London-based eCOGRA was …
The London-based player protection and standards body eCOGRA has undergone a change in ownership following a successful management buy-out (MBO) initiative led by chief executive Andrew Beveridge.
eCOGRA CEO and the Chair of the CEN workshop agreement on “Responsible Remote Gambling Measures”, Andrew Beveridge, has welcomed the publication of the first Pan-European consumer protection agreement by CEN.
Tex Rees, the Fair Gaming Advocate at the independent player protection and standards body eCOGRA, has released statistics for the year 2010 on disputes involving online gambling sites accredited by the London-based company.