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In her responsible gaming reportage to eCOGRA’s Independent Directors this month, Fair Gaming Advocate Tex Rees reveals that last year the player protection organisation carried out responsible gambling training at operator bases instead of at its London head office.
The Internet Business Law Services organisation has acknowledged the contribution to the online gambling industry made by player protection and standards non-profit eCOGRA on its website this month.
The independent player protection and standards body eCOGRA has released its latest report on remote gambling disputes handled by the organisation’s Fair Gaming Advocate, showing remarkably low levels of player disputes at online gambling sites (www.ecogra.org/Stats) bearing the eCOGRA Safe and Fair seal of accreditation.
The website for the independent player protection and standards body eCOGRA (http://www.ecogra.org/) re-launched this week with a fresh presentation and added content following an extensive revamp.
Online gambling software provider GTechG2 has announced the imminent rollout of its latest casino software update, which includes a new feature-rich slot machine built on a powerful new slots engine.
One of the online gambling industry’s longest established software development companies, Calgary-based Chartwell Technology Inc., has successfully passed the rigorous requirements of the eCOGRA Certified Software seal.
A second advisory to players regarding the Cereus Poker Network encryption flaw has been issued by a third party organisation.
The magazine of the Gambling Portal Webmasters Association has published a candid interview with the chief executive officer of player protection and standards body ECOGRA which clears up some of the misconceptions, and perhaps even misinformation, that has been posted about this industry body.
The player protection and standards body eCOGRA has added another highly qualified professional to its Compliance and Advisory Services Department in order to better service a growing demand from industry companies, now approaching 80 leading organisations, for guidance on internationally accepted regulatory standards.
Live dealer provider Evolution Gaming, which has offices in London, Malta and Stockholm and high tech Internet video-streaming studio facilities in Latvia, has become one of the first in its sector to achieve the high standards required for the eCOGRA Certified Live Dealer Seal.
One of the Internet gambling industry’s most respected pioneer software companies, Boss Media, was this week awarded the eCOGRA software certification following a rigorous on-site review.
Details have emerged on last week’s story regarding the software switch made by the much-criticised Grand Prive online casino group. Updates on the story carry the surprising revelation that the group’s previous longtime software provider, Microgaming, was apparently not informed of the intention to change and was abruptly denied access to the online casinos concerned.
The online and interactive software supplier subsidiary of the largest privately held land gambling group in France – Groupe Partouche – has successfully achieved accreditation by the independent standards and player protection body eCOGRA.
The running fight between online gambling affiliates and the Grand Prive group over alleged non-payment of commissions following the group’s affiliate program closure in December 2008 is almost certain to enter a new and more volatile phase following developments this week.
15 February 2010 (London, UK) – Following the closure of its Grand Privé Affiliate Program on 1st December 2008, a dispute surfaced over certain affiliate commissions which resulted in the company requesting an investigation through the independent, third party services of industry standards and player protection body eCOGRA.
15 February 2010 – Following a number of Internet-based allegations concerning the closure of the Grand Privé Affiliate Program (‘the Program’) on 1 December 2008, eCOGRA’s Compliance and Advisory Services department was engaged by the management of the company on 17 November 2009.
The Grand Prive online casino group has said that it is now closing the book on its year-long running fight with the affiliate community over claims of non-payment of commissions following the closure of its affiliate program in December 2008.
The latest major affiliate program to achieve the eCOGRA Affiliate Trust seal accreditation is Star Partner, a program that administers the affiliate marketing affairs of fourteen well established, tier one online gambling destinations.
Rumours that the Kahnawake Gaming Commission has been making moves to up its game regarding player disputes and policing licensees appear to be confirmed by a release out today (Monday) indicating that the independent London-based player protection and standards non-profit, eCOGRA, has been commissioned to handle compliance testing.
PartyPartners.com, the affiliate program for several leading online gambling brands in the PartyGaming plc group, has successfully passed the on-site inspection and monitoring requirements of player protection and standards body eCOGRA.
Tex Rees, the Fair Gaming Advocate at the player protection and standards non-profit eCOGRA, has released consolidated player dispute statistics for January 1st to December 31st 2009, showing that almost 50 percent of the disputes she mediated were resolved in favour of the player.
The recent news that Mahjong Logic, a provider and developer of online mahjong, had acquired an Isle of Man online gambling licence has been followed by the information that the company’s compliance was assessed by the independent player protection and standards body eCOGRA’s compliance audit team.
The year-long industry dispute between some affiliate marketers and the Grand Prive Affiliate Program moved a further step closer to a hopefully mutually satisfactory conclusion this week as the extended 31st December deadline for submission of claims to third party auditor eCOGRA passed.
Emails to affiliates on its defunct Grand Prive Affiliate Program were sent out by the Grand Prive group this week in addition to an earlier press release from the group alerting former affiliates to claiming possibilities.