eCOGRA EXTENDS COVER TO SPORTSBETTING

[TheBettingMan]

London, 14 January 2009 - eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance (eCOGRA) has extended its independent testing, standards and monitoring services to cover Internet bingo, sportsbetting and live gambling operations, positioning its influential Safe and Fair certification seal within reach of most online gambling operators.

The player protection and standards organisation now covers all major sectors in the online gambling industry, from online casinos and poker sites, through affiliate activities to mobile gambling, sportsbooks, live gambling studios and the burgeoning bingo business.

Chief Executive Officer Andrew Beveridge said this week: "We have now introduced our new eGAP Minimum Requirements covering all operational aspects for online bingo and sportsbetting operations...."

Full Press Release here: www.ecogra.org

[sickler]

They claim to be a non-profit organization. I don't buy it. They're in it for a cut of something.

They don't seem to be recognized outside of Europe.

[gambleballs]

Them , along with Kahnawake, have gotten me out of some sticky situations with online casinos in the past.