November 19 - eCOGRA, the online gambling industry watchdog group, is
celebrating five years of responsible gambling training this year.
The eCommerce Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance (eCOGRA) group trained
70 personnel across four countries this year, who are employed by operations
that enjoy eCOGRA accreditation.
The training, which took place in-house, served the casino, poker and
sportsbetting sectors of the industry and was conducted by eCOGRA's Responsible
Gambling manager, Tex Rees.
"Responsible gambling ranks very high in eCOGRA priorities for both social
responsibility and business reasons," he said.
"This year is the fifth in which eCOGRA has provided this professional
service to Fair and Safe seal bearing online gambling revenues across the online
casino, poker room, mobile, bingo, live dealer and sports betting platforms of
the 145 international, tier one gambling sites that are accredited."
Rees said that it was heartening to see that this vitally important service
was in constant demand, "illustrating a real commitment to responsible gambling
by eCOGRA operators that goes beyond merely meeting the standard accreditation
requirements in this regard.
The training courses covered issues such as identifying problem gamblers and
compulsive behavior.
They also examined eCOGRA's best practice standards, including practical
sessions at online casinos where facilities were critically analyzes.
The sessions also looked at standards in the advertising world, such as the
ads that were deemed unsuitable by the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
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