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eCOGRA ONLINE GAMBLING TEST REGIME ACCEPTED BY GIBRALTAR
Total Gaming Transaction Review testing approved for
Gibraltar online gambling licenses
eCommerce and Online Gambling Regulation and Assurance (eCOGRA)
has become one of the first organisations to be approved by the
Ministry responsible for Gambling of the Government of Gibraltar
for testing and certifying the integrity of online gambling equipment
and software used by Gibraltar licensees.
The independent standards and player protection body revealed this
week that the Total Gaming Transaction Review, used for continuous
monitoring and data analyses to assess accurate payout percentages
and certify Random Number Generation fairness, was extensively evaluated
by the Gibraltar authorities before being accepted.
Earlier this year, eCOGRA appointed a high powered and professionally
qualified specialist team with a cumulative total of 18 years’
experience to operate the TGTR process, providing the most comprehensive
data verification service available to online gambling operators
to date.
The service includes:
* Onsite audits to ensure that software used by the online casinos
and poker rooms is being developed, implemented and maintained in
a manner representative of best practice standards;
*Independent verification of the completeness and accuracy of all
data used in the calculation of the payout percentage and RNG reports;
*Annual quality assurance reviews by leading audit firm KPMG on
the methodology and processes used to produce the payout percentage
and RNG reports; and
* Continuous oversight and monitoring of accredited online gambling
operations following approval by eCOGRA’s independent directors.
eCOGRA CEO Andrew Beveridge said: “We are delighted that
a regulator of the calibre of the GRA has accepted this advanced
process after intensive study. Our testing principles and methodologies
have been recognised by several other international jurisdictions
concerned with protecting players through the professional and continuous
testing of online casino and poker room operators. Over 130 tier
one online casinos and poker rooms currently use our widely proved
TGTR services, and we now have the added scrutiny of the leading
audit firm KPMG through annual quality assurance reviews, providing
an unrivalled verification programme. “
eCOGRA sets online gambling standards and provides an international
framework for best operational and player protection practice. These
are enforced through inspections and reviews, and continuous monitoring.
Companies that have achieved accreditation with eCOGRA are entitled
to bear the organisation's "Play it Safe" seal, indicating
to players everywhere that all operational systems and games are
continuously monitored to consistently high standards. Membership
remains open to all software companies and their operators.
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