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A Guide to eCOGRA

Added: July 30, 2012

eCOGRA (eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance) is an internationally accredited testing agency that is based in London. It mainly focuses on fair and responsible gambling and they are an organisation that is basically there to help protect players by monitoring various licensed gambling portals. The eCOGRA logo is now widely recognised within the online gambling industry.

In addition to certifying gambling portals such as online casinos, poker sites, sportsbetting sites, bingo sites and other similar real cash gambling sites, eCOGRA also approve information portals, online payment solution companies, online casino software and various other businesses that have an association with the online gambling industry.

The eCOGRA approval logos that you may notice include the Safe and Fair logo, the Certified Software logo, the Percentage Payout Report logo, the Randomness Reviews logo, the Affiliate Trust logo and the last notable approval logo is the Certified Live Dealer logo.

This organisation protects players by making sure that all companies maintain Fair Gaming and also that the owner is consistently operating with high levels of responsible conduct. eCOGRA tries to point players in the right direction of where the secure portals can be found. Wherever you see the Safe and Fair seal, you can pretty much guarantee that you are playing in a secure and protected online environment. Players can also browse through the main eCOGRA website to learn more about player’s rights.

They are there to help resolve any issues that may occur at one of their approved portals by acting as a mediator between the player and the operator. They continue to enforce industry standards by conducting frequent inspections and onsite reviews while taking into consideration each area of the site that they are monitoring. eCOGRA is helping to maintain and improve the online gambling industry standards on a whole. They provide an international framework of the best possible practices that a responsible operator should adhere to.

Almost 200 sites have been approved by eCOGRA since they first started their operation roughly ten years ago (2003) and all of these sites will continue to be monitored on a regular basis. You can visit the main eCOGRA site to view a complete list of companies that have been approved by them and you can also subscribe to eCOGRA to stay up to date with the latest monthly news. All you need to do is fill out your name and enter a valid email address in the required field on the homepage over at the main website.