Gambling News by House of Odds

A new team has been established to monitor online gambling in the UK.
eCOGRA's new team will monitor all 91 online casinos and 21 poker rooms
accredited with the body's Play It Safe seal to ensure online gambling in
the UK is as safe as possible. The new four-member team, all of whom have
experience in the gambling and audit industry, will conduct on-site
assessments of online casinos and poker rooms to ensure casinos adhere to
its standards and regulations.
They will take over the role previously outsourced to third party auditing
firms. eCOGRA's independent directors, meanwhile, will continue to oversee
the accreditation process and compliance issues, while also administering
the assessment process. Andrew Beveridge, eCOGRA's chief executive,
explained: 'Although the auditors have provided us with an outstanding
service in the past, we now have the necessary skills, reputation and player
recognition to undertake this work ourselves, giving it our closer and more
immediate attention. 'This is in line with the way other independent
standards organizations and regulators operate. These dedicated resources
will allow us greater flexibility to meet the continually varying demands of
our industry and to respond to the players' demands for a safe and rewarding
online gambling experience.'