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| Online Casino Regulator eCOGRA Pushes 03/03/2005 |
| Online Casino Regulator eCOGRA Pushes Responsible Gaming 13 February 2005 When it comes to online casinos you have two types: The ones that fall into the responsible gambling category and the ones that donīt. Since the online casino started gaining popularity on the net roughly 8 years ago a few regulatory boards have been created in order to enforce fair gaming and legitimate online gambling practices. You may have heard about organizations like OPA and eCOGRA. These organizations are set up in order to protect online casino players from fraudulent online casinos. Check to see if your favorite online casino proudly displays a certificate from any of these well known regulatory boards. If so, you know you are playing on a honest site. eCOGRA has recently started working with the Global Gambling Guidance Group (G4) to provide the online gambling community with tighter security and regulations. eCOGRA, along with other organizations like OPA, are on a quest to make the online casino industry as safe and responsible as possible. This step is just one more feather in their hat. Andrew Beveridge, CEO of eCOGRA explains the reasons behind the recent merger: "The top online casinos regulated by eCOGRA have all made in-house responsible gambling provision as part of their operational structures, and we will beef up this vital function through a partnership with the respected and professional G4 organization" eCOGRA and G4 have teamed up in order to create a set of regulations and values that will set new standard in responsible online casino gaming. This means that the online casinos proudly displaying the eCOGRA seal of approval and fair gaming will have to implement these detailed policies as part of the Generally Accepted Practices (eGAP), and compliance will be reviewed on an ongoing basis by 3rd party auditors. G4 management has been implemented in a wide range of different online and land based casino gambling environments. Their track record is solid and their policies have proven to be extremely effective. Top G4 executive Pieter Remmers explains more about the recent partnership with eCOGRA: "These 51 first rate Seal casinos represent a very significant share of the online casino gambling sector, and the real enforcement that is part of the eCOGRA system makes for effective application." Remmers added: "Although we have other partnerships in process, this is the big one for us, because eCOGRA will offer brand recognition and allow us to contribute to their sites. It is the first step in getting their members to come aboard. We have also held discussions with other groups, like the Interactive Gaming Council and certain large online poker networks, and those will continue to be our focus in the short term." Ultimately, the stricter the responsible and fair gaming policies of an online casino the more benefit the individual player stands to benefit. |
| Poker Tournaments at the Online Casinos 03/03/2005 |
| Poker Tournaments at the Online Casinos 20 February 2005 With the popularity of poker soaring at the online casinos a number of fantastic poker tournaments have sprung up. Poker tournaments can be found at your favorite online casino as well as at some of the most exciting international venues and land based casinos around the world. From televised poker tournaments to high stakes online casino poker games, this game has become all the rage. With the popularity of poker soaring at the online casinos Prima Poker recently announced that it would be funding a $1.25 million sponsorship for a team of the worldīs best poker players. Online casinos are popular all around the world. Britain is certainly no exception. Some of the worldīs best online casino poker players come from the UK. In fact 4 of Britainīs best poker players united to form the Hendon Mob and have recently picked up a $1.25 million sponsorship from Prima Poker. This sponsorship will send them around the world on the 2005 Prima Poker tour which includes 15 of this yearīs most exciting poker tournaments. Online casino lovers will be interested in following the results of these fantastic poker tournaments. These 4 players, know as The Hendon Mob, became famous by showing off their poker talents on Fox Sports Net, tutoring 'Cousin Sal' on Jimmy Kimmel Live and being featured in cameo appearances during the 2004 WSOP on ESPN. They will be featured at the Prima Poker tournaments starting February 18th in Los Angeles, CA for the televised, WPT Poker Classic. This is the first time a group of professional poker players has scooped up such a large sponsorship thus making online casino poker playing history. The 2005 Prima Poker tour will be played around the world including Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Vienna, Dublin, Monte Carlo and London. The Hendon Mob will go up against the top professional and online casino players in the world. The tour will be featured on well known tournaments such as the World Series of Poker, the Master Classics of Poker, the Commerce Invitational and numerous WPT and EPT events. There is no doubt that online casino poker is hot for 2005. |
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