eCOGRA Educates Poker Room Personnel

November 20 - The Manager of Responsible Gambling for the eCommerce Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance (eCOGRA), Tex Rees, has reiterated the group's commitment to responsible gambling practices in a statement this week.

eCOGRA is currently entering its fifth year of educating online poker and casino personnel on the issue of responsible gambling.

Rees said that in 2009, over 70 key people in four different countries around the world received in-house training on a number of important issues.

"Responsible gambling ranks very high in eCOGRA priorities for both social responsibility and business reasons," said Rees.

The courses included the identification of problem gamblers, the problems facing these gamblers, advertising standards and the implementation of  eCOGRA standards.

"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," said Rees

"It is heartening to note that this vitally important service is 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," he added.

Several top poker rooms on the internet carry the eCOGRA Safe and Fair Seal, a sign that these sites uphold common standards to provide their players with a highly satisfactory poker experience.

As a non profit organization, eCOGRA strives to ensure that all accredited poker rooms conform to (and maintain) pre-set standards of fast payments, safe information storage, fair gaming, honest advertising and responsible behavior.

Accredited poker rooms proudly display the Safe and Fair Seal on their home pages to provide players with peace of mind.