eCOGRA now approved by AAMS and ISO
24 August 2011
Highlights: eCOGRA, the London based online gambling player protection and
standards organization has been named as an approved testing agency by the
Italian online gambling regulator AAMS. eCOGRA has also had it's
testing methodologies and systems ISO accredited.
(PRESS RELEASE) -- London, 24 August 2011 -
eCOGRA, the
independent player protection and standards body servicing the international
remote gambling industry, has achieved two milestones of its own, successfully
qualifying as a testing agency with the Italian regulator AAMS, and having its
systems approved by ISO - a Geneva-based international standards authority.
Working through the United Kingdom Accreditation Service, London-based eCOGRA
was accredited by the International Organisation of Standards (ISO) after
meeting its stringent systems-oriented requirements and standards.
On July 22, 2011 eCOGRA was awarded the ISO approval ISO/IEC 17025:2005 :
General Requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories.
The accreditation is one of the quality assurance requirements for approval as a
testing agency in various European remote gambling licensing jurisdictions.
eCOGRA has also confirmed its capability as a testing entity in the burgeoning
Italian market by securing the approval of Italian regulator Amministrazione
Autonoma Monopoli di Stato (Autonomous Administration of the State Monopolies)
or AAMS.
This accreditation empowers eCOGRA to act as a testing and monitoring agency for
remote gambling platforms, random number generators and gaming operator
applications for compliance with the technical standards issued by AAMS.
It opens eCOGRA's considerable experience in the field to operators with plans
to access the Italian market.
Andrew Beveridge, chief executive officer of eCOGRA, congratulated his IT and
audit staff on the achievement of the new accreditations this week, saluting
their professional commitment to the highest international standards.
"Promoting the values of commitment and self-regulation, and preparing remote
gambling companies for the national regulatory systems now evolving, remains a
critical part of our business, and eCOGRA will continue to pursue testing agency
approval in other emerging jurisdictions to ensure that we can provide a
full-service offering which meets all of our client’s regulatory compliance
needs," he said.
Beveridge added that eCOGRA expected to announce further jurisdictional
approvals soon, and was open to approaches from both existing and new clients
interested in the regulatory requirements of the emerging licensing
jurisdictions, and how to meet these..
A list of live casinos carrying the eCOGRA seal is set out on our
industry
organizations page
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