Plans to Address Under-Age and Problem Online Gambling

August 11 - eCOGRA (eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance) have announced a new program to address the issue of under-age and problem online gambling at online casinos.

eCOGRA, which certified and monitors more than 50 online gambling sites (mainly online casinos), will be putting in place a program to improve control of this problem. Following an initial training program already conducted, eCOGRA will prescribe a process that should see improved ID verification by operators.

All certified gambling operators will publish Responsible Gambling advice, which will warn visitors about these problems, and how to address them. This will include the option of gamblers excluding themselves from a site, and monitoring processes to spot addictive behavior.  There will also be links to specialist support organizations.

The program will also impose rules that prohibit marketing to minors and know problem gamblers.

"We are extremely serious about the issue, and are moving ahead with full buy-in from our certified casinos. It is morally wrong to entice minors. Our Audit panel will carefully monitor the restrictions and provide advice to certified operators." said Andrew Beveridge, CEO of eCOGRA.

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