eCOGRA

An essential body in online gambling which monitors rogue gaming operators and maintains safe and fair standards

e-Commerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance (eCOGRA) in spite of its rather unwieldy name, is an important organisation set up to establish a code of fair practice for the online gambling industry. Its task is to monitor the day-to-day activity of online gambling, investigating any cases of inequitable behavior by negligent market participants.

eCOGRA also investigates issues connected with the abuse of online payment transaction systems that may swindle players out of their online funds.

The organisation has established a widely used “Safe and Fair” seal of approval that appears on the home pages of online casino websites who comply with the organisation’s requirements.

In addition to monitoring the activities of casino operators and online payment system vendors, eCOGRA also monitors the standards of gambling software that appears on the market.