Big Names Team Up to Do Some Good

April 10, 2008

GamCare and eCOGRA have teamed up to combat online gambling addiction. GamCare is a UK based gambling charity that helps those that have developed some sort of addiction to online gambling. eCOGRA is the e-Commerce and Online Gambling Regulation and Assurance group that makes sure that people are playing safely.

Between the two of them, they hosted a two day training course that brought in 40 online casino managers. They tried to show them what the danger signs were for problem gamblers, as well as how to identify them and what to do with them once they did.

They had people come from around the world to find these things out, and when the days were done their students had a much better idea of what they were looking at. The course covered all of the areas of responsible gambling, not just online gambling.

They ran the students through their paces, giving them case studies and interactive training – so it was great experience for those that are just entering the world of online gambling. They even explained what the eCOGRA symbol was for – letting their students know about their guarantee and how important it is for a casino to have that.

For GamCare it was really about getting out the dangers of online gambling addiction and how they can get help if they need it. They even showed them how to set up responsible online gambling protocols in order to get their own site up and running.




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