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TESTING eCogra gets credit
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tandards body eCOGRAhas success- fully qualified as a testing agency with the Italian regulatorAAMS, which em- powers it to act as a testing and monitoring agency for remote gambling platforms, ran- dom number generators and gaming opera- tor applications for compliance with Ital- ian technical standards. eCogra has also had its systems approved byISO. Working through the United Kingdom Accredi- tation Service, London-based eCOGRA was accredited by the International Organi- sation of Standards (ISO) after meeting its stringent systems-oriented requirements and standards. CEO Andrew Beveridge said: “Promoting the values of commit- ment and self-reg- ulation, and
preparing remote gambling compa- nies for the na- tional regulatory systems now evolving, remains a critical part of our business.” ANDREW BEVERIDGE
PAYMENTS NETELLER update
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ptimal Paymentshas updated the Neteller eWallet service. This major Neteller service upgrade is designed to in- crease active member conversions by near- ly 50 per cent and will be delivered via a number of software updates over the sum- mer. The most significant updates have al- ready been released including a redesigned public website, revised sign-up including Facebook passporting, and a new user ex- perience for the Neteller service itself. New workflows that drive higher task completion by members have been devel- oped, such as funding, card applications, bank registration and account limit in- creases. A number of new languages have been added to improve the user experience and conversion rates for foreign speaking customers.
REGULATION
Innovative firm at Isle of Man
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arth Kimber, head of e-gaming devel- opment at the Isle of Man Govern-
ment’s Department of Economic Develop- ment, has welcomed its latest licensee - the online football gaming platform Goal- dash. He commented: “This is an innova- tive company with an exciting future ahead of it. Eventually, Goaldash is hoping to at-
tract players from around the world which, given the global footprint of UK football, we feel confident it will succeed in. The industry on the Isle of Man contin- ues to grow at a fast pace and this growth is testimony not only to the drive of the govern- ment in helping new businesses to thrive but also to the robust regulatory framework we have in place.” GARTH KIMBER
BETTING SYSTEM Chinese opportunities
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ohn Sun, chairman & CEO of Asian sys- tems providerAGTech, has said he is ‘very optimistic’ about the prospects of the sports lottery market. He added that he ex- pects the Chinese government to continu- ously embark on positive initiatives to sup- port sports lottery development, thereby enabling continuous healthy growth in the Chinese sports lottery market. He added: “To capture these market opportunities, the group will accelerate seeking opportu- nities to carry out horizontal and vertical expansion by extending its geographic reach to more provinces or cities, integrat- ing the industry value chain through devel- oping new sports lottery terminals, sys- tems, and distribution channels, and intro- ducing new games.”
Bodog books in ONEbook
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portsbook provider Sunplus ONE- bookhas signed a major licensing deal
with Bodog88, the Asian facing licensee of the Bodog brand, to provide its core turnkey sportsbetting platform and in par- ticular use its in-play system. “Asian play- ers love in-play betting and demand literal- ly thousands of different matches to bet on and SunplusONEbook will give our cus- tomers those options,” said Robert Gustafsson managing director for Bodog Asia. “The Asian online gaming market is growing faster than anywhere else in the world and the landscape changes so fast in this industry that flexibility becomes ab- solutely crucial and Sunplus’s software and resource is second to none.”
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Free global health check
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