eCOGRA report signals European regulatory scene getting better - Online Bingo News

Online bingo industry observers and operators of bingo games online will take some encouragement from the latest eCOGRA report that concludes that the European online gambling regulatory situation is showing signs of improvement.

eCOGRA is an independent player standards and protection organization that keeps tabs on developments in the online gambling sector.

eCOGRA CEO Andrew Beveridge said that as more European Union member states relax their positions on competition and online gambling, operators have a vested interest in maintaining high standards.

In particular, Beveridge said pressure from the European Commission and action being taken by online gaming companies are beginning to effect governments’ policies towards a climate for liberalization.

"Now, more than ever before it is important that eCOGRA accredited operators adhere to the eGAPs [operational standards] that have taken so much international expert input and effort to construct, providing a set of best practice standards across the operational spectrum that will meet the scrutiny of the most discerning jurisdictions," he said.

A number of EU countries still maintain monopolistic policies regards their gambling sectors, something that puts them at odds with EU law mandating free trade of goods and services between member states.  Online bingo halls and operators of online bingo games are still restricted from operating in the Danish, French, Greek, Swedish and Dutch markets due to state-run gambling monopolies in those countries.

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