eCOGRA needs to make a decision about JACKPOT FACTORY... NOW!!

[mrracetrack]

After more than 3 days of people showing all the ridiculous and sleazy links to ALLSLOTS casino... and the GM of JackPot Factory doing little to nothing about this after promising he would... and the Casinomeister now having ROGUED this group...

eCOGRA needs to step up and deal with this... TODAY!!

Not "next week"... or next month... NOW!!

If eCOGRA ever expects to have ANY credibility... an official decision by them is necessary NOW.

Perhaps eCOGRA can also respond to this:

Posted by RobWin

1. What in the hell is eCOGRA actually approving their seal at these casinos for? ie; Integrity; Safe site; Consistent payout; Responsible operator conduct.


2. Does eCOGRA not actually do web searches of the casino before they are getting ready to approve for seal just to check and make sure that the casino site or web searches are not advertising this BS?


3. Does eCOGRA not ever police or follow up on searches to periodically check in on the sites that they have seal approved?


4. Does eCOGRA give seal approval and then never check on casino unless some issue is raised?


5. What do they do the rest of the day? LOL

Posted by Pinababy

Not Impressed With ECogra

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Well, it is now almost midday in the UK, and no statement and no action by ECogra. I suppose the next excuse will be that it was the weekend, and no one was available. I addressed that very issue in one of my emails to them.

More disturbing to me is that every link that I sent to them from yesterday on (at their request) are still active, including the one referring to people who are suicidal finding solace in slot machines.

I don't know how the rest of you feel, but my patience is about coming to an end. I really think they have had ample time to deal with this, and come to some sort of conclusion, whatever that may be. I mean, come on, this isn't the US Congress, where every decision made or bill passed has to go through a 100 stages. Neither is it rocket science.

Waiting, watching.....toe tapping.

eCOGRA has a golden opportunity here to show what they are made of...

One way or the other...

[Pinababy69]

Tell us how you really feel MrR.....

I gotta say I agree with you 100%. Over the last few months I have noticed posts regarding ECogra that questioned their integrity, and what it is that they actually stand for. I supported them, because I wanted to believe that they were not going to be just another Kahnawake clone. I wanted to believe that they actually gave a shit about the industry as a whole. I wanted to believe they could make things better for everyone, casinos and players alike.

I agreed with them on the Bella Vegas decision, I wasn't sure about the site scraping issue and I hadn't really formed a decision as yet in regards to them advertising gaming portals on their website. But this issue with Jackpot Factory? NO GREY AREA HERE...this is a black and white case. As Simmo mentioned in one of his posts, this is the one issue that has everyone here at CM in total agreement. I am not sure if this has ever happened before. That's how cut and dried this is.

What could possibly take three days to come to a decision? And even more disturbing is that THOSE LINKS ARE STILL ACTIVE. Even after I have drawn attention to them. And my emails have been acknowledged, so they are fully aware of them. This can only lead to one conclusion. In their minds, this issue is not serious enough to warrant immediate action.

The casino should have spent whatever it took, and had all necessary employees available 24/7 to deal with this. And ECogra should have seen to this, whatever it took.

The casino has failed miserably. ECogra has failed miserably. The online gaming industry has taken a step backward IMO.

Should ECogra fail to issue some sort of statement by end of business day, they are sadly no better than Kahnawake, and any faith I had in them to change things is gone.

[unicorn40]

eCOGRA has a golden opportunity here to show what they are made of...

One way or the other...

I think they are showing that at the moment.They should have done something by now or said something...They're real quiet.....and what Jackpot Factory did was just sickening.

[Simmo!]

eCOGRA has a golden opportunity here to show what they are made of...

I agree. Will be interesting.

[texas hooters]

WOW I need to get out more ! I had no idea this was going on. Another group bites the dust for me. Sheesh I am running out of places to play !

[GrandMaster]

I think they are showing that at the moment.They should have done something by now or said something...They're real quiet.....and what Jackpot Factory did was just sickening.

They are busy reviewing the situation and undoubtedly hoping that it will just blow over.

[spearmaster]

They are busy reviewing the situation and undoubtedly hoping that it will just blow over.

I don't think they are hoping it will just blow over - this is too serious a situation for it to go away just like that.

I would like to see a quick response too - but one must also understand that they cannot afford to take a misstep at all under the circumstances - better to get it right the first time than to do the knee-jerk and inadvertently say something wrong or take the wrong action.

[Slotster!]

I agree Spear, they should definitely make the correct and considered response.

That said, this issue was posted originally on 30th May 2006, 03:45 AM (UK Time) and, were my 'seal of approval' on their website, I would've made a statement by now - even just to reassure the public at large we were 'dealing with it'.

With silence, people will always fear the worst/draw their own conclusions.

[mrracetrack]

Posted by Spear:

I would like to see a quick response too - but one must also understand that they cannot afford to take a misstep at all under the circumstances - better to get it right the first time than to do the knee-jerk and inadvertently say something wrong or take the wrong action.

Spear... do you really think that eCOGRA has any option other than condemning ALLSLOTS & JACKPOT FACTORY after the way that they have dealt with this?

eCOGRA will lose any and all credibility they might have at this point, should they not "do the right thing" and cancel the seal, and condemn this group for the ridiculous and sleazy marketing of their casinos that they attempted to get away with.

JackPot Factory obviously knew what they were doing. If they "really" were that stupid and claim to deny knowing all about this sleazy marketing of their casinos... then they would deserve to be booted from eCOGRA for being "just incredibly clueless".

Why would eCOGRA want to give a seal to morons?

[Webzcas]

eCOGRA will lose any and all credibility they might have at this point, should they not "do the right thing" and cancel the seal

This is exactly what I have told Andrew in both my emails to him concerning this. I am like you all awaiting their public response which I hope will be this afternoon.