CEREUS SOFTWARE ACHIEVES eCOGRA ACCREDITATION
4 December 2009
Cereus improvements lead to tier one software
accreditation
The independent standards authority of the online gaming
industry, eCOGRA, has announced that the Cereus online
poker network has achieved the required standards for
its Certified Software accreditation seal.
Determined that there should never again be a repeat of
the issues that resulted in it paying out millions of
dollars to disadvantaged players, management at the
Cereus online poker network tasked their poker and back
end software provider, Quad Dimensions, with key product
developments and substantial improvements to its
security and safety measures designed to protect players
and enhance the overall gaming experience.
The
result is one of the most tightly constructed online
poker softwares in the industry, which has passed the
stringent inspection regime of the standards and player
protection non-profit organisation eCOGRA with flying
colours.
A rigorous on-site review, which
encompassed every aspect of the company’s software
development activities, was conducted earlier this year
by professional eCOGRA auditing and technical staff. The
Cereus software achieved full compliance with eCOGRA’s
Generally Accepted Practices (eGAP), a set of industry
best practice operational and management requirements.
"Cereus management’s commitment to compliance,
specifically player safety, facilitated an efficient
review and certification process," Sean Roberts,
Compliance Manager at the London offices of eCOGRA
reported.
"The active measures taken, in light
of events that impacted players, coupled with an
impressive range of additional mitigating controls that
have since been implemented, have contributed to the
Cereus online poker network’s software reaching the
standards we require for software accreditation."
Following the inspection team's report, eCOGRA’s
independent Seals Compliance Committee confirmed that
the software is implemented, maintained and continuously
operated in a safe, secure and reliable manner, and
awarded the software accreditation seal.
eCOGRA
chief executive Andrew Beveridge revealed that for the
past year continuous monthly monitoring of the Cereus
online poker network's random number generator and game
results has been additionally carried out through
eCOGRA’s proprietary Total Gaming Transaction Review, a
process that analyses every live gaming transaction to
ensure fairness of the cards dealt.
The TGTR
process also includes comprehensive controls to ensure
verification of the completeness and accuracy of the
data used in the monthly evaluation.
"Cereus
management's complete cooperation and commitment to an
in-depth inspection and monitoring process involving the
network's transaction records and its software has been
remarkable," the eCOGRA executive added. "Going forward,
we are confident that the network's adherence to our
standards and best business practice requirements will
prevent any reoccurrence of the unfortunate incidents of
the past."
Paul Leggett, parent company Tokwiro
Enterprises chief operating officer, said that the
eCOGRA inspection had subjected the company's online
poker software to one of its most exhaustive reviews.
"Doing everything possible to reassure the poker
community that our operation and software are completely
safe and secure is a priority for us. This is why we
decided to work with eCOGRA and apply for the Certified
Software accreditation seal, he said.
"Their
inspection team was extraordinarily thorough, looking at
a wide range of elements in our software. We are proud
that our product passed the tough requirements to
achieve this important accreditation. We have learned a
great deal from eCOGRA, and we respect and support their
ongoing efforts to make the online poker industry more
accountable," he concluded.
Online Casino News Courtesy of
Infopowa
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