Poker Site Goes the Extra Mile
The internet can be a scary and dangerous place – and though that may sound
overly dramatic, it’s true particularly for online casino players. With the high
rate of fly-by-night internet gambling schemes, players are sometimes wary to
trust new online casinos unless they are well-known or vouched for by the
companies like e-COGRA or GamCare. For that reason many companies are finding it
necessary to comply with these organizations recommendations concerning
responsible gambling. For PokeStars.com though, the company chose to really take
the initiative to protect the its players with new services and policies
recommended by GamCare – and as such the company has received a stamp of
approval from the British registered charity.
PokerStars.com is a remote gambling company (based out of Gibraltar ) that is
now ready for the harsher restrictions on the UK online casino gambling
industry. The focus at GamCare is to preemptively protect those adversely
affected by internet gambling addictions by requiring the online casinos to act
socially responsible. And to meet the GamCare Code of Practice for Remote
Gambling, PokerStars had to introduce some new technology to the site that in
the coming years will no doubt become an industry standard.
Some of these improvements to the online casino poker site include an age
verification system that will now protect minors who could previously access the
poker gambling fairly easily. Also, to protect problem gamblers players can
self-exclude from the site by suspending their online casino poker accounts.
Having also new deposit limit restrictions and other recommended improvements,
GamCare commented that PokerStars.com “achieved high standards in player
protection and social responsibility and recognises the need to assist their
customers to play responsibly."
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