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IGC Laws of Gambling - Code of Conduct
The Interactive Gaming Council (IGC) was founded in 1996 in the US to regulate the body of UK online casinos. The organization was established to provide a forum for interested parties to address issues and advance common interests in the global interactive gaming industry. It also aimed to establish fair and responsible trade guidelines and practices that enhance consumer confidence in interactive gaming and services and to serve as the industry's public policy advocate and information clearinghouse.
Most of the online casinos hold membership of the Interactive Gaming Council (IGC), an online gaming trade association. IGC's Code of Conduct ensures the honesty of casino operations in all casinos affiliated with it. They have a strict code of conduct and their members must adhere to gambling laws in order to keep their membership.The IGC has members from the US, the UK, South Africa, Israel, Canada, the Caribbean, Australia, Denmark and Sweden to name a few. The IGC's reputation stands for reliability, integrity and credibility through its high standards and appeal to legitimate businesses.
IGC's Codes of Conduct for Gambling
The code of conduct includes allowing inspections, truthful advertising and maintaining accurate player records, holding a license, prohibiting access to minors, swift payout, ensuring recovery from system failures, player protection and ensuring random results. These laws of IGC are valid for playing anywhere in the UK.
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Regulatory Compliance
All IGC members will abide by the law and regulations of the jurisdiction where they propose to do business.
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Accountability
To enhance customer confidence in gaming system integrity, IGC members making their service available in a jurisdiction voluntarily agree to make their systems, algorithms and practices available for inspection and review by any legitimate gaming commission or governmental authority or to any independent testing authority recognized by the IGC, in accordance with generally accepted methods for protecting proprietary information.
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Consumer Privacy and Data Protection
IGC members will design and operate their services to afford customers privacy and confidentiality and will post their confidentiality practices and procedures.
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Truth in Advertising
IGC members shall be truthful in all promotions and publish only accurate information about their operations.
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Dispute Resolution and Audit Trails
In order to provide prompt and efficient dispute resolution each IGC member will retain detailed transaction records which will be archived, accessible and auditable by any legitimate gaming commission or government authority.
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Limiting Access by Minors
IGC members will institute adequate controls to prohibit minors from accessing their gaming systems.
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Controlling Compulsive Gambling
IGC members will implement adequate procedures to identify and curtail compulsive gambling.
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Banking and Transaction Processing
IGC members will conduct their banking and financial affairs in accordance with generally accepted standards of internationally recognized banking institutions.
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Prize Payouts
IGC members will pay winnings and account balances promptly on demand.
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Corporate Citizenship
IGC members will endeavor to support public service initiatives in harmony with the jurisdictions in which they provide their services. For more information, you can also log on to http://www.igcouncil.org/code.html. The website provides detailed information and latest news regarding gambling.
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