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by: Casino News

Independent investigators from an international business services group to carry out onsite enquiry
Players watching for developments on the Jackpot Factory SEO scandal (see previous InfoPowa reports) were rewarded this week by a progress report from the standards and player protection body eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance (eCOGRA) under whose authority Jackpot Factory operations fall.

The progress report publicly announced the following:

A full investigation is now under way, with an independent team from auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers appointed by eCOGRA.

The investigation will take place at the main base for Jackpot Factory operations, and all parties responsible for the JF marketing and approval system, including outsourced activities and management will be interviewed, and the appropriate systems examined in detail.

The intention is to fully and objectively test JF's explanation of events, examine ongoing measures to remove the offensive material from the Internet and make recommendations to ensure that there is no recurrence.

Jackpot Factory management has been cooperative in this endeavour, giving an undertaking that they will render all assistance necessary to enable the investigative team to complete their work, and reiterating their determination to remove the material in question from the Internet. They have made a financial commitment towards the cost of the inspection.

Once the inspection has been completed an unbiased report prepared by PriceWaterhouseCoopers will be submitted to the eCOGRA independent directors responsible for operational issues, who will consider this document before making appropriate decisions, at which point a further and hopefully final public report will be issued.