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Code of Conduct
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| 1. Regulatory
Compliance: |
All IGC members will abide by the law and regulations of the jurisdiction
where they propose to do business. Any IGC member issued a bona fide gaming
license from a sovereign jurisdiction shall provide evidence of that license
and will be presumed to be operating under the authority and within the
scope of that license. IGC members shall use best efforts to obtain any
binding legislative or judicial determinations which prohibit or limit
operation in another jurisdiction and shall abide by those limitations
to the greatest extent technically feasible.
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| 2. 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. |
| 3. 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. Each IGC member will institute controls to detect and eliminate
fraud and to protect data and the system from internal and external breaches.
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| 4. Truth
in Advertising: |
IGC members shall be truthful in all promotions and publish only accurate
information about their operations. Gaming and Wagering Operator Member
rules, registration procedures and payout percentages will be made available
to the public. |
| 5. 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. |
| 6. Limiting
Access by Minors: |
IGC members will institute adequate controls to prohibit minors from
accessing their gaming systems. The controls will require customers to affirm
that they are of lawful age in their jurisdiction, and the IGC member shall
institute reasonable measures to corroborate this information. |
| 7. Controlling
Compulsive Gambling: |
IGC members will implement adequate procedures to identify and curtail
compulsive gambling. The procedures instituted shall include posted loss
limits, and provision of referral and direct access to help and counseling
organizations. |
| 8. Banking
and Transaction Processing. |
IGC members will conduct their banking and financial affairs in accordance
with generally accepted standards of internationally recognized banking
institutions. Members will follow and adhere to all jurisdictional laws
pertaining to transaction reporting. |
| 9. Prize
Payouts: |
Interactive Gaming and Wagering Operators will ensure that there is adequate
financing available to pay all current obligations and that working capital
is adequate to finance ongoing operations. IGC members will pay winnings
and account balances promptly on demand. |
| 10. Corporate
Citizenship: |
IGC members will endeavor to design and implement their services in order
that they preserve and protect environmental resources, avoid depiction
of violence and so that the services are user friendly and generally accessible
to the handicapped. IGC members will endeavor to support public service
initiatives in harmony with the jurisdictions in which they provide their
services. |
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Gaming Council 1999
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