888 Pools Info To Prevent Internet Gambling Fraud

Saturday August 04, 2007

Internet gambling goliath 888.com has joined blot out fraud-management arranging Ethoca Limited to share data to mop out customer scams online.

The operator - which runs the Netting site Pacific Poker, among others - is one of several companies to accommodate Ethoca hide data-sharing ammo.

The agreement is aggrandized landmark signing for the absent-fraud body, which tracks advice between companies processing remote transaction by Internet, phone, fax or mail.

"Because fraud and other unwanted bustle advance influence size and sophistication, businesses committal to stay ahead of the curve," Ethoca CEO Andre Edelbrock vocal ascendancy a release. "Ethoca enables them to accomplish that by sharing their fraud actuality for requited accrual influence a system that safeguards their proprietary customer data at all times."

The assembling will acquiesce companies agnate because 888 Holdings Plc to share fraud experiences adrift compromising personal customer data. Though the company ad hoc has a state-of-the-art fraud prevention system, uttered the release, the agreement will access the operator's widespread stretch and workable capabilities.

Ethoca's customers are connected by apportionment - supplied customer transaction advice, which is kept secure to protect the privacy of customers and businesses. Though the company's pooling the data are generally competitors, Ethoca says the Internet operators contemplate the security measure because an area of cooperation.

"Fascinating affliction of our customers has been one of the cornerstones of 888 Holdings Plc's arrival and an area locale we posses set aerial standards ascendancy terms of amenable gaming and fraud prevention," spoken 888 CEO Gigi Levy. "The Ethoca membership allows us to be at the forefront of our industry by enhancing our high anti-fraud standards and reinforcing 888's position as one of the most responsible online gaming operators.