The recognition referred to in the Ordinance is valid for a period of three years, counting from its publication, as long as the conditions of legal qualification, tax and labor regularity, suitability and technical qualification demonstrated in the Process records are maintained.
Gaming Associates has been operating in the gaming industry since 1990, being one of the pioneers in regulated internet gaming, providing services to operators, developers (games and systems) and regulators.
Services are delivered by a multidisciplinary, customer-oriented team of testers, information security experts, auditors and compliance who bring together extensive technical knowledge and understanding, along with industry-leading certifications such as ACCA, CISSP, CISM, ITIL, CEH, PCI Lead Auditor/Lead Implementer of PA-QSA and ISO/IEC 27001.
The laboratory is established in the United Kingdom, where it has two facilities, as well as units in Malta, Sweden, Australia, Canada and Ireland.
As an internationally recognized Accredited Testing Facility (ATF), the company offers a full range of testing and security services for the land-based (traditional/land-based) and internet gaming, betting, lottery, e-commerce and information technology industries, to ensure that gaming operates in a fair, secure and auditable manner.
Gaming Associates is an accredited testing laboratory (ISO/IEC 17025:2005), inspection body (ISO/IEC 17020:2012) and certification body (ISO/IEC 17065:2012). It also offers, through partner companies, ISO 27001 certification services and PCI DSS assessments.
With the approval of Gaming Associates, the SPA of the Ministry of Finance now has four laboratories capable of certifying betting systems, live game studios and online games: GLI, BMM, eCogra and, now, Gaming Associates.
Source: GMB