Geared toward a mainstream audience that has little history or experience with the gambling world, the video is meant to highlight the strongest cases for regulation. It also accompanies the AGA's Code of Conduct that contains six requirements that they hope all companies should adopt to become licensed.
“The AGA thinks online poker operators must adhere to the same stringent regulations that have proven effective in governing brick-and-mortar casinos,” said AGA president and CEO Frank Fahrenkopf. “If online poker is legalized in the U.S., implementation of the principles of the Code of Conduct will ensure that American consumers are playing online poker in a fair and secure environment provided by a responsible operator.”
Fahrenkopf further insisted that technology exists today that wasn't available in the past that will help implement and enforce jurisdictions to eliminate the previous risks associated with online poker.The AGA's six codes of conduct:
- Conduct extensive background checks that will keep criminals out of the business.
- Undergo regular testing and auditing of online poker software to ensure that games are fair and honest.
- Install proper identification of every U.S. online poker player to assist law enforcement and keep minors and consumers from unlawful jurisdictions and cheaters from playing.
- Implement player exclusion methods to prevent minors, players from illegal U.S. jurisdictions and cheaters from accessing online poker sites.
- Implement education and protection for problem gamblers so they have an easy access to tools to help control their behavior.
- Maintain stringent anti money-laundering procedures that support government law enforcement efforts.
