Dispute Statistics

Dispute Resolutions - 1 Jan '11 to 30 Jun '11

DISPUTE MEDIATION STATS FOR 1 JANUARY TO 30 JUNE 2011

Description 1st ½ 2011 Totals 1st ½ 2011
%

2010 Totals

2010
%

2009 Totals

2009
%
Dispute mediation requests received 474   846   826
Number of non-eCOGRA site requests 57 12% 67 8% 83 10%
Number of ‘Invalid’ requests received 60 13% 125 15% 115 14%
Number of ‘Valid’ dispute mediation requests received 358 75% 654 77% 628 76%
Number of valid disputes resolved in favour of the player 144 40% 283 43% 303 48%
Average number of valid disputes received per week 13.77   12.58   12.07
Average number of valid disputes received per approved site per month 0.41   0.38   0.37

Valid disputes received by type:

Dispute Type 1st ½ 
2011 Totals
1st ½ 
2011
%

2010 Totals

2010
%

2009 Totals

2009
%
Cash-in 146 44% 286 44% 286
Bonus 84 25% 162 25% 136 22%
Locked Account 75 19% 123 19% 119 19%
Other 53 12% 83 12% 87 13%
358   654   628
  • Average number of disputes received per week = 13.77 (2010 = 12.58)
  • Average number of disputes received per approved site per month = 0.41 (2010 = 0.38)

An “Invalid” complaint is a submission that does not address a specific incident or issue with a ‘Safe and Fair’ sealed site and can therefore not be investigated by the Fair Gaming Advocate.

Examples of an "invalid complaint" include the following:

* Irrelevant statements that offer no facts or specific details that can be followed up
* General questions that could be answered at casino level
* Cases where the complainant has not first attempted a solution directly with the casino
* Cases where the mandatory period of two weeks before the submission of a complaint has not been allowed to pass.