Cereus Online Poker Network Meets eCOGRA Standards

It wasn't that long ago that the online poker world was shaken up by the scandal involving the Absolute Poker network.

Tokwiro Enterprises which is solely owned by Joseph Tokwiro Norton runs two poker rooms Absolute and Ultimate Bet from the Kahnawake Mohawk Territory did admit problems existed. As of November 2008, they jointly operate under the name CEREUS Poker which is one of the ten largest online poker networks in the world. In October of 2007 widespread Internet allegations of cheating led to the Kahnawake Gaming Commission beginning an investigation. It concluded that there was cheating and fined the company Absolute Poker $500,000. The cardroom also refunded $1.6 million to players affected by the incident.

UltimateBet had a cheating scandal similar in nature to that of Absolute Poker. In May 2008, the company released a statement about the scandal, claiming that cheating had taken place from March 2006 to December 2007. Cheating actually began in January 2005, long before Tokwiro Enterprises ENRG acquired UltimateBet from the previous owners.

After just a short time eCOGRA, the standards watchdog for the online gambling industry, has announced that the Cereus online poker network has met the required standards for its Certified Software accreditation seal.

Quad Dimensions, the network's software provider has made new key product developments and substantial improvements to its security and safety measures designed to protect players.

The professional eCOGRA auditing and technical staff has put CEREUS through rigorous testing encompassed every aspect of the company’s software with the Cereus software achieving full compliance of eCOGRA's benchmark practices.

Compliance Manager at eCOGRA Sean Roberts, stated, "Cereus' management’s commitment to compliance, specifically player safety, facilitated an efficient review and certification process,"

Chief operating officer, for Tokwiro Enterprises, Paul Leggett, said, "Their inspection team was extraordinarily thorough, looking at a wide range of elements in our software. We are proud that our product passed the tough requirements to achieve this important accreditation. We have learned a great deal from eCOGRA, and we respect and support their ongoing efforts to make the online poker industry more accountable,"