{"id":13,"count":10,"description":"<h2>About Certifications and Support Organisations<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Casino certifications<\/strong> sit alongside the regulator layer of player protection \u2014 they cover the technical audit of game fairness, RNG integrity, and the responsible-gambling support layer that helps players when something goes wrong. Within our <a href=\"\/how-we-rate\/\">trust framework<\/a>, an active certification or recognised support-organisation link is a credibility signal we expect from any operator we recommend.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>This archive collects 10 organisations across two distinct sub-categories: six independent testing laboratories that audit casino software, and four responsible-gambling support organisations that help players harmed by gambling. They serve different layers of the trust funnel but appear in this archive because, structurally, they share the role of non-regulator industry oversight.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Testing Laboratories (Six Active Cert Bodies)<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>Independent testing laboratories audit casino RNG integrity, game payout fairness, and software security. The six labs we cover differ in scale, accreditation depth, and additional functions:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n  <li><strong>eCOGRA<\/strong> \u2014 UK-based dual-role testing body and statutory ADR mediator approved by UKGC and MGA. Five ISO accreditations.<\/li>\r\n  <li><strong>GLI Certification (Gaming Laboratories International)<\/strong> \u2014 largest accredited lab by scale; 1,700+ employees across 32 offices; CVC Capital Partners ownership since July 2025.<\/li>\r\n  <li><strong>iTech Labs<\/strong> \u2014 Australian boutique RNG specialist; GLI Group subsidiary since 2023.<\/li>\r\n  <li><strong>BMM Testlabs<\/strong> \u2014 1981-founded Melbourne pioneer; March 2026 acquired by The Visualize Group (first PE control of major regulated gaming testing lab in North America).<\/li>\r\n  <li><strong>TST Certification<\/strong> \u2014 historical-context entry; defunct since 2012 GLI acquisition phase-out. Active successor is the GLI Certified Mark.<\/li>\r\n  <li><strong>Certified Fair Gambling (CFG)<\/strong> \u2014 niche fairness-audit specialist; no ISO accreditations; apparent low activity since 2018.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<h2>Responsible-Gambling Support Organisations (Four)<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>Distinct from certification bodies, these four organisations help players harmed by gambling. They are not licensors or auditors \u2014 they sit at the support-and-recovery layer of player protection:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n  <li><strong>GamCare<\/strong> \u2014 UK direct-service provider; National Gambling Helpline 0808 8020 133, 24\/7.<\/li>\r\n  <li><strong>GambleAware<\/strong> \u2014 historical-context entry; UK strategic commissioner 2002-2026, formally closed 31 March 2026.<\/li>\r\n  <li><strong>Gambling Therapy<\/strong> \u2014 global text-based service in 200+ languages, operated by Gordon Moody parent charity.<\/li>\r\n  <li><strong>Gamblers Anonymous<\/strong> \u2014 international peer-led 12-step fellowship; founded 1957 in Los Angeles, introduced to the UK in 1964 by Reverend Gordon Moody MBE.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<h2>How These Bodies Differ from Regulators<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>Certifications and support organisations do not issue licences and cannot enforce regulatory penalties. They complement the regulator layer by adding independent technical audit and player-recovery infrastructure. For the regulator side \u2014 the jurisdiction-level licences that actually authorise an operator to take real-money bets \u2014 see our companion <a href=\"\/license-type\/licensing\/\">gambling licensing archive<\/a>.<\/p>","link":"https:\/\/peakycasino.net\/license-type\/certificate\/","name":"Certificate","slug":"certificate","taxonomy":"license-type","parent":0,"meta":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.8 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Casino Certifications &amp; RG Support Organisations - PeakyCasino<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Six testing labs (eCOGRA, GLI, iTech, BMM, TST, CFG) and four responsible-gambling support orgs (GamCare, GambleAware, Gambling Therapy, GA) covered.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/peakycasino.net\/license-type\/certificate\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Certificate Archives\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Six testing labs (eCOGRA, GLI, iTech, BMM, TST, CFG) and four responsible-gambling support orgs (GamCare, GambleAware, Gambling Therapy, GA) covered.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/peakycasino.net\/license-type\/certificate\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"PeakyCasino\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@peakycasino\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"CollectionPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/peakycasino.net\\\/license-type\\\/certificate\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/peakycasino.net\\\/license-type\\\/certificate\\\/\",\"name\":\"Casino Certifications & RG Support Organisations - 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