LAS VEGAS, Nev.–The International Gaming Standards Association (IGSA) is pleased to welcome Continent 8 Technologies, the award-winning global managed hosting, connectivity, cloud and cybersecurity solutions provider to the global online gaming industry, as its newest association member.
Continent 8, an IGSA Silver member, is a trusted industry partner for global leading brands in the iGaming and online sports betting market. With over 25 years of experience, Continent 8 brings unparalleled expertise to the association. Their well-respected regulatory and cybersecurity practices make them an obvious choice in supporting IGSA, advocating true industry standards for the gaming industry. As a member of the IGSA Cyber Resiliency Committee, Continent 8 will have an immediate impact, empowering suppliers, operators and regulators with best-practice recommendations to meet current and evolving regulatory and cybersecurity requirements.
Jeremie Kanter, Continent 8 Director of Regulatory Affairs said, “Continent 8 and its dedicated cybersecurity company, C8 Secure, have helped our global network of operators and suppliers achieve sustainable, long-term success. This is largely due to our commitment to industry standards. We are excited to collaborate with the IGSA and industry peers to develop and establish comprehensive compliance and cybersecurity standards with the goal of elevating regulatory and cybersecurity excellence, performance and innovation across the gaming industry.”
“IGSA is very excited to welcome Continent 8 to our membership. As a long-time champion of industry standards, they are intimately familiar with the regulatory and cybersecurity challenges, opportunities and requirements that today’s gaming stakeholders face,” said Mark Pace, IGSA President. “We look forward to their participation within our Cyber Resiliency Committee and other various IGSA groups. We believe their contributions will be significant and of great value to the industry.”
ABOUT CONTINENT 8
Founded over 25 years ago, Continent 8 is an award-winning, multi-jurisdictional, global network solutions provider that connects, manages, and secures its customers’ most valuable information. The company has data centers and strategic points of presence in over 100 connected locations spanning Europe, the Americas and Asia, and is expanding rapidly. The scale of our global connected network puts it among the top 20 best-connected in the world, according to Hurricane Electric Internet Services. Its carrier-grade network powers many of the biggest brands in iGaming, as well as companies in the finance, payment processing and public services industries. For more information about Continent 8’s world-class products and services, visit www.continent8.com.
ABOUT IGSA
The International Gaming Standards Association (IGSA) is the largest technical standards development organization dedicated to the creation and evolution of Standards and protocols to the betterment of the global gaming industry. Through the creation and evolution of intellectual property, exclusively available to its distinguished membership in 20 countries, and with the input of regulators, operators, and suppliers from over 30 countries, IGSA ensures its members enjoy a unique strategic advantage. IGSA is the industry’s most recognized catalyst between the jurisdictional regulatory bodies and online and land-based operators. This ensures its members have a cross-sectorial visibility and reach, as well as a facility to access commercialization channels through the IGSA standardized protocols and Standards. For more information, visit igsa.org.
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Press contacts:
For Continent 8
press@continent8.com.
For IGSA
Mark Pace, IGSA President
mpace@igsa.org
