GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 39 - November 2017

W W W . G P W A T I M E S . O R G 4 LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR Executive Director: Michael Corfman Program Director: Anthony Telesca Membership Manager: Nancy Troy Member Services: Loriann Sheridan Marketing Director: Andrea Mullaney The phrase “never a dull moment” is often overused, but it’s completely accurate when describing the iGaming affiliate industry. We are mindful of that as we wrap up our publishing schedule for 2017 and head to Berlin and Malta with this, the 39 th issue of the GPWA Times Magazine , in hand. Think about it. There aren’t many other industries we could be working in that come anywhere close to providing the roller-coaster-like ups and downs or the intense feelings of both satisfaction and frustration that we experience on a weekly – or even daily – basis. Thankfully, we have each other to lean on. We sincerely hope that reading this magazine, receiving the weekly GPWA newsletter, and sharing each other’s suc- cesses and pitfalls on the GPWA forums help you and your business is some way, whether it’s from a profit-and-loss aspect, or simply psychological. With that said, our goal for every issue of the GPWA Times Magazine is to provide informative, thought-provoking content in an entertaining fashion. To that end, in this issue we present a recent thread from our forums that discusses what affiliates look for in an affiliate manager, get an expert’s opinion on what the impending General Data Protection Regulation means for you, and explain the increasing importance of gaming apps to your business. That doesn’t even include our cover story about why the lottery is a vertical you may want to start paying close attention to – if you aren’t already. In addition, we have another series of compelling affiliate and affiliate manag- er interviews that provide insight into the kinds of challenges some of our colleagues are facing while taking a closer look at their personal lives. And, of course, we have a photo recap of this past summer’s Amsterdam Affiliate Conference at the iGaming Super Show, which captures an array of characters hamming it up. So, as we look forward to seeing you all at BAC and SiGMA, we remind you that a subscription to the GPWA Times Mag- azine is free – yes, that’s right, FREE. To make sure you don’t miss another issue, simply visit GPWAtimes.org/subscribe to sign up. Sincerely, Michael A. Corfman Managing Editor: Gary Trask Copy Chief: Clare Fitzgerald Associate Editor: Abby Messick Designers: George Choi, Zoran Maksimovic´ SUBSCRIPTIONS For a FREE subscription to the GPWA Times Magazine , visit GPWAtimes.org ADVERTISING To advertise in the GPWA Times Magazine , please e-mail: sales@gpwa.org NADM BERLIN MALTA