GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 46 - February 2020

2020 Predictions The New Year is underway, so we asked a collection of GPWA members, magazine contributors and industry authorities to forecast what affiliates should expect in 2020. TABLE OF CONTENTS Departments 4 Letter from the Director • 8 By the Numbers • 10 Quotables • 12 GPWA Poll 20 From the Forums • 48 Affiliate Interview Series • 60 Sponsors • 62 iGaming Directory Rankings 64 Affiliate Manager Interview Series • 72 Wall of Shame • 74 Event Calendar COVER STORY: Don’t Bank on Commissions Christina Thakor-Rankin explains why life as an iGaming affiliate and operator is getting more and more difficult in the face of growing anti- gambling public and political sentiment. Bracing for Brexit With Brexit officially on the horizon, iGaming lawyer Astan Morarji doesn’t see a need for affiliates to panic, but he does provide advice for what they should be doing to prepare. 42 32 38 Photo Galleries from Lisbon and Malta We present photo recaps of the two big industry events that closed out 2019: iGB Affiliate Lisbon and SiGMA Malta. 26 14 G P W A t i m e s . o r g 6