GPWA Times Magazine Issue 13 at a Glance
Articles
Social media can help operators and affiliates with acquisition, retention and brand management. Adam van Vlaardingen gives affiliates some strategies to utilize social media platforms to help achieve their business goals. »
As Internet marketers continue to go social, community building remains a hot topic, but launching an online poker forum will not create an immediate cash cow. »
Has the bingo bubble burst? Or is the best yet to come? »
Last believes the next five years will see the opening up of the EU's online gambling market to a degree, but it will in all likelihood not go far enough. »
H2Gambling Capital is forecasting growth of 14 percent in 2010 and 12 percent in 2011. »
Clive Hawkswood of the Remote Gaming Association says it's not a question of whether consolidation will occur, but when a headline-making deal will happen. »
The Kahnawake Gaming Commission's Murray Marshall says mobile gaming will soon become a huge driver of the online gambling industry, and that the ever-changing regulatory landscape will be something everyone in the industry will have to consider. »
Antonio Esfandiari is "The Face" of newly launched Victory Poker, but its secret weapon is CEO Dan Fleyshman. »
The GPWA Times Magazine goes one-on-one with Victory Poker pro and 2007 Playboy Playmate of the Year Sara Jean Underwood. »
Antonio Esfandiari's longtime friendship with Phil Laak resulted in "I Bet You," one of the most memorable shows involving poker personalities in TV history. »
The legal landscape for online gambling in Europe is changing quickly, and nowhere are the changes more dramatic than in two of Europe's largest markets -- France and the U.K. »
Other Interviews
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Dean Leyland, the senior online acquisitions executive for Totesport, and sportsbook affiliate Martja Vorgic (aka "buyonaut" on the GPWA forums) join Gary Trask to talk about their plans to use the World Cup to convert players. »
Affiliate Interviews
Affiliate Manager Interviews
Steve Rubin would like to see the industry impose a "decency and competency" test to anyone wanting to become an online casino operator, to "weed out all the dopes who have managed to get gambling licenses." »
Betsafe prides itself on being a company that maintains close contact with customers and business partners alike. »
Not many of the affiliate managers have shared ownership in a castle, but Aaron O'Sullivan does! »
APCW Wall of Shame
The NFL has led the professional sports leagues' crusade against online sportsbooks, and now, it's succeeded in blocking Delaware from allowing single-game wagering on sports.»
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