3 January 2007 GPWA Times Newsletter

Sixty-five sites awarded "GPWA Approved Portal" seal
The new seal of approval program to recognize sites operated in accordance with the GPWA code of conduct was officially launched three weeks ago. Today we announce 30 new sites that have been awarded the right to display the seal, bringing the total number of sites approved thus far to 65. The program is designed to establish credibility for deserving websites through the use of a "GPWA Approved Portal" seal linked to a confirmation page that authenticates the seal and explains what it means.


APCW Perspectives interviews GPWA director
The current issue of APCW Perspectives (a ten-minute video newsletter published weekly on youtube) includes an interview with GPWA executive director Michael Corfman on the GPWA Approved Portal program.

GPWA forum contributors recognized
Member participation in the GPWA forums is an important way of contributing to the portal webmaster community. We recognize 20 members who were the most active during the month of December with links on the GPWA home page to their portal sites. This month special recognition goes to Ziggy for the most posts. His website, www.Gamble4U.com, is being featured as January's site of the month. Become a top contributor and we will link to your site too.

Mansion adds daily $100,000 gurantees
Mansion.com has increased its poker offerings with a daily $100,000 guranteed tournament. The prize pool for each of these daily tournaments is guaranteed to be a minimum of $100,000, no matter how many players are participating. To play in these daily events at Mansion, players can buy-in directly for $100, or alternatively they can enter with a $10 Re-buy or a $20 Freeze-out satellites.

PartyGaming does some holiday shopping
PartyGaming purchased Empire Online and Intercontinental Gaming last week. The purchase brings Empire's Noble Poker and Club Dice casino Web sites as well as Intercontinental's Fair Poker, Magic Box Casino and Miss Bingo sites into PartyGaming's stable.

Playtech, PartyGaming sign agreement
Playtech has entered into a new long term software licensing agreement with PartyGaming. Under the terms of the four-year agreement, the online gaming websites currently operated by EOL and Intercontinental will remain exclusively on the Playtech platform. These websites will continue operating as usual and will also provide the added advantage of cross-selling opportunities to the current PartyGaming player database.

Online gambling in the news
We get you caught up on the latest industry news including more on the Italian gaming licenses and the latest court ruling on Bwin.