20 June 2007 GPWA Times Newsletter

GPWA Sponsor Affiliate Program Code of Conduct
We've decided to publish the code of conduct for all to see as part of a general upgrade to our site's affiliate program section. We now have three features. The first is our directory of sponsor affiliate programs. The second is our newly enhanced affiliate program gaming site search. And the third is our published code of conduct. The code states the standards sponsor affiliate programs agree to follow.

Join GPWA at CAC Montreal in August
It's just nine short weeks until the Casino Affiliate Conference in Montreal begins at the Intercontinental Hotel. The GPWA will be there, armed with another cocktail hour, and we hope you will join us. The conference will have a global focus on Internet marketing for the affiliate and online gaming industry. A complete overview and preliminary agenda are available on the conference Web site.

We've also set up a special forum for members to discuss the conference, and a thread to indicate if you plan to attend. If you are going, please let other members know in this thread so we can all be sure to say hello in person.

Calvin Ayre launches blog
The blog features loads of video content and Ayre's musings on free enterprise, philanthropy, and the Internet's impact on global business. Ayre's blog also offers candid commentary on gaming developments and Paris Hilton.

Casino Profit Share launches slots tournament tool
Casino Profit Share has unveiled a new slots tournament tool for affiliates. The Dynamic Slots Tournament Scheduler tells players when slots tournaments are running within CPS brands. CPS is offering the code to all its affiliates.

Convincing Congress to change
Casino City reporter Aaron Todd recently sat down with his Congressman's aide to tell the online gambler's side of the UIGEA story. Believe it or not, the reaction was positive.

Osbourne family featured in online slot machine
Ozzy Osbourne and his unique family are getting ready to conquer online slots. The Osbournes will be featured in a series of graphic-rich video slots planned for launch later this year, according to a licensing deal signed by Microgaming.

FCP community supportive of PokerStars switch
Full Contact Poker message board posts were generally supportive of the poker room's decision to shut down operations and migrate accounts to PokerStars, but some players are upset about losing their pending bonus balances.

Reporter's Sixty-Cent-Main-Event quest continues
Casino City reporter Aaron Todd traded two pieces of Jimi Hendrix's childhood home for a Super Bowl football signed by Adam Vinatieri in his quest to trade his way from a sixty-cent check to a $10,000 entry in the WSOP Main Event.

Youbet.com, SportsBallot sign deal
Youbet announced today that it has become the horse racing content source for Live Racing Network (LRN), a SportsBallot application which supplies horse racing programs to more than 30 U.S daily newspaper Web sites.

Casino City WSOP Player of the Year Standings
The Casino City editorial team has been hard at work tracking performances at the 2007 World Series of Poker. The Player of the Year formula, devised using top-secret methods not involving an abacus, is proving to be right on the money.