5 September 2007 GPWA Times Newsletter

GPWA TIMES September 5, 2007
Announcements
We've added new smilies!!
New Smilies!It's time to celebrate! Time to party! Time to smile! We've scoured the Internet looking for new smilies to add to the GPWA collection. Are you a party animal who likes to dance? Do you like to stir the pot? Have a hissyfit? Throw in your two cents? Lead a cheer? Stand on a soapbox? Be part of the crowd? Take off on an alien spaceship? Or just go fishing? We've got you covered! We hope our new smilies put a smile on your face! And if you have a favorite smilie you'd like us to add to the collection, just let us know! There's room for more!

Honoring August's active members
universal4The GPWA is happy to announce our 21-most-active members for the month of August. As was the case in previous months, we are showing our appreciation to these members by linking to their sites from our home page. An extra special thanks goes to Universal4, one of August's most-active members. His site will be the featured site on the home page for the month of September. We'd also like to recognize mynuw and itay for making their first appearances on the monthly list.

Recognizing August's active affiliate managers
The GPWA is pleased to recognize our five most active affiliate managers in August. Special thanks to Tamara Mannix of Global Player for being the most active. She will be the featured affiliate manager on the GPWA home page for September. As usual, we are going to recognize all of our most-active managers by featuring them on the GPWA home page with links to their affiliate program pages.

Industry News
Highlights from Tel Aviv -- I want to marry a Jew
Rebecca in Tel AvivI have a new favorite city. Forget Costa Rica. Forget the Swedes. Enough with the French Canadians. I want to marry a Jew. Tel Aviv is the most incredible place I have visited in my entire life. A trip to Tel Aviv will touch and change your life regardless of your religion, race and social interests. All you need is an open mind, a passion for life and a love for hummus. LOTS of hummus.

InterCasino, InterPoker obtain Malta license
InterCasino and InterPoker have been granted online casino gaming and online poker licenses from the government of Malta. The acquisition of the Maltese licenses will allow the sites to advertise in the U.K.

Everest Poker launches September promotion
Everest Poker just announced that it would be hosting a special promotion during the month of September. Everest Poker's Survive The Workweek is a series of online poker tournaments hosted every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday night at 19:00 GMT beginning this week.

PokerStars offers instant deposit method
PokerStars, the largest online poker room still accepting U.S. players, recently unveiled its newest depositing option - Instant eChecks - to a limited number of American players. Instant eChecks represents the first instant depositing option since NETeller stopped offering its popular INSTAcash service and pulled out of the U.S. market.

Belle Rock Entertainment releases new slots
Three new online video slots - Doctor Doctor, Hunky Heroes and The Grand Circus - are now being offered at the River Belle, Lucky Nugget, The Gaming Club, and Jackpot City.

Everest Casino offering trip to Dubai
The online casino announced this week that it was beginning a month-long promotion that gives players the chance to win an expenses-paid trip to Dubai. The prize package includes airfare, luxury accommodations in the world-class destination, and $1,000 in spending cash.

Did You Know?
The bar symbol used on modern slot machines is derived from a 1910 Bell Fruit Gum logo. Other fruit symbols came from different gum flavors.

Affiliate Program Sponsors

Affiliate Manager Interview
Carlo

He listens to the Beastie Boys and 2Pac. He loves to skateboard and snowboard. And his affiliate program, GA Partners, offers a unique commission based on the percentage of a player's deposits. Yes -- Carlo is definitely someone you'll want to get to know.
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Upcoming Conference
October 4-7
CAP Euro
CAP Euro
This four-day event is designed to bring together the top minds in Internet gaming affiliate marketing. The conference is free for all verified GPWA and CAP members. Poker legend Doyle Brunson will be this year's keynote speaker.
Question-of-the-week
How much do you win or lose gambling online each month?
We're all here because we're involved in promoting online gaming, so I thought it would be interesting to find out how we fare in the activity we promote. Personally, I love backgammon, so when I'm playing online it's at the backgammon tables, almost always just for fun money. How about the rest of you? Do you make or lose money gambling online? View poll
Last week's poll results: What percentage of your traffic is from outside the U.S.? View poll
From The Forums
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