26 September 2007 GPWA Times Newsletter

GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 2 is on the way
We're very pleased to report the second edition of the GPWA Times Magazine is currently being printed and will be available at at the EIG and CAP Euro conferences in Barcelona next week. Some of the feedback we received from the first issue of the magazine was to try to include more material from members. And we've taken that to heart. The new issue includes interviews with seven GPWA members. When you read through their interviews, you'll be impressed and moved. You can see a few pages of the second issue online in pdf format. Just look for the link in this thread.

GPWA members get special StasRemote deal
Working smart is an important part of being a successful gambling portal webmaster. So, today, we're pleased to announce a special arrangement we've made with StatsRemote. StatsRemote tracks your various affiliate relationships and provides statistics for them in one place. Now GPWA members can sign-up to use StatsRemote for free until the end of October. And if you decide you want to keep using it, then we've made an exclusive deal available only to GPWA private members that will allow you to extend the length of your subscription term for free.

GPWA Approved Portal Seals reach new mark
We've reached another milestone - 270 sites now have the right to display the "GPWA Approved Portal" seal. Congratulations to the 20 newly approved sites (and their associated webmasters). The international adpoption of this symbol of credibility and ethical behavior has been truly amazing. Seals have been awarded to webmasters residing in 23 countries on six continents. If you are a current GPWA private member, and would like to be a participant in the seal program, please pm CityGuard with the URLs of the websites on which you would like to use the seal.

Affiliate Program detail pages enhanced
We've just completed a major overhaul in the way we organize information about the affiliate programs involved with the GPWA. One of the first benefits of our better organized information about affiliate managers is that we can provide additional information on our sponsor detail pages about them. Before we just listed affiliate program manager names and e-mail addresses. Now we include their GPWA member name when they have one with a link to their member detail page so you can easily find information like the posts that they have made.

Meet the GPWA at CAP Euro!
The CAP Euro Conference in Barcelona is almost here. Michael Corfman, along with RebeccaL and EricEricEric from GPWA central will all be there. If you're going to be at CAP Euro, be sure to stop by the GPWA booth and say hello in person. We'd love to find out what you're doing, and share some of our plans first-hand with you.

The GPWA is excited to announce Fortune Affiliates and Sloto' Cash Affiliates as new sponsors. Both are pleased to be helping our industry grow as new members of the GPWA community!

GPWA Times Top-10 preview
According to my industry contacts, it appears that I love everyone. In an effort to recognize some of my very favorite people in online gaming, I've put together a Top-10 list of individuals I love that are somehow involved with the GPWA.

SkillGround launches UTour Golf
SkillGround announced last week the beta release of UTour Golf -- a realistic online golf game that allows players to put their money on the line and compete for cash prizes.

Absolute Poker launches avatar promo
It looks like art class is finally about to pay off. Absolute Poker announced last week a new promotion that promises to pay cash for the best user-created avatars.

Bodog switches its web address -- again
For the second time in a month, Bodog has relocated itself on the World Wide Web. Last week, Bodog dropped newbodog.com in favor of bodoglife.com.

U.K. bingo market still strong
BingoPort.co.uk released figures last week revealing that the U.K. online bingo market is in an extremely healthy position, showing strong growth over the past three months despite what was anticipated to be the usual 'summer slow down'.

Poker Host offers freeroll for affiliates
Poker Host is hosting a LittleSlick Championship freeroll only for Poker Host affiliates and players on Sept. 29. In addition to the $100 prize pool, the winner gets a berth in the $2,500 LittleSlick Championship of Poker Main Event on Nov. 17.