February 6, 2008 |
A salute to ICEi and the parties
The 2008 ICEi exhibition was the largest yet, with more than 60 iGaming exhibitors. Among the highlights were the Breaking the ICE and Fire and ICE parties. Click on this thread to see pictures from these great events and the conference itself. Honoring January's active members The GPWA is happy to announce our 21 most-active members for January. We're giving an extra special thanks to Paolino, one of our most active posters during the month. His site is being shown on the GPWA home page for the month of February as the featured site. Recognizing January's active affiliate managers The GPWA is pleased to recognize our five most-active affiliate managers in January. We're giving an extra special thanks to Marvyn from Fortune Affiliates, the most active affiliate program representative during the month of January. He will be the featured affiliate program representative on the GPWA home page for the month of February. Rebecca returns: A recap of the CAP Euro Conference in London Even though Rebecca Liggero has left Casino City, she hasn't given up her duties as the diva of gossip for the online gaming industry. Rebecca attended her first conference as a representative of Everest Affiliates last month and it appears her new position hasn't changed her routine. Unibet welcomes EU investigation One of Sweden's largest privately-owned gambling operators is backing a European Union investigation into Sweden's online poker monopoly. PricewaterhouseCooper study predicts online gambling would generate billions if regulated A new tax revenue analysis announced by Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) estimates that regulating Internet gambling would generate at least $8.7 billion in federal revenues over the first 10 years. Affiliate Series of Poker draws a crowd Hungarian poker affiliate Gabor Vidak prevailed at the 4th ASOP at CAP Euro London. More than 500 affiliates fought it out online for the tournament's 42 final spots in the weeks leading up to the event. Everest Casino player claims $50K jackpot Online video poker player from Italy hits for $50,000 after getting a royal flush on a Tens or Better video poker machine. Belle Rock Entertainment launches new games Gaming giant introduces four new video slots and a classic three-reel slot game to all of its online casinos to celebrate both the Chinese New Year and Mardi Gras. Feb. 26-29 6th Annual Asian i-Gaming Congress & Expo AiG (formerly PCiG) is the only gambling conference in Asia that focuses on all aspects of i-gaming and is the longest-running gaming event of its kind. April 3-5 CAC Amsterdam The Casino Affiliate Convention Amsterdam 2008 will focus on marketing and advertising the online gaming industry to Europe. |
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