9 April 2008 GPWA Times Newsletter

GPWA Cocktail Party rocks!
Nearly 150 people RSVP'd on Facebook to say they would attend the GPWA cocktail party at CAC in Amsterdam last week and judging from the crowd it seemed like everyone came and more. We'd like to give a great big thanks to AffiliateClub.com and Wager Junction and their affiliate managers and GPWA liaisons Claire Leighton and Greg Gomez for sponsoring the party. Claire and iGaming Business Directory winner Martyn Beacon are shown above at the party. For more pictures, click on this thread.

GPWA Facebook plan overview
The GPWA is nearly finished creating its first application designed to provide a significant opportunity for webmasters to easily earn additional affiliate revenue through social networks. We announced our plans at the Casino Affiliate Convention in Amsterdam last week and you can view a copy of the presentation by following the link inside this thread.

Free iGaming Business Directory for GPWA members
We are offering free copies of the new 2008 edition of Casino City's iGaming Business Directory to GPWA approved portal webmasters. This impressive 834-page directory is the world's most comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the people, Web sites, portals, affiliate programs and businesses of the online gaming industry. Click on this thread to find out how to get your copy.

Free shirts for GPWA portal webmasters
We are also offering free GPWA shirts to all of our portal webmasters that have received the GPWA Seal of Approval. We have hundreds of these shirts to send out. Join the ranks of GPWA webmasters with approved portal sites and get yours today! Click this thread for details.

The GPWA is excited to announce 32Red Affiliates and Paddy Partners as new sponsors. They are pleased to be helping our industry grow as new members of the GPWA community!

Analysis: UIGEA not dead yet
Casino City Managing Editor Vin Narayanan weighs in on the U.S. House Finance Committee's hearing that took place last week and explains that while the UIGEA regulations are poorly constructed and nearly impossible to enforce, the bill has not been killed.

Dutch online gambling bill shot down
A bill that would have allowed state-owned casino operator Holland Casino to open a gambling site on a trial basis was defeated by the Upper House of Parliament last week.

888.com reports solid 2007 numbers
888, which runs Pacific Poker, reported a full year pretax profit of $46 million, with net gaming revenue from its casino games sites up 33 percent.

WSOP nixes rumor of live Main Event broadcast
The World Series of Poker denied blog reports Tuesday that it was considering televising the Main Event final table live on ESPN this summer.

MansionCasino.com now available in Spanish
Members can click on Spain's flag atop Mansion's home page to access the Spanish site and play more than 160 games.

Everest Poker assembles Poker Dream Team
After two days of interviews, hundreds of poker hands and hours of deliberation by a panel of poker celebrities and Everest Poker staff members, the poker dream team has been finalized. The team will play as Everest Poker ambassadors at major poker events around the world for an entire year.

German student freerolls his way to €5,000
Rekindling memories of Chris Moneymaker's win at the 2003 World Series of Poker, Sebastian Wiza of Germany took full advantage of a free $10 bet on VC Poker.com and went on to win the VC Poker Prague Poker Palooza.

Absolute Poker completes account migration
The popular poker site announced this week that it has completed the migration of player accounts from Vegas Poker 247 with all benefits intact, including accumulated bonuses, status, points, and raked hands.

Titan Poker counting down to billionth hand
The iPoker Network poker room is staging an online promotion offering its players a chance to win huge cash prizes as it counts down towards its one billionth poker hand dealt.

CelebPoker.com offers new features
Poker site offers the chance to play up to nine tables in the same window while offering a mini-view feature that allows players to join any vacant seat at a table.

Absolute Poker pays out $10 million in Bad Beats
Players have profited from more than $10 million in Bad Beat jackpot payouts since the game was first introduced in June of last year with an average of better than $1 million a month.

Wild Jack Mobile runs bonus promo
Two bonus promotions aimed at new and existing players are underway as Wild Jack becomes the first mobile casino to offer a $3,000 free bonus.