7 May 2008 GPWA Times Newsletter

New Affiliate Guard Dog forum
For the last six months, GPWA member kwblue (aka Affiliate Guard Dog) has posted alerts in the GPWA forums about changes in affiliate program terms and conditions that are important for affiliates to know about. This work is important so the GPWA has created a special forum for the information he provides. We encourage you to check out his new home.

Recognition for April's most active members
The GPWA is happy to announce our 21 most-active members for April. We're giving an extra special thanks to Nandakishore, our most active poster during the month of April. His site is being shown on the home page for the month of May as the featured site.

Recognizing April's most active affiliate managers
The GPWA is pleased to recognize our five most-active affiliate managers in April. We're giving an extra special thanks to Fintan, the most active affiliate program representative during the month of April. He will be the featured affiliate program representative on the GPWA home page for the month of May.

Christine M. appears to have it all. She works in an industry she enjoys so much that she admits it doesn't even feel like work. All the while she gets to spend plenty of quality time with her family. Find out how the woman known in the GPWA forums as "bonustreak" carved out the formula for a balanced and successful career. Read the interview

A (female) guide to online gaming conferences
As the Casino City/GPWA team gets ready to welcome a new member just in time for this month's Poker Conference and CAP Spring Break in Cyprus, Rebecca Liggero, the senior member of the group, uses her wealth of experience to offer some tips to surviving the online industry's festive events.

WSOP Main Event final table moved to November
The World Series of Poker announced last week that in an effort to increase the drama surrounding the Main Event, it has moved the start date of the tournament's final table from July to November.

Former chief urges change in Canadian laws
Former Kahnawake Grand Chief Joe Norton and lawyer Morden Lazarus urged that legislation be enacted to recognize gambling as a legitimate aboriginal activity under the Canadian constitution.

UIGEA supporter frustrated with delays
Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) said this week that he is losing patience with the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department as they struggle to craft regulations to enforce the UIGEA.

Internet betting companies prevail in court
Betfair, bwin and Ladbrokes fended off a legal challenge from French Open organizers who wanted to stop bets from being made on the French Open.

Europa Casino player hits progressive jackpot
Sissel A of Norway cashed in for €289,500 playing the Queen of Pyramids last week. Sissel had been a member of the online casino for less than two weeks when she hit the massive progressive jackpot after placing a €2.25 bet.

Everest Casino Australian giveaway
Only one month remains to win an all-expenses-paid Australian Adventure Vacation Giveaway at Everest Casino where one lucky online player and a guest will receive an 11-day, 10-night prize package worth $12,500.

Intertops.com continues birthday promotions
Online casino continues its 10th birthday celebrations by automatically entering every player this month into a free drawing for one of two first-class travel packages valued at $10,000 each.

UltimateBet launches Sit and Go satellites
The online poker site announced the addition of the Sit and Go Satellite Bounty Challenge, a weekly contest featuring 32 separate leaderboard competitions that will reward players with entries into popular tournaments, including UltimateBet's World Series of Poker 25-seat and 50-seat guarantees.

888.com World Poker Crown final table is set
The $3-million guaranteed tournament's 10-player, final table will be played Thursday, May 8 and will be broadcast live at Worldpokercrown.com.

Titan Poker sends player to ECPT
Jelte Kruijer, who has already earned seats at the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Showdown, won the right to represent Titan Poker at the highly anticipated ECPT Madrid Open 2008.

Full Tilt to sponsor World Series of Golf
Poker giant has signed on as the title sponsor of the Las Vegas-based sports and entertainment event that has been described as the most innovative golf tournament format since the Skins Game.

GameAccount launches skill games for Stan James
Multi-year deal enables StanJames.com customers to play GameAccount's host of games including Gin Rummy, backgammon and other popular offerings.

Bodog signs Justin Bonomo
The accomplished 22-year-old poker player from Los Angeles who is known around the poker world simply as "ZeeJustin" has joined fellow pros David Williams, Evelyn Ng and Jean-Robert Bellande on the Team Bodog roster.