18 June 2008 GPWA Times Newsletter
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June 18, 2208 |
In this issue: How much time do you spend on content? | Player preferences | Featured Program: Lotto Elite
 The GPWA is excited to announce Red Returns as a new sponsor. They are pleased to be helping our industry grow as a new member of the GPWA community!  Bruce Eicher went from online player, to forum moderator to poker affiliate. Now, the GPWA member is striving to make the affiliate business a full-time gig and in this interview he explains how he hopes to attain that goal. Read the interview Bet365 offers $1,000 freeroll to GPWA membersBet365 Poker's freeroll on June 25th will feature a $200 bounty on the head of one of its affiliate executives. Offering bets in France could cost sportsbooks A French high court ruling has paved the way for sports governing bodies to charge betting companies for permission to offer markets on their tournaments. eCOGRA board welcomes new director Chris Hobbs, Head of Corporate Affairs at Microgaming, has replaced Roger Raatgever as one of the Founder Directors of the independent, non-profit body. The other Founder Member seats are held by bwin and 888.com. CelebPoker to host high-stakes poker tournament The poker room's high-stakes event on Nov. 30 will require a buy-in of 20,000 euros and feature a prize pool expected to be well over 1 million euros. CelebPoker.com is also running daily satellites with buy-ins as small as two euros. Lasseters Casino offers new sign-up bonus Affiliates will get a boost with a new player sign-up bonus of 300% for players' first deposits and new banners featuring bonus details. Titan Poker to host $2.5 million event The iPoker Network poker room will stage a $2,500,000 Guaranteed Prize tournament on Sept. 7. Titan Poker players will be able to compete in Sit 'N Go and Multi-Table Satellite tournaments to qualify for a seat in the event. PaddyPowerPoker launches VIP Go Free promotion New promotion will award Executive Packages for the Irish Winter Festival to players earning at least 500,000 Paddy Points between June 15 and Oct. 15. GoldBet begins alliance with Income Access New GoldBet affiliate program features two poker rooms, a games section, a slots club and three different types of casinos under the GoldWin Portal brand name. Victor Chandler offers Euro 2008 affiliate promotions With one of the biggest events in European football underway, sportsbook Victor Chandler is offering its affiliates lucrative opportunities to cash in on the hype. |
 Online betting in Spain is expected to rise 84% this year thanks to a 53% increase in the number of people who participate, according to the AEDAPI.
    The GPWA group is just our first step into Facebook. In the coming months, we'll be developing and rolling out some neat Facebook applications for GPWA members.Join now  The GPWA group in LinkedIn is a big help in networking with other GPWA members. It also identifies you as a GPWA member to other LinkedIn members.Join now  |
How much of the time you spend on content is on updates and how much is on new content?
Updating existing content and adding new content are regular activities for most webmasters. For some, creating new material is the main focus while for others it might be adding new information or updating existing information. What percent of your time do you spend working on new content and what percent of your time is spent updating existing content? View pollLast week's poll results: Where does your traffic come from? View poll
Updating existing content and adding new content are regular activities for most webmasters. For some, creating new material is the main focus while for others it might be adding new information or updating existing information. What percent of your time do you spend working on new content and what percent of your time is spent updating existing content? View pollLast week's poll results: Where does your traffic come from? View poll
Buzzy has been hard at work this week chasing down the latest industry rumors and gossip. Here's a quick look at Buzzy's top finds:
Antigua, U.S. set another deadline to resolve WTO disputeWingows acquired by Walker PokerPanel tells NCLGS that U.S. should regulate Internet gamblingForbes looks at novel online sportsbook business modelMany online casino owners have long legal rap sheets
FEATURED PUBLIC FORUM THREADOnline casino player preferences
thepichi writes:
I want to throw out a question about the tendencies of online casino players. Once players register with a specific casino, do they prefer to keep making deposits at the same site or do they prefer to shop around for free and welcome bonuses? read more
OTHER PUBLIC THREADSIf you could give one piece of advice, what would it be?How do you know if traffic is actually captured by the affiliate company correctly?
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What are the disadvantages of changing an IP address?
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Online casino player preferencesthepichi writes:
I want to throw out a question about the tendencies of online casino players. Once players register with a specific casino, do they prefer to keep making deposits at the same site or do they prefer to shop around for free and welcome bonuses? read more
OTHER PUBLIC THREADS
If you could give one piece of advice, what would it be?How do you know if traffic is actually captured by the affiliate company correctly?
PRIVATE FORUM TOPICS (Not a Private Member, Upgrade Now!)
What are the disadvantages of changing an IP address?
Optimizing for brand/merchant name
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