9 June 2010 GPWA Times Newsletter
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June 9, 2010 |
In this issue: Spokespeople | Worldwide or country-specific? | Featured Program: Betsafe Affiliate Program
  Hakank Karlsson is relatively new to the online gambling industry. Find out why this multilingual Swede considers himself to be a "semi-full-time webmaster." Read the interview France issues 17 online gambling licensesThe French government issued 17 online gambling licenses to 11 different operators Tuesday to conduct online betting on sports, horse racing and poker. ECJ rules in favor of Dutch restrictions The European Court of Justice ruled Thursday that member states can prohibit Internet gambling firms from operating within their borders if it is to combat fraud and crime. Right2bet: ECJ fails to take the initiative yet again Ari Last takes the European Court of Justice to task for its rulings in a pair of Dutch online gambling cases. U.S. casinos told to avoid online gaming firms A member of the Nevada Gaming Control Board said casinos should keep their distance from Internet gambling companies that accept wagers from Americans. Perspectives Weekly reports from Prague J. Todd takes us through the iGaming Super Show in Prague, where he catches up with many industry pros. Bet on the World Cup and win $1,000 with Affactive Affactive's World Cup Affiliate Contest offers affiliates the chance to win $1,000 by answering World Cup questions. Inaugural iGaming Super Show closes on a high Just over 2,000 people went to the first iGaming Super Show in Prague over the course of four days. RedKings now taking sports bets Bet RedKings includes live betting, competitive odds, a free World Cup Predictor game with cash prizes and a series of $1,000 World Cup freerolls at RedKings Poker. Dragonfish adds Income Access software Dragonfish will integrate the Income Access affiliate marketing software to its bingo platform. Promotions heating up at GoWild Casino GoWild Casino is giving all new affiliates who generate $200 or more in revenue in their first and second month a $50 bonus for each of those two months. Income Access named top bingo affiliate program Income Access was named the Best Affiliate Program for the third consecutive year at the Online Bingo Awards. Bettorlogic reaches agreement with Connextra Bettorlogic has signed an agreement with Connextra to integrate their live bet stimulation technology Livelogic into Connextra advertising formats. PPA launches own iPhone app The new app offers a click to call Congress feature, where users can click a button on the app and automatically connect via phone to their senator or congressman. Interops fuels American soccer frenzy Interops is offering Americans the chance to win $100,000 by correctly predicting the winners of all 64 matches. Ruby Royal offers World Cup welcome bonus All new players will get both 30 minutes of free play at Ruby Royal Casino and also 888 free bets. World Cup fever hits InterCasino The site's World Cup Sportsbook allows players to predict the winners of any of the tournament's 64 games to get their hands on instant cash bonuses.   June 8 - 9Online Bingo Summit & Awards (London) The 5th Annual Online Bingo Summit & Awards is Europe's top online bingo event. The conference includes sessions on overcoming player saturation and differentiating brands.  June 14 - 15EGR Live (London) EGR Live provides world-class content for the online gambling industry with in-depth sessions, a broad array of industry exhibitors, and free entry. |
 3,430 people have been arrested for online gambling offenses in China since February, according to the Xinhua News Agency.
    Steve Rubin was a sports journalism major at the University of Oregon. Find out how he ended up in Israel as an affiliate manager at AffiliateWIDE. Read the interview    The "Places I've Played" Facebook application lets players you refer share with their friends the online and land-based places where they've gambled. And when their friends visit the online gambling sites they mention, you earn affiliate revenue.More Details    Please join the GPWA Facebook group. It's a great place to network with affiliates and affiliate managers and keep up with all the latest news and updates from the GPWA.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  We invite you to follow us at twitter.com/gpwa where we will be posting interesting tweets on major news of interest to affiliates.Join now |
Do your website(s) have a visible spokesperson?
Many webmasters infuse their sites with the personality of the webmaster or owner that operates them, and that person acts as a spokesperson on the site. The casinomeister.com site is one example of a well known site run that way. On the other end of the spectrum, directory sites like CasinoCity.com often have no spokesperson for the site. For today's question of the week we thought we'd would ask what type of sites you operate? View pollLast week's poll results: Do you have any websites listed in DMOZ? View poll
Many webmasters infuse their sites with the personality of the webmaster or owner that operates them, and that person acts as a spokesperson on the site. The casinomeister.com site is one example of a well known site run that way. On the other end of the spectrum, directory sites like CasinoCity.com often have no spokesperson for the site. For today's question of the week we thought we'd would ask what type of sites you operate? View pollLast week's poll results: Do you have any websites listed in DMOZ? 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:
Strong growth expected in Asia, JapanFrance issues online gambling licenses PPA introduces iPhone applicationNevada Gaming Board tells operators to avoid online gaming
FEATURED PUBLIC FORUM THREADIs it better to be worldwide, or country specific?
baldidiot writes:
I have a site that deals in multiple gaming products (sports, casino, poker, bingo etc...) and the original plan was to not directly target a country. But now there are more and more problems springing up with various countries and it makes me wonder if it would be better to focus just on one country, specifically the U.K. Obviously there are SEO benefits to this, but the downside is a reduced target audience. What do you think, go local or stay global? read more
OTHER PUBLIC THREADSAffiliate programs and Flash gamesYou, or any second tier affiliate will not...
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Is it better to be worldwide, or country specific? baldidiot writes:
I have a site that deals in multiple gaming products (sports, casino, poker, bingo etc...) and the original plan was to not directly target a country. But now there are more and more problems springing up with various countries and it makes me wonder if it would be better to focus just on one country, specifically the U.K. Obviously there are SEO benefits to this, but the downside is a reduced target audience. What do you think, go local or stay global? read more
OTHER PUBLIC THREADS
Affiliate programs and Flash gamesYou, or any second tier affiliate will not...PRIVATE FORUM TOPICS (Not a Private Member, Upgrade Now!)
Dealing with copied contentWho sent this money?
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