27 October 2010 GPWA Times Newsletter

October 27, 2010

In this issue: How often do you check stats? | Freerolls as promotions | Featured Program: Guru Revenue

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Jackpot Games nominated for e-Gaming award
Jackpot Games has been shortlisted for the One to Watch award from E-Gaming Review.

Casino La Vida ready for launch
Casino La Vida will officially launch on Wednesday and in celebration will give players an enticing match bonus.

Perspectives Weekly gives props to Nova Scotia
J. Todd discusses why Nova Scotia broke ranks with other Canadian provinces on online gambling.

Visionary iGaming launches Fairway Casino
Fairway Casino joins Celtic Casino and Castle Casino as Visionary iGaming live-dealer brands.

Brightshare adds AllYouBet sportsbook
Brightshare has expanded its services to include the new AllYouBet online sports book, offering commission rates of up to 40 percent on net revenue.

SASS conference offers networking galore
The upcoming Scandinavian Affiliate Super Summit in Stockholm is designed to maximize networking opportunities for affiliates.

PokerPAC announces endorsements
The political action committee of the Poker Players Alliance has released its list of Congressional endorsements for the 2010 mid-term elections.

Cake Poker launches WAR and Tourney Blackjack
Cake Poker now has an online version of the classic card game WAR and a tournament twist on the casino game of blackjack.

UB.com's "Perfect Play" enters last week
UB.com's month-long "Perfect Play" promotion wraps up in a week and low-stakes action is sure to pick up.

Red Hot Poker heats up with new promotion
Until Jan. 31, affiliates who sign up to the Red Hot Poker program will receive 60 percent revenue share.

Unleashed Poker holding iPad affiliate promotion
Unleashed Poker will be running a holiday affiliate promotion that includes an iPad giveaway to the affiliate with the most depositing players.

Market-ace launches new bingo affiliate program
Market-ace is offering 50 percent revenue share with its new bingo affiliate program, Heart Games.

Unibet receives French gaming licenses
Unibet has received the French gaming licenses the company applied for back in May.

Cherry Casino announces new jackpots, games
Cherry Casino's Huw Thomas said the online casino will be releasing new multi-million jackpot games in 2011.

November 5-6
iGB Espana
iGB Espana is a niche event dedicated to the lucrative Spanish-speaking market. The goal is to have an international event with a local focus.

November 15 - 18
G2E (Las Vegas)
This year's largest gaming show features a special all-new iGaming Congress, a one and a half day conference that will address the potential impact of Internet gambling regulations in the U.S., and advise the gaming market on how to react to the changing face of the industry and take advantage of new opportunities.

The odds of the-late Paul the Octopus getting all eight of his World Cup picks correct were 256:1. Rest in peace, Paul.

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.
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How often you check your affiliate stats?
GPWA member nico84 is curious about how often affiliates check their affiliate program statistics. "Sometimes when I see a lot of activity I check it more than once a day, other times in average I check it once a day. And you?" View poll

Last week's poll results: Do you promote brands that players like, but necessarily don't offer the best commissions or terms? 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:

Report: Online gambling growing faster than Facebook in U.K.

IOC vows to crack down on illegal sports betting

Microgaming added to Kentucky Internet gambling lawsuit

Unibet receives gaming licenses in France

FEATURED PUBLIC FORUM THREAD

Freerolls as a promotional tool

baldidiot writes:
How successful are freerolls as a promotional tool? Specifically I'm talking about using freerolls to gain traffic/links (rather than to reward existing users/players). Is it worth it? read more

OTHER PUBLIC THREADS

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Does Elijah Wood earn money with LOTR games?

Paul the Octopus dies

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