November 2, 2011 |
Honoring October's most active members
The GPWA is happy to announce our most-active members for October. We're giving an extra special thanks to mojo, one of the the most active posters during the month of October. Her site is being shown on the GPWA home page during the month of November as the featured site. Recognizing October's active affiliate managers We're tipping our hats to the affiliate program representatives who were most active in October. We're giving an extra special thanks to David of Castle Affiliates, who was the most active affiliate program representative this month. He will be the featured affiliate program representative on the GPWA home page for the month of November. Vote for your favorite portal webmaster Voting for the iGB affiliate awards begin this week. A number of GPWA webmasters have been nominated in the various best affiliate categories for the iGB Affiliate Awards. To view a list of all the webmasters from the GPWA community that have been nominated, follow this thread. Vote for your favorite affiliate program/manager The iGB Affiliate Awards also has affilate program and affiliate program manager categories. We thought it would be helpful to identify the sponsor affiliate programs and affiliate program managers of sponsor programs that participate here that have been nominated. To view how well the GPWA community was represented, follow this thread. The GPWA is pleased to announce Big Time Revenue as a new sponsor. They are pleased to be helping our industry grow as a member of the GPWA. Report: Groupe Bernard Tapie reaches deal with DOJ SubjectPoker.com is reporting that Groupe Bernard Tapie has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice that will allow the French company's purchase of Full Tilt Poker to continue. MGM, Boyd Gaming to form company with bwin.Party MGM Resorts International and Boyd Gaming are forming a new company with European online gambling giant bwin.party to offer online poker in the United States when it is regulated by the government. Absolute Poker, UB.com headed for liquidation Absolute Poker and UB.com are preparing to liquidate their assets so they can pay players who have been unable to withdraw money from their sites. Trump pushing for Internet poker regulation Donald Trump has partnered with a New York hedge fund to launch a gambling website bearing his name once Congress votes to regulate the activity. Global Gaming Events partners with PokerIreland.ie Global Gaming Events has teamed up with Pokerireland.ie to host the Super Poker Event of Europe 2012, which will have an estimated 1.2 million-euro prize pool. Fertitta Interactive acquires Cyberarts Fertitta Interactive has purchased the assets of CyberArts, an online gaming solutions company based in California. Europa Casino offering players a Halloween treat The online casino is awarding new players a five-euro bonus if their first deposit is made before Nov. 9. RGA disappointed by German law proposals The Remote Gambling Association has expressed disappointment at the absence of a properly regulated and competitive German gambling market. Nov. 10-11, 2011 US Online Gaming Law US Online Gaming Law 2011 is the first event focusing 100 percent on the legal and regulatory aspects of online gaming in the U.S. This event will uncover and examine the important questions through panel discussions with industry CEO's, presidents, and general counsel. Nov. 18-19, 2011 iGB Espana iGB Espana is dedicated to the Spanish speaking sector of the online gambling industry. iGB Espana sessions will be in Spanish with a live English translation available, ensuring all delegates can take advantage of the Spanish-speaking marketplace and leave with practical relevant strategies. Jan. 24-26, 2012 ICE Totally Gaming ICE Totally Gaming is the most comprehensive and international B2B gaming exhibition on the world stage. Featuring more than 400 exhibiting companies active in the online, mobile, betting, bingo, casino, lottery and street gaming sectors, ICE attracts operators and gaming professionals from 100-plus nations to London's Earls Court Exhibition Centre. Jan. 26-29, 2012 London Affiliate Conference (LAC) LAC conference sessions provide a wealth of information with panels, presentations and insights from expert speakers. With 2,500 attendees expected, you will have plenty of opportunities to network with affiliates, affiliate managers, operators and speakers. |
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