15 February 2017 GPWA Times Newsletter
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In this issue: tls/ssl certificates? | Making it to page one | Featured Affiliate Program: BitStarz Affiliates
 Congratulations to iGB Affiliate Award Winners A big congratulations to affiliate program members of the GPWA community that won awards at the recent iGB Affiliate Awards ceremony. Additionally, Graeme Levin, who announced he was retiring from the gaming industry at LAC, and an affiliate for 20 years, also received an award for his long history and early involvement in the industry as the person behind the original gambling.com portal site. Please read this thread for more details.  APCW: ActiveWins an active accomplice to theft?Reports saying that the ActiveWins Affiliate program will pick up where Cashcade left off have been confirmed. Webmasters are left with the sad realization that GVC Holdings has stolen their players and commissions. . . again. Cash prizes on offer at bet365 Bingo For every 10 euros staked on qualifying games, players can earn prize draw tickets and a chance to win a share of 1,000,000 euros. NoLimit City moves into Asia The casino platform and games developer has entered the Asian market for the first time with a deal to provide QTech Games with its HD slots. Codeta named Newcomer of the Year At the Casino.SE Awards 2016, the live casino was crowned for its excellence in the live table game sector. NetEnt to produce emoji-themed slot The supplier will add to its games portfolio Emojiplanet, a slot based on the universally popular icons. Play'n GO wins Slot Provider of the Year The online slot provider snagged the distinction at the International Gaming Awards. Playtech enters partnership with Featurespace The gaming content and software supplier has agreed to a strategic partnership that will see Featurespace's ARIC technology solutions integrated into Playtech's player management system. Realistic Games releases Time is Money online slot The supplier's latest slot game features an innovative free spins round that aims to boost player engagement. Kiron Interactive officially joins Rombet Association The virtuals provider has become a member of Romania's gambling trade association, which works directly with the government to develop the latest regulatory framework for land-based and online operators. Ganapati plans game release with major Japanese artist The slots developer will launch an online slot game based on the hit Japanese single "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen," released by singer-songwriter Pikotaro.   6-7 April, 2017Nordic Affiliate Conference The Nordic Affiliate Conference will take place in Stockholm and is expected to bring together the key affiliates, media agencies, advertising networks and operators working within the region.  26-28 April, 2017GiGse GiGse attracts over 700 delegates to examine the legislative progress, commercial strategies and partnership opportunities for all the key stakeholders to enter iGaming and achieve the first-mover advantage in this lucrative market currently undergoing a significant regulatory change on a state-by-state basis.  11-14 July, 2017Amsterdam Affiliate Conference The Amsterdam Affiliate Conference is part of the iGaming Super Show and is expected to be a huge success, with over 3,200 delegates and 1,800 affiliates in attendance. This event mixes business with pleasure and is one you cannot afford to miss. |
 Over the past 12 months, mobile gaming has become the main platform for online gambling in the European market, with some operators reporting over 80% of revenues coming through that channel, according to the European Online Gambling Industry Report.
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Do you use a tls/ssl certificate and https on your sites?
Google is paying more attention to see if sites provide encrypted communication with users through the use of tls/ssl certificates and https. With the release of Chrome 56 last month, Google is flagging pages with password or credit card form fields as insecure if they don't use HTTPS. So, we want to know if you use secure communications on your websites. If so, are they everywhere, or just in select locations? Do you plan to migrate to SSL if you have not already? And if you have done a migration, how easy or hard was the transition? View pollLast week's poll results: How many different languages do your sites support? View poll
Google is paying more attention to see if sites provide encrypted communication with users through the use of tls/ssl certificates and https. With the release of Chrome 56 last month, Google is flagging pages with password or credit card form fields as insecure if they don't use HTTPS. So, we want to know if you use secure communications on your websites. If so, are they everywhere, or just in select locations? Do you plan to migrate to SSL if you have not already? And if you have done a migration, how easy or hard was the transition? View pollLast week's poll results: How many different languages do your sites support? 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:
PokerStars.CZ set for Thursday launchFilm commissioner wins license for Hungary's first online casinoSouth Australia's gambling tax highlights 'regulatory mess' of online bettingUIGEA inspires new Russian online gambling laws
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Ways to promote legal NJ online casinos?
Making it to page oneCasinoGuide-EU writes:
My site is about a month old and I have landed on the 14th place on Google Sweden for the Swedish keyword "gratissnurr." I am desperate to get to the first page, but it feels hard to tackle the last few sites. Am I screwed getting to the first page or is it still possible to tackle those sites? How can I push it further just a little bit? read more
OTHER PUBLIC THREADS
How to handle affiliate spam abuseIs it possible to gather affiliate stats in one place?Getting good free backlinksHow long did it take to score your first conversion?PRIVATE FORUM TOPICS (Not a Private Member? Upgrade Now!)
Ways to promote legal NJ online casinos?
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