3 April 2019 GPWA Times Newsletter

In this issue: Q1 2019 vs. Q1 2018 | Visitors from all countries | Featured Program: GiG Affiliates

Recognition for March's most active members
The GPWA is happy to announce our most active members for March. We're giving an extra special thanks to DanHorvat, one of the most active posters in March. His site is being shown on the home page for the month of April as the featured site. Congratulations!

Recognizing March's most active AMs
Congrats to the most active affiliate program representatives in March. We're giving an extra special thanks to Renée, who was the most active affiliate program representative this month. She will be the featured affiliate program representative on the GPWA home page in April. Well done, Renée!

The GPWA welcomes King Billy Affiliates and Superior Share as new sponsors. They are pleased to be helping our industry grow as members of our community.


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APCW Perspectives: A Twitterpated show
Things have been quite "twitterpated" lately, starting with the way the owner of BetBright treated his customers. The U.K. Gambling Commission then twittered it up by doing nothing to correct the problem.

BitStarz sending one winner to Cancun
The player that reaches level 40 first will be the winner of 50,000 and a six-night stay in Cancun, with flights and transfers included.

BitStarz giving away 1 BTC
The online casino will award 20 players 50 mBTC in a promotion that will run through 2 May.

Free bullets at Intertops Poker
The online casino is giving 10 free bullets to players to try the interactive action adventure game Max Quest: Wrath of Ra, where they can win prizes by shooting at enemies.

Affiliate Marketing Masterclass confirmed
The free-to-attend event during Betting on Sports America takes place on 24 April and is delivered in partnership with AffiliateINSIDER through the organization's Founder and CEO Lee-Ann Johnstone.

VGW introduces Skrill as new option on US sites
This collaboration will enable players to use the new payment solution on social gaming sites such as Global Poker and Chumba Casino.

Gambling.com approved to expand to New Jersey
The approval allows the group to expand its existing commercial agreements with online sports betting, online casino and online poker operators in New Jersey to include components of revenue share.

Schneider joins SBC as Community Director
Sue Schneider has been working as a consultant to Sports Betting Community in establishing the Betting on Sports America event on 23-25 April at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in New Jersey.

UKGC's advisory board renamed
The Responsible Gambling Strategy Board has been renamed the Advisory Board for Safer Gambling to reflect a sharper focus on safer gambling.

11 April 2019
Gamers United - Stockholm Affiliate Forum
The Gamers United Affiliate Forum focuses on the role of the Digital Acquisition Professional who has to keep an eye on the latest products, processes and technologies, as well as technology adoption.

23-25 April 2019
Betting on Sports America
Betting on Sports America will bring together operators, suppliers, regulators, sports organizations and affiliates in one venue to discuss how the industry can develop even more.

13-15 May 2019
ICE North America
ICE North America will bring together GiGSE and ICE Sports Betting USA into a consolidated event for the interactive gaming industry.

Innisfil, a small town of just 36,500 people in the Canadian province of Ontario, has become the first in the country to approve the use of digital currencies for taxes.

Juan David Vargas Quiceno, known as Vargoso on the GPWA forums, was an electrical engineer before going full-time into the online business.
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How did the first quarter of 2019 compare with the fourth quarter of 2018 for you?
The first quarter of 2019 ended a few days ago, so it is time to ask our periodic question about how revenue has changed over the last quarter. If you compare revenue from the first quarter of 2019 (January to March) to revenue from the fourth quarter of 2018 (October to December), how did it change? Did it get better, stay the same, or get worse for you? Besides voting in the poll, post your thoughts about the changes you have seen and your view of what the future holds. View poll

Last week's poll results: How confident are you that your sitemaps are both clean and up-to-date? 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:

Australian casino sues Singaporean high roller over gambling debt

Buenos Aires legalizes online gambling and sports betting

Age ID verification in UK?

Paddy Power and Betfred accused of cheating new FOBT rules

FEATURED PUBLIC FORUM THREAD

Visitors from all countries

Vocelov writes:
I recently started working on a sports betting site. It is in English, but I am not targeting a specific geo-location. If I am showing bookie banners on my site, can I show different banners to players from different countries? read more

OTHER PUBLIC THREADS

Manually changing revenue reports

US gambling questions

Question about registration

Republishing YouTube videos

GiG Affiliates
GiG Affiliates is the official affiliate program of Guts.com, Rizk.com and Betspin.com. GiG Affiliates rewards affiliates with some of the highest commission rates in the online gaming industry, where as much as 40% revenue share can be earned every month.
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