17 July 2019 GPWA Times Newsletter
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In this issue: Publishing site maps? | First month in the gambling affiliate world | Featured Program: Mr Affiliate
 Rest in peace, GPWA LoriannIt is with heavy hearts that we announce Loriann Sheridan -- known as "GPWA Loriann" on the forums -- has passed away. She helped many GPWA members when she worked as customer service representative from August 2013 until November 2017. Loriann was born in 1963 and passed away on 31 May this year. Rest in peace, Loriann.  APCW Perspectives: Closing up shopsThe repercussions of new regulations in the U.K. are starting to show up in big ways, as bookmakers have announced the possible closure of up to 3,000 betting shops. Chelsea FC teams up with 1xBet This week, Chelsea Football Club introduced 1xBet as its official Betting Partner for the next three seasons. Paysafe's Rapid Transfer enabled for PokerStars In 10 European countries, registered players of the online poker site now have the option to use Rapid Transfer to make deposits using their online banking details. Superior Share releases bitcoin instant payments Superior Casino, 24VIPCasino and 888Tiger Casino are now taking bitcoin deposits. Once players move bitcoins from their BTC wallets to the Blockchain Network, their casino accounts will be credited. Betting on Sports 2020 heads to Barcelona Sports Betting Community announced that its flagship Betting on Sports event will relocate to Barcelona in 2020 as part of international expansion plans across the sports betting and gaming industries. Playson granted license by Romanian regulator The new license enables Romanian-facing operators to offer Playson games, including its popular Timeless Fruit Slots series, as well as Solar Queen, Wild Warriors, Mighty Africa and Book of Gold: Classic. Ksa posts guidelines to prevent money laundering The purpose of the Netherlands Gaming Authority's law is to put a stop to criminal money from being laundered or used for terrorism. BF Games to showcase Book of Gods at iGB Live! With 10 paylines across five reels and three rows, in addition to free spin rewards, Book of Gods promises big wins to players as it is debuted at this week's conference in Amsterdam.   11-13 August 2019Affiliate Summit East Thousands of digital marketers will gather at the New York Marriott Marquis for the performance marketing industry's premier global event.  17-20 September 2019Betting on Sports The three-day event in London will feature the very best industry content with plenty of high-level networking and business opportunities. Expect sports-betting-focused content from 200 industry speakers.  18 September 2019Digital Marketing Forum Held in London, the Digital Marketing Forum is a thought leadership and learning conference for all online marketing executives, affiliates and other industry professionals to come together and learn the latest digital marketing trends and marketing techniques. |
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How do you publish the existence of your sitemaps to Google and other search engines?
Google announced today the Robot Exclusion Protocol (REP) was submitted to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) as a proposed standard at the beginning of July. At the same time, Google announced that its robots.txt parser is now open source. How do you publish the existence of your sitemaps (if you have any) to Google and other search engines? Besides voting in the poll, please share your opinion about Google's announcements, and sitemap submission to search engines. View pollLast week's poll results: Do you prefer the digital or print version of the GPWA Times Magazine? View poll
Google announced today the Robot Exclusion Protocol (REP) was submitted to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) as a proposed standard at the beginning of July. At the same time, Google announced that its robots.txt parser is now open source. How do you publish the existence of your sitemaps (if you have any) to Google and other search engines? Besides voting in the poll, please share your opinion about Google's announcements, and sitemap submission to search engines. View pollLast week's poll results: Do you prefer the digital or print version of the GPWA Times Magazine? 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:
New Jersey gamblers wager large amount on sports in first yearPoker player charged with embezzling to feed poker habit Philippines announces it will build hubs for online casinos Surge in online revenues allows GVC to survive retail shop plunge 
FEATURED PUBLIC FORUM THREADMy first month in the gambling affiliate world
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I am just approaching my first full month as a gambling affiliate in the U.K. market, and it's been interesting for me. No depositing customers yet, but that's no surprise really. I have a few hundred hits on the website, but I am focusing on building my social presence mainly. All in all, I'd say I am happy with how it's gone, but there is still so much to learn about converting customers, refining my FB adverts and landing pages, but I am getting there. read more
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Thoughts on Mate Affiliates
My first month in the gambling affiliate world let_em_spin writes:
I am just approaching my first full month as a gambling affiliate in the U.K. market, and it's been interesting for me. No depositing customers yet, but that's no surprise really. I have a few hundred hits on the website, but I am focusing on building my social presence mainly. All in all, I'd say I am happy with how it's gone, but there is still so much to learn about converting customers, refining my FB adverts and landing pages, but I am getting there. read more
OTHER PUBLIC THREADS
Withdrawal issue Stopping spam traffic Geo targeting link plugin Review this websitePRIVATE FORUM TOPICS (Not a Private Member? Upgrade Now!)
Thoughts on Mate Affiliates
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