3 June 2020 GPWA Times Newsletter

GPWA TIMES
Announcements
Recognition for May's most active members
The GPWA is happy to announce our most active members for May. We're giving an extra special thanks to drifter8, one of the most active posters. His site is being shown on the home page in June as the featured site. Congratulations!

Recognizing May's most active AMs
Congrats to the most active affiliate program representatives in May. Hats off to Renee, who was once again the most active affiliate program representative. She will be the featured affiliate program representative on the GPWA home page in June. Well done, Renee!

Industry News
APCW Perspectives: Puzzling gaming news
Industry news coming out of Sweden this week is both puzzling and perplexing, as it seems not all gambling restrictions are created equal. Also, disturbing news involving Playtech and the UK Gambling Commission.

Monster Pop is slot of the month at Intertops Poker
Until 30 June, players can get up to 100 free spins with their deposit on the cluster pays game that pays out when matching symbols touch.

Pariplay's 30K May Madness
Over a one-week period, slot players will have the chance to win three cash prizes worth a combined €30,000.

Pariplay partners with Estoril Sol Group
Estoril Sol's ESC Online brand will reap the benefits of Pariplay's repertoire of over 100 games as well as a catalogue of third-party titles.

SBC's Barcelona Summit to become digital-only event
The digital summit will be held on 8-11 September, building on the success of SBC's previous online events in bringing the gambling industry together despite the coronavirus pandemic.

Digital Marketing Mixer to take place again
The event on 22 May received outstanding reviews and will be hosted again on Monday, 30 June between 4-6 p.m. BST via Zoom.

DraftKings to launch mobile live streaming
Customers logged into their active sportsbook accounts with a positive balance in their account will have the ability to live stream games directly within the mobile app.

Kalamba Games appoints new Product Owner
Piotr Simon will spearhead the company's product development as it is set to fully roll-out its own RGS and promotional tools later this year.

Digitain adds Nolan as Strategic Consultant
Peter Nolan is an iGaming veteran, with over 20 years working in the industry. He has had senior roles at Ladbrokes and SkyBet, where he was Operations Director.

Upcoming Conference

ICE SiGMA Asia Digital8-10 June 2020
ICE SiGMA Asia Digital
The conference will cater to both gaming and tech audiences, with free-of-charge content geared towards bringing the industry together in what has been a difficult time for businesses.

iGB Live! Online14-17 July 2020
iGB Live! Online
Clarion Gaming wants to bring everyone together on the original dates of iGB Live for a week filled with live sessions, video chat meetings, virtual drinks and networking.

iGB Affiliate Amsterdam22-25 September 2020
iGB Affiliate Amsterdam
iGB Affiliate Amsterdam is an evolution of the Amsterdam Affiliate Conference and brings together operators, affiliate programs and affiliates from around the world.
Did You Know?
Last week, Australian online sports betting operator Sportsbet, which is owned by Flutter Entertainment, filed a trademark infringement suit against Sportsbetting.com.au, claiming the name is too similar to its own, according to Racing.com.

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Question-of-the-week
Do you plan to work on improving your Core Web Vitals?
Last Thursday, it was announced that the speed report in Google Search Console has been replaced with a Core Vitals Report. Core Web Vitals are “the subset of Web Vitals that apply to all web pages, should be measured by all site owners, and will be surfaced across all Google tools." We are going to be looking carefully at these new metrics. What about you? Besides voting in the poll, please share what the report says about your websites, and what you think about the new report? View poll
Last week's poll results: White or grey market? View poll
Buzzy's World
The BuzzBuzzy 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 MessageUKGC releases biannual industry statistics
New MessageHorse racing, football set to resume in Spain
New MessageDraftKings stock surges 140 percent despite pandemic
New MessageBournemouth bails on sponsorship deal with M88
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FEATURED PUBLIC FORUM THREAD
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