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Erica Anderson from Income Access explains what affiliates should know about this rapidly growing, yet controversial vertical.
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As the 2020 calendar of live events was wiped out by COVID-19, the iGaming industry pivoted to virtual events. Lee-Ann Johnstone explains why and how you need to learn to make the most of the "new normal" of networking and lead generation.
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With a global pandemic creating greater obstacles for iGaming affiliates and operators, Christina Thakor-Rankin wonders what our industry will look like in life after lockdown.
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From the GPWA Forums: The GPWA: Pros and cons of opening affiliate links in new windows
When looking for the most effective strategies and tactics, affiliate webmasters very rarely receive a simple, clear-cut answer.
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If the iGaming industry hopes to thrive moving forward, operators need to start providing hard data regarding player complaints and financials.
Topics: Other | Regulation

Figuring out and acquiring the right domain name for your project seems harder than ever, but domain extensions open up new possibilities.
Topics: Marketing | Other | SEO

The GPWA is celebrating 10 years under the leadership of Executive Director Michael Corfman. In our cover story for this issue, we look back on where we started, how we got where we are today, and what the next 10 years might bring.
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From the GPWA Forums: We lost 60-70% of our organic traffic – what happened?
GPWA Forum members help a fellow webmaster diagnose and find a solution to a problem that caused his sports betting affiliate site to suddenly see a massive drop in traffic.
Topics: Other | Sportsbook

From the GPWA Forums: What did you do before becoming a gambling affiliate?
GPWA Forum members reveal what they used to do for a living, including a former IT director and an officer in a criminal investigation unit in the Russian government.
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A wave of online poker players is taking the daily fantasy sports industry by storm, once again using an analytical approach to gain an edge.

Webmaster News: 888 CEO to step down next year
Brian Mattingly will become the company's new executive chairman in 2015.
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Webmaster News: LAC to move to new venue in 2014
To accommodate more visitors, the London Affiliate Conference is being held in the Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
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GameAccount CEO Dermot Smurfit, FDC Chairman Joseph Colebut, FDC Director of Administration Frank Pracukowski, FDC board manager Tim Walker and Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Commission Director of Compliance Al Baldoz discuss Foxwoods' new partnership with GameAccount.

Introduction: Dublin GPWA photo gallery
Affiliates pose for the camera at the iGaming Super Show in Dublin and the CBG Affiliate Weekend in Niagara Falls.
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How many GPWA members have been in a riot or gotten tear-gassed?
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Pat Chapdelaine has sadly passed away.
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Webmaster News: William Hill fires seven managers, resumes online operations in Israel
William Hill's chief executive reportedly discovered a plan by the managers to create a rival company.
Topics: Other | Sportsbook

Webmaster News: H2 revises online gambling revenue forecast downward
The modified forecast still predicts growth, but less than half of what was originally projected before Black Friday.
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The new addition to the iGaming Super Show schedule was a hit, and raised over 1,400 Euro for disadvantaged children.
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The Fairway Charity Golf Open will take place on May 24 at The K Club in Co. Kildare, Ireland, and the proceeds will go to the Children First Foundation.
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Introduction: The U.S. goes to war on online poker
PokerStars and Full Tilt's exit from the U.S. market after indictments for money laundering and other offenses have had substantial repercussions throughout the U.S. online gaming industry.

Vin reconstructs the events of Black Friday as seen from the Internet, including witness commentary and a timeline of press releases.

GPWA members vote on whether 2011 will be the best year ever.
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Clive Hawkswood of the Remote Gaming Association says it's not a question of whether consolidation will occur, but when a headline-making deal will happen.
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The Kahnawake Gaming Commission's Murray Marshall says mobile gaming will soon become a huge driver of the online gambling industry, and that the ever-changing regulatory landscape will be something everyone in the industry will have to consider.

Antonio Esfandiari is "The Face" of newly launched Victory Poker, but its secret weapon is CEO Dan Fleyshman.
Topics: Marketing | Other | Poker

The legal landscape for online gambling in Europe is changing quickly, and nowhere are the changes more dramatic than in two of Europe's largest markets -- France and the U.K.

An interview with eCOGRA's Andrew Beveridge
Beveridge discusses eCOGRA's investigation of Grand Privé's affiliate program.
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Webmaster News: Merge Gaming adds Sportsbook.com to poker network
Merge Gaming has agreed to migrate the online poker gaming activities of Jazette Enterprises to the Merge Gaming platform.
Topics: Other | Poker

Webmaster News: Harrah's launches long-awaited online casino
The new casino is named Caesars Casino Online and bears the unique black and gold Caesars branding.

APCW Wall of Shame: Australian MP Nick Xenophon
Xenophon believes that Australian players who play at "illegal online gambling sites" should have the "right" to ask their bank to void their financial transactions.
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With projected growth for mobile search ad revenue, affiliates need to invest the time and money necessary to become mobile Web present and compliant.

Vin Narayanan took a little time off from covering the World Series of Poker to sample some high-end Las Vegas parties thrown by online poker rooms.
Topics: Other | Poker

Rebecca Liggero provides an in-depth look of the Everest Poker presence at the World Series of Poker, with plenty of pictures of the party atmosphere.
Topics: Other | Poker

APCW Wall of Shame: Australian Senator Stephen Conroy and Professor John Kindt
Conroy is responsible for assembling a blacklist of sites to be blocked by Australian ISPs, while Kindt truly believes that gambling will destroy the world.
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Webmaster News: Bodog regains control of Bodog.com
The settlement ends a long-running patent dispute bewteen 1st Technology and Bodog.
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From the GPWA Forums: The Gambling Recession?
GPWA forum members discuss the impact of the global economic downturn on the gambling industry.
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Rebecca recognizes several affiliates in a high-school-yearbook-inspired way.
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Catania Consulting dishes on the probe it conducted on behalf of the Kahnawake Gaming Commission to vet UltimateBet and Absolute Poker.
Topics: Other | Poker | Security

Time management is vital for affiliate managers.
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Want to know who the biggest characters in the online poker affiliate marketing world are? Look no further than Rebecca's top 10 list.
Topics: Other | Poker

GPWA members chimed in with some funny (and true) observations on life as an affiliate webmaster.
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Webmaster News: Fun poker hand nicknames
Want to know what players mean when they say they folded "Darth Vader" when the flop came ace high? Check out our poker hand nicknames in the magazine, and see the rest at www.PokerZone.com.
Topics: Other | Poker

What are the universal truths of life as a gambling affiliate webmaster?
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The use of remote workers can be a daunting challenge. But if administered pragmatically, it can be an effective tool that creates a working environment that is rewarding for employees and management alike.
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It's easy to love a lot of people in an industry full of dynamic, fun and passionate personalities.
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