Affiliate Announcements
IGB Affiliate Awards 2018 winners
The iGB Affiliate Awards 2018 took place Friday night following the London Affiliate Conference. The awards brought together the best of the best in the igaming affiliate industry to celebrate the last 12 months of success.
The theme for this year’s awards was “Tenacity”. The organizers we’re looking for those who have succeeded against the odds. They’re looking for those who have embraced hard work, been tenacious and determined day to day and who continually make a positive impact on the affiliate industry.
THE 2018 WINNERS ARE:
Best Poker Website: Poker News
Best Casino Website: Gambling.com Group
Best Sports Betting Website: Skores
Best Bingo Website: WhichBingo
Best Lottery Website: LotteryUSA.com
Best Financial Website: Lånapengar.com
Best Poker Affiliate Manager: Regina Kirpitsova – PokerStars Partners
Best Casino Affiliate Manager: Laura O’Brien – Mr Green
Best Sports Betting Affiliate Manager: Eoin Findlay – Mr Green
Best Lottery Affiliate Manager: Vivien Zsiga – Lottoland
Best Bingo Affiliate Manager: Patrick O Keeffe – Broadway Gaming
Best Financial Affiliate Manager: Liora Edelstein Hakak – eToro
Best Poker Affiliate Program: WPN Affiliates
Best Sports Betting Affiliate Program: bet365
Best Bingo Affiliate Program: Broadway Gaming
Best Lottery Affiliate Program: Lottoland Affiliates
Best Financial Affiliate Program: Plus500
Best Affiliate Program Newcomer: Twin Affiliates
Best Affiliate Newcomer: Casino Professor
Best Innovation: AskFans – Catena Media
Best Non-English Affiliate Program: LV BET Zakłady Bukmacherskie/ lvbet.pl
Best Non-English Affiliate Website: Skores
Best use of Social Media by an Affiliate: WantMyBet
The Gambling Affiliate Voice congratulates all the winners!
Affiliate Announcements
4ThePlayer and Slots Launch: Lifting Off to Greater Affiliate Engagement!
4ThePlayer is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Slots Launch. This collaboration will allow us to reach more affiliates and, in turn, even more players.
Slots Launch is a trusted and responsible platform for affiliates, providing 4ThePlayer with an excellent space to showcase our demo games to a broader audience.
Affiliates working with Slots Launch will have full access to our demo games, with 34 titles already available and more exciting titles to be added soon.
Henry McLean, Co-founder and Commercial & Marketing Director at 4ThePlayer, shared his excitement: “We’re thrilled to partner with Slots Launch to boost our content and drive more engagement with affiliates. It’s the perfect platform to help our games take off!”
By collaborating with 4ThePlayer, Slots Launch continues to provide affiliates with access to the best demo games on the market. Our innovative games enhance their platform, offering a fresh and engaging experience for players globally.
Affiliate Announcements
Stase Blitz: ‘For PIN-UP Partners, iGB L!VE is a trove of opportunities and sets the tone for the rest of the year’
PIN-UP Partners will be attending iGB LIVE 2024 with a mission to be at the vanguard of the affiliate sector and a pledge to set new trends as the industry prepares to bid farewell to Amsterdam ahead of iGB L!VE’s relocation to London in July 2025.
PIN-UP Partners will be using its iGB L!VE presence to build new partnerships and find affiliates as CMO Stase Blitz confirmed: “For PIN-UP Partners, iGB L!VE is a trove of opportunities, as the event brings together the best and the brightest of the iGaming industry. Every year, iGB L!VE delivers for the business, and our team leaves the event with hundreds of new contacts that have the potential to really propel our business forward.”
Looking ahead to what she believes the industry will experience at the show she noted: “We can expect to be part of what will be the biggest edition of iGB L!VE there has ever been which would be the best possible way to say a big thanks to Amsterdam in advance of the move to London in 2025.
“Like everyone in our field we are always looking to identify new affiliates and iGB L!VE provides us with the perfect platform to do exactly that. For our part we will be using our presence on booth 11-D50 to launch amazing terms for our offers alongside some catwalk-worthy merch!”
She added: “One of our goals is to build a strong community: harnessing the power of people who are the greatest influence on any industry – but in particular ours! At iGB L!VE we are planning to host a grand event where we can gather our friends and partners for networking and so much more, so don’t forget to stop by our booth!
“The PIN-UP Partners team is delighted to be a part of the iGaming industry’s greatest event.”
Affiliate Announcements
3 New Websites Approved by QMRA
QMRA was launched as a quality mark for iGaming affiliates at the beginning of February.
QMRA is the international follow up of KVA (https://kva.nl/), a successful Dutch iGaming Quality Mark (over 85 Dutch member websites, 10 connected operators among which bet365, LeoVegas, 711, tombola and more).
QMRA is available for the following markets:
Belgium, Spain, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden, USA Michigan, UK, Poland and Estonia
Various well known international affiliate companies joined QMRA already:
- Game Lounge, Gaming Innovation Group and Leadstar Media
Now, Applied Digital Media is part of our initiative as well: Casino.dk, OnlineCasino.be and OnlinePoker.se have been found compliant.
The above websites have been checked by our compliance team, following the applicable law (relevant for affiliates) in the respective jurisdictions. All websites received a report on how they comply with our QMRA codes:
https://qmra.eu/active-markets/belgium/, https://qmra.eu/active-markets/sweden/, https://qmra.eu/active-markets/denmark/
We expect to add more members in the coming weeks and invite anyone, active within one of the QMRA jurisdictions, to join us!