Awards
Winners Announced at the First Annual Golden Boomerang Awards 2024 in Cyprus

The 11 most significant participants in the Golden Boomerang Awards traffic tournament were awarded heavyweight golden statuettes for contributing to the iGaming industry. The tournament is set to become an annual, and looking forward to the 2025 season
The winners across 11 nominations were named and honored at the 2024 Golden Boomerang Awards Ceremony, organized by Boomerang Partners in Cyprus. More than 150 major affiliate marketing representatives from around the globe visited an exclusive, new, first-in-industry event designed to recognize affiliates.
The Golden Boomerang Awards incorporated a full-scale award event with a red-carpet experience. Boomerang Partners is the first company in the industry to create such an award, offering affiliates a one-of-a-kind awarding ceremony participation from the partner program. The ceremony was opened by Ivan Krainov, co-founder of Boomerang: “The Golden Boomerang Awards is a fantastic initiative for our affiliate program. It’s an exciting opportunity for me to have my debut in the public eye, as I wouldn’t want to miss the chance to engage with our partners at this event. The Golden Boomerang Awards is our expression of gratitude to the partners who contribute immensely to the growth of Boomerang Partners.”
The awarding ceremony featured real rewards – actual golden statuettes, emphasizing the value of winning and partnership. The ceremony included the best options of modern live events: a beach party in the morning, and an awards ceremony in the evening — all with high-level networking opportunities, entertainment, live performances, and a DJ set, creating a festival atmosphere befitting an honored celebration.
“We’ve worked a lot with Boomerang Partners over the past year. It took us a couple of years to reach this level, and it’s just the culmination of our efforts over these years. This award has exceeded our expectations, and a big deal for us. We’re looking forward to next year and possibly winning the next Golden Boomerang Award, — said Julian Pfennig, co-founder of Apex Media Ltd, the grand winner of the Golden Boomerang Awards. — Boomerang has been one of our top partners. They have a lot of brands and frequently launch new ones, so it never gets stale or boring. And we’re having a wonderful time at the Golden Boomerang Awards Ceremony: one winner after another, with spectacular shows between the nominations. The nominations themselves are exciting. So, yeah, this is a big show, and we’re enjoying it a lot.”
2024 Golden Boomerang Awards Winners:
- Winner: Apex Media Ltd
- Rising Star: iGaming Awards (iGamingTeam)
- Most Innovative Campaign: IT Universe (Unbesiegbar)
- Best SEO Traffic: Media24 (AffMedia)
- Best PPC Traffic: Britex (Amirah&Co)
- Best Casino Traffic: MashaMedia (Unicorns)
- Best Sportsbook Traffic: Creatus Media (FTDeez)
- Best Quality Traffic: Inovatiq (HighRoller Gaming)
- Best Ambassador: G.Partners
- Best Affiliate: Aviate Leads (Avia Traf)
- People’s Choice: CasinoGuru (StarGlide)
“We plan to make the Golden Boomerang Awards an annual event. And right from the start they set a high level – for the final event and results. Today guests from all continents flew to the ceremony. These are the winners, partners and top-leaders of the tournament. We have brought together a great professional community. We invited our partners to enhance their networking experience with enjoyable and productive interactions,”said Vitalii Prokofev, CEO at Boomerang Partners.
As the Golden Boomerang Awards 2024 concludes, plans are already underway for next year’s event. Continuing its annual tradition, the Golden Boomerang Awards will return in 2025, once again offering unique opportunities to Boomerang Partners.
Awards
ReferOn Earns Dual Nominations for Innovation and Marketing Excellence at SiGMA Euro-Med Awards 2025

The company continues its growth in 2025 with key industry recognition
ReferOn, a next-gen affiliate management platform has been shortlisted for the “Affiliate Product Innovation” and “Best Marketing Solution Provider” categories at the upcoming SiGMA Euro-Med Awards 2025.
These nominations come after an important year for the company, defined by strong market traction, continuous product development, and an increased demand from operators and affiliate managers looking to transition from outdated legacy platforms to a more agile, transparent, and scalable solution.
Since its launch, the ReferOn team has demonstrated its commitment to solving real problems for affiliate teams. At the core of its value propositions is creating a simple and accessible platform that’s built for modern needs. Core developments like full-cycle automation, customisable dashboards, instant postbacks, and real-time data visibility help to reduce chaos and boost performance. Additionally, tools like the Sub-Affiliate System, No Bundling Model, and dynamic variables assist with increased operational control.
Vlad Bondarenko, ReferOn’s Head of Product, commented on the nominations, “We didn’t build ReferOn to compete with legacy platforms — we built it to replace them. Every development, addition, and decision is guided by the goal of empowering our users to move faster, make more insightful decisions, and scale efficiently. These nominations have shown us that we’re moving in the right direction and that our incredible team is working towards something truly impactful.”
ReferOn’s roadmap remains ambitious and future-focused, with numerous investments in product developments, customer-facing services, and initiatives that help affiliate teams act faster and move smarter.
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Casino Guru shortlisted for inaugural Affiliate Leaders Awards

Casino Guru has been shortlisted for the inaugural Affiliate Leaders Awards 2025 and joins a competitive field of contestants in the “Casino Affiliate of the Year” category.
This new format is meant to celebrate excellence and outstanding accomplishments in the iGaming space, bringing together the most influential affiliates.
Hosted on Wednesday, September 17, the event will reunite 500 guests at the MEO Arena Lisbon at 7:00 pm, with the ceremony concluding at 12:00 am.
The latest shortlist comes after Casino Guru was previously shortlisted for the SBC Awards Europe 2025, another inaugural event, which the Casino Guru won in the same category, “Casino Affiliate of the Year.”
Commenting on this achievement, Daniela Sliva, Public Relations and Creative Projects Director, had this to say: “A true success story takes years to build, and even more years to prove its worth. I am incredibly proud to see Casino Guru nominated for the inaugural Affiliate Leaders Awards. This nomination reaffirms our commitment to providing casino players worldwide with the most complete, accurate, and reliable database of casinos, regardless of where they are or who they are.”
The Affiliate Leaders Awards include 24 highly contested categories, which will see the very best industry representatives, among which is Casino Guru, compete for important accolades that attest to these companies’ mission in providing the best service in their respective verticals.
Casino Guru has demonstrated its clear commitment to maintaining industry standards for responsible, fair, and safe gambling by introducing numerous initiatives focused on exactly this.
The Casino Guru Awards largely focused on ethics and responsibility in their latest iteration, a marked shift from most industry awards available.
Casino Guru’s Complaint Resolution Center was able to return more than $49,000,000 to different players so far. This hardly exhausts the list of achievements and commitments Casino Guru has initiative and demonstrated to make gambling safer.
The project similarly operates the Safety Index, which allows players to make informed decisions about an operator’s reliability. To achieve this? Casino Guru uses a strict list of reviewing criteria and real-time monitoring and reevaluation of brands.
Casino Guru has also created the world’s leading Forum and Community, reuniting hundreds of thousands of users all seeking to join the conversation and find the best online casinos available to them. In July 2025 alone, Casino Guru’s Forum and Community welcomed 14,130 members, saw 1,1130 unique contributors, and 7,228 posts were written.
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MightyTips has been shortlisted for the Affiliate Leaders Awards 2025 in four major categories

MightyTips has been named a finalist in four prestigious categories at the upcoming Affiliate Leaders Awards 2025: Best Affiliate Network, Sports Affiliate of the Year, Affiliate Traffic Source of the Year, and Affiliate Product Innovation. The awards ceremony will take place during the SBC Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, on September 17.
Operated by SEOBROTHERS, MightyTips expanded into new regions, strengthened relationships with leading sportsbooks, and navigated multiple search engine updates while maintaining strong traffic performance.
Other notable nominees in these categories include such brands as RichAds, Odds Scanner Group, Catena Media, Better Collective, Oddschecker Global Media and Gentoo Media, highlighting MightyTips’ stature in the market.
MightyTips also launched fresh tools and content formats, including redesigned bonus offer listings, rapid daily betting tips, and enhanced comparison features –all aimed at improving user experience. Exclusive interviews with sports legends, such as Andrea Pirlo, underscored MightyTips’ growing role as both an affiliate and a trusted sports media brand.
Eugene Ravdin, Head of PR at SEOBROTHERS, said: ”Being shortlisted in four categories is a tremendous honour for the team. It reflects not only our performance but also our willingness to innovate and adapt. These nominations are proof that our efforts to connect players with the right betting opportunities are making an impact.”
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