Programme for East African online sportsbook with pioneering group-betting product to be powered by Income Access affiliate platform

Safaribet Kenya, a Nairobi-based online sportsbook focusing on the Kenyan market, has launched a new affiliate programme in partnership with Income Access, Paysafe Group’s marketing technology and services provider. Safaribet Kenya, which features an innovative group-betting product, will use Income Access’ affiliate software to optimise programme performance and growth.

Founded in 2016, Safaribet Kenya offers pre-match and live betting on over 3,000 sports markets, including soccer, Formula 1, basketball, American football, baseball, cricket and handball. The brand’s unique group-betting functionality allows customers to wager on events with up to 10 others.

Safaribet Kenya’s launch of a new affiliate programme on the Income Access platform, which has won eGR North America’s ‘Acquisition and Retention Partner of the Year’ award for the last four years straight, will serve to raise brand awareness and customer acquisition. The platform’s Ad Serving tool will allow the operator to target players in geographically diverse and multilingual Kenya down to a town or city level and according to language, among other criteria.

Affiliates promoting the new Safaribet Kenya affiliate programme, which offers a revenue share commission structure, will benefit from the brand’s diverse player promotions. In addition to group-betting, these include weekly jackpots and accumulator bonuses, among other offers.

Safaribet Kenya will add fantasy sports and Keno games to its offering later in Q4 2018, providing affiliates with another compelling reason to promote a diversifying brand.

Imran A. Premji, founder and CEO of Safaribet Kenya, said: “Income Access offers the most sophisticated and robust affiliate platform for sports betting operators. Supported by the company’s software, our new affiliate programme allows gaming affiliates to grow with the Safaribet Kenya brand, as we expand our offering this year and into 2019.”

Tara Wilson, General Manager at Income Access, Paysafe Group, said: “The regulated African sports-betting market, which continues to grow strongly, is an important business focus for our products and services. We’re excited to partner with one of Kenya’s leading operators to support the growth of its brand through the affiliate channel.”

For more information about this partnership, contact Safaribet Kenya.

About Safaribet Kenya:
Safaribet Kenya, is a vibrant, disruptive sports-betting brand in the East African gaming and betting landscape, defined by its signature tagline #THEGAMECHANGER.

With its roots in Kenya, the brand seeks to drive social interactions and develop an emotional connection with its customers. The brand’s consumer-focused outlook is best demonstrated by Safaribet Kenya’s unique “Customer First” products: The Exclusive World Cup Safari Jackpot; “Group betting” – a social betting proprietary creation of Safaribet Kenya; and the introduction of daily fantasy sports and Keno games later in Q4 2018.

Licenced and controlled by the Betting Control and Licensing (BCLB) of Kenya, Safaribet Kenya is a supporter of responsible gambling and offers one of the largest spreads of the sports betting market, supported by state-of-the-art ICT infrastructure and a dedicated customer care program.

About Income Access:
Founded in 2002, Income Access is a digital marketing and technology company with an independent affiliate network. It specialises in providing affiliate marketing and digital marketing solutions to regulated iGaming, lottery, land-based casino and financial trading companies. Through its award-winning marketing software and a partnership-centric approach, Income Access delivers comprehensive data and strategic insight on marketing campaigns across all digital and offline channels.
In September 2016, Income Access was acquired by Paysafe Group, the company behind the digital wallet brands NETELLER and Skrill. Income Access is partnered with over 300 brands worldwide. These include: Betfred, Bet Victor, BGO Group, Caesars Interactive, Danske Spil (Danish national lottery), ETX Capital, GAIN Capital, IGT’s Lottomatica, Ladbrokes Coral, Jackpotjoy, Michigan Lottery, Pennsylvania Lottery, Pinnacle, Sportingbet, Tote Ireland, and TwinSpires.

CasinoGuide, one of the oldest and biggest online casino portal sites on the web, is relaunching with a fresh new look and feel.

New features with players in mind

The demands of online casino players are constantly changing, and the last five years in particular have seen some dramatic shifts in player preferences. Which is why the team at CasinoGuide.co.uk and CasinoGuide.com have now made wide-ranging changes in the content, design, and functionality of these two long-standing online casino affiliate sites.

Fully mobile responsive

Anyone working in iGaming should by now be aware that over half of online casino players are now accessing games via their mobile phone. CasinoGuide has therefore put a lot of emphasis on creating a design which is equally as attractive and functional on mobiles and tablets as it is on desktop screens. This was a long overdue change but will greatly improve the user experience for site visitors on mobile browsers.

Free to play casino games

It’s important to provide value to new players in more ways than simply listing online casinos. Google themselves even said so back in 2014. CasinoGuide has recognised that requirement and provided for it, most notably with a growing library of free casino games, including Roulette, Blackjack, Craps, and of course various popular Slots titles. Importantly, most of these can be enjoyed on mobile, simply by tilting the device to landscape mode – as demonstrated in the video below:

Unified look

Previously, the two sites were on completely different designs with different features and looked nothing alike. Now, CasinoGuide is able to present the same great user experience to players in all English-speaking countries, having unified the design across both websites.

“A website worthy of its name”

Project Manager Alex Tester made the following statement:

“We are delighted that with this relaunch of CasinoGuide.co.uk and CasinoGuide.com, we are ready to once again be counted among the most comprehensive and informative online casino portals in the world.

With a brand like CasinoGuide, the pressure is always on to deliver a website worthy of that name. And thanks to the hard work of the designers, developers, and content managers who have contributed to this relaunch, I believe we have created a complete user experience truly befitting our brand.”

Blockchain based affiliate platform AEToken has won the best ICO pitch competition at the Malta Blockchain Summit. Held at the InterContinental Hotel Malta on November 1 and 2, 2018, the summit is a marquee event in the ICO/Blockchain sector, playing host to over 8,000 delegates and a speaker list that includes the Who’s Who of the Crypto industry including the Winklevoss twins and John McAfee. The highlight of the summit, the ICO pitch contest saw 19 blockchain startups in a head to head battle for two cheques, each worth 25,000€.

Eventually a panel of judges, led by Investor Mark Hamade, judged AEToken (represented by CEO Vadim Fedotov) the best ICO pitch for its unique platform, which is designed to address shortcomings limiting the affiliate marketing industry.

The industry has long struggled with systemic problems including lack of enforceable contracts, fraud (traffic size verification/traffic value skimming), slow payments for services performed, and high minimum payouts. Now, for the first time, using blockchain and smart contract technology, AEToken ensures affiliate deals are secured through smart contract, payments are instant, fees are lower, and scalability is a non-issue.

Founded by Vadim Fedotov, Gene Hoffman and Jason Fernandes, AEToken has a particularly stellar team of advisors including 2017 Ycombinator partner Marcus Segal, Eman Pulis (Founder, SIGMA Conference), iGaming expert Michael Caselli, Walter Komarek (Forbesfone) and Dr. Evan Luthra of Almora Crypto Investment Group.