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Stuck on tilt: Full Tilt Poker’s problems get worse

Things couldn’t get much worse for Full Tilt Poker, the site that was shut down a week ago when its home-based license was revoked. Soon after that happened, the company’s French license at FullTiltPoker.fr was suspended by ARJEL, the French regulatory body. The reason for the suspension (don’t laugh) was “an interruption in the ability…

CAP and Intercash Announce Winner of €750 Giveaway

CasinoAffiliatePrograms.com (CAP), the Internet’s largest affiliate marketing and educational resource for the online casino and Internet poker industries, has announced the winner of the exclusive €750 giveaway held in conjunction with Intercash, a comprehensive affiliate payment solution specializing in pre-paid debit cards. Richard Anderson has walked away with the grand prize of €750 from the…

Are backlink services worth the time and money?

SEO experts have struggled with a big, recent upgrade to Google that directly affects the way link building works, and how effective backlink services are. That update, called Google Panda or Google Farmer, has only been in effect a few months. All the same, it’s created a revolution on online marketing thinking already. That’s because…

Casino Coins closes indefinitely, Betsafe affiliates moved to Betsson

More unwelcome changes are rocking the online casino affiliate world. Just days after BetUS announced it was ending its affiliate program, another major casino has shut down altogether. After a preliminary move to turn away new players starting back in May, Casino Coins has announced today that it’s completely closed its doors. The company’s management…

Barcelona Affiliate Conference 2011 preview

The casino affiliate world is returning to one of its original conference hubs in just two months as the 2011 Barcelona Affiliate Conference hits Spain for four days starting on September 8th, 2011. “After two years in Budapest we are moving our autumn conference back to Barcelona, the original home for this leading European affiliate…

Three ways to watch the health of your igaming operator

Keeping tabs on the health of your operator and any potential legal issues it may face has become a very important factor for gaming affiliates in the U.S., as well as overseas. Witness the recent case of Full Tilt Poker. Once the world’s second-largest online poker room, the site has all but been forced out…

Credit card fraud and chargebacks: Staying protected

Credit card fraud is one of the biggest problems associated with chargebacks. Last month, the Casino Affiliate Programs blog provided an intro to chargebacks and what they mean to gaming affiliates. Today, we’ll look at the larger problem of credit card fraud and how it can be avoided. For starters, a chargeback is when a…

How and where to incorporate your affiliate marketing business

Face it: Affiliate marketing is a business. Even if it started out as your hobby or personal project, if you’re promoting affiliate programs on your site, you’re running a business, complete with profit and taxes. And, for any business, a big question is: Should I incorporate my affiliate marketing business? And if so, how? And…

Online poker in the U.S.: More popular than ever?

The U.S. media is loving online poker right now. And why not? The story’s got it all: Shadowy government agents targeting international businesses. The world’s best-known poker pro suing his former employer. The collapse of one of the world’s biggest poker sites. The drama as the rest of the world watches and worries about what’ll…