Affiliate News

With the highly anticipated Canadian Gaming Summit approaching on June 18-20, SBC’s Affiliate Leaders had the privilege of catching up with JD McNamara, VP of Operations-Canada at Better Collective, for an exclusive chat ahead of his appearance as a speaker at the Summit. McNamara, who brings a wealth of insider knowledge and expertise to the table, delves into Better Collective’s …

New investors will enable Skores Media to continue product development and M&A as key growth pillars, co-founder Christian de Cailleux tells SBCNews correspondent Jake Pollard.  French sports media group Skores Media has brought in the investment funds Stags Participations and MI3 as new shareholders and restructured its corporate financing in partnership with the leading French financial institutions Société Générale, BNP …

WA Technology has expanded its tech services into the iGaming media space by launching its WA.Affiliates platform. As a supplier of customised tech solutions for all online gambling disciplines, WA Technology launches its Affiliate platform to “empower operators to manage and optimize their affiliate campaigns for enhanced profitability, broader market reach, and streamlined, successful operations.” Platform features see WA.Affiliates offering …

FairPlay Sports Media (FPSM) has completed the reorganisation of its executive management team led by Group CEO Stuart Simms. The announcement sees four new executives join the sports media network, which, during Q1 trading, completed its corporate rebrand from Oddschecker Global to FairPlay Sports. Spearheading a new commercial strategy, FPSM welcomes Richard Gale as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Gale joined …

Square in the Air (SITA) has amplified its agency services by launching a new Performance Marketing (PM) division led by new Director, Mark Armitage. An expert in customer acquisition and campaign ROI strategies, Armitage is a 16-year iGaming marketing veteran, who has previously led marketing units for tier-1 operators Kindred Group and William Hill Plc. As announced by SITA: “Armitage …

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has issued a binding agreement with cloud service provider DigitalOcean in what is another step in the fight against illegal affiliate websites.  KSA highlighted that it is often difficult to track down the identity of the owners of these affiliate websites, and therefore the best approach is to work with hosting providers like DigitalOcean and completely block access …

Nominated as a new board member of Gaming Innovation Group (GiG), Mateusz Juroszek, partner and co-owner of investment fund Betplay Capital, backs a transformed GiG to become the biggest disruptor of igaming media. Yesterday, GiG accelerated its plans to split its business by announcing the composition of two separate boards for its Platform and Media subsidiaries. Alongside legal expert Cristina …

Gambling affiliate QiH Group has announced a new hire and a separate internal promotion as part of its strategic growth plan.  David Murphy will join the firm as the Chief Marketing Officer, leading QiH to double digit growth through marketing channels and commercial relationships, increasing revenue and profit along the way.  On his appointment, Murphy commented: “QiH Group has been …

Affilka by SOFTSWISS, the tech company’s affiliate management software brand, has partnered with 10bet to enhance the latter’s affiliate marketing strategies and market reach. Through the deal, affiliate management software will be provided to 10bet, assisting with the operator’s approach in its respective markets across Europe, Latin America and Africa. Seven brands from 10bet have already been launched through the Affilka by SOFTSWISS …

The acquisition by Gambling.com Group of Freebets.com and all related assets from XLMedia has been completed. Earlier in March, digital marketing and player acquisition provider Gambling.com announced that it will move forward with the purchase of XLMedia’s sports betting and gaming assets across the European and Canadian markets. These include affiliate sites like Freebets.com, WhichBingo.co.uk, Nettiskasinot.com and Vedonlyonti.com. The deal …