WEBMASTER NEWS
BWIN.COM AND IGB AFFILIATE REVEAL WINNERS OF
THE “PLAY AT JUVENTUS” COMPETITION
IGB AFFILIATE and bwin.com recently
flew four lucky affiliates to Italy for a
money-can’t-buy experience – a trip for
them and a friend to play a football match
on the Juventus Stadium Pitch.
The winners were:
• Ivan Beslic, SofaScore
• Stefano Guidi, NetAffiliation
• Jelena Isakov, Ask Gamblers
• Fulgusin Marcel, Ponturi Bune
“We always enjoy meeting with our
affiliates and receiving their feedback with
regards to our brands and our affiliate
program," said Kriton Kounelakis,
Affiliate Marketing Manager at bwin.
party. “The event in Turin is a good
chance for us to socialise with them in a
fun and unique way, by offering them a
'money can’t buy' experience.”
The four lucky affiliates were flown
to Turin, Italy on 3rd June 2015, where
they stayed the night at a hotel were be
taken to the Juventus Stadium on the
4th June 2015 to play the football match.
There they played in personalised, official
Juventus kit, which they will get to keep.
After the match, they were treated to lunch
in the suite inside the Stadium.
“Congratulations to all of the winners of
this fantastically unique opportunity! To be
able to play on the same pitch as this year’s
Champions League finalists is an experience
that money can’t buy. We are truly excited
to have been invited to work with bwin on
this, and we would like to thank them for
providing the affiliate community the chance
to play on Italy’s most popular football
ground,” said James King, Group Head of
Business Development at iGaming Business.
WILLIAM HILL EXITS ROMANIA
WILLIAM HILL has withdrawn services
from the Romanian market due to recent
regulatory developments in the country.
In a correspondence issued to customers
and affiliates in the country, the
bookmaker said that its products will no
longer be made available to players in
Romania from June 2.
The bookmaker has also instructed all
affiliates to remove marketing materials
such as banners and text links that relate to
Romanian punters.
However, William Hill did hint that it may
return to the Romanian market in the future,
saying it was “confident” that it will have the
opportunity to work in the country again.
“The William Hill staff would like to
take this opportunity to thank you for all
your efforts and joint work together over
the past years in the Romanian market.
“They value your cooperation and
contribution and, though William Hill is
obliged to cease to accept business from
customers in Romania for the time
being, they are confident that we will
have the opportunity to work together
in the future.”
NEKTAN AND NEWS UK LAUNCH ‘SUN PLAY’ GAMING PRODUCT
MOBILE GAMING platform provider
Nektan and newspaper publisher News
UK have launched ‘Sun Play’, a new
gaming application developed exclusively
for UK newspaper the Sun.
Sun Play will offer Sun-branded free
and real-money cash games across mobile,
tablet and desktop.
Sun Play will run alongside the
newspaper’s existing gambling brands such
as Sun Bingo and Fabulous Bingo.
While News UK will be responsible for
marketing of Sun Play, Nektan will bring
new content to the service and operate the
end-to-end player management and back
office operations. “News UK constantly
strives to increase the level of engagement
users have with our brands and we
recognise that the fastest growing way to
play games is now on smartphone apps,”
News UK chief executive officer Mike
Darcey said.
“We've had huge success offering The
Sun on mobile and tablet and believe Sun
Play is the ideal way for us to continue to
extend our entertainment platforms, while
also reaching new audiences.”
NHL CHIEF SAYS SPORTS BETTING WOULD NOT IMPACT PLAYER
INTEGRITY
GARY BETTMAN, commissioner of
North America’s National Hockey League
(NHL), has allayed fears over the impact an
expanded sports betting market in the US
could have on professional athletes.
Speaking in an interview on Sportsnet’s
Brady & Walker show, Bettman said that
if sports wagering were to become more
widespread in the US, this would not
impact the integrity of players.
A number of high-profile individuals
from