230 Sites Awarded GPWA Approved Portal Seals

[MichaelCorfman]

Party time once again!!



We've reached another milestone - 230 sites now have the right to display the "GPWA Approved Portal" seal.

Congratulations to the following 31 newly approved sites (and their associated webmasters) that join the 200 sites previously announced.

www.apuestasgratisporinternet.com (apuestas@apuestasgra)
www.bingoalerts.co.uk (GamingAlerts)
www.blackjack-strategy-page.com (crzylikafx)
www.bookiealerts.co.uk (GamingAlerts)
www.bookielabrat.com (TheGooner)
www.casinoalerts.co.uk (GamingAlerts)
www.casinogeek.com (Fergie)
www.casinoguide.ws (Tony)
www.casinolabrat.com (TheGooner)
www.eldolia.com (Namic)
www.gamblinggates.com (PartnerJ)
www.gamingalerts.co.uk (GamingAlerts)
www.gamingbrowser.co.uk (MicroBrowse)
www.gokker.eu (Ron66)
www.GottaWin.com (NFLfreepicks)
www.jackpot.co.uk (mjkpt)
www.lucky-lady-bingo.com (Don)
www.mostonlinecasino.com (mostonlinecasino)
www.NFLFreepicks.com (NFLfreepicks)
www.onlinebingoclub.co.uk (OnlineBingoClub)
www.pokeralerts.co.uk (GamingAlerts)
www.pokerbaron.com (Fergie)
www.pokergates.com (PartnerJ)
www.pokerlabrat.com (TheGooner)
www.raketherake.com (RakeTheRake)
www.sharpgambler.co.uk (SharpGambler)
www.sharpgambler.com (SharpGambler)
www.slottips.com (Fergie)
www.texas-holdem-poker-page.com (crzylikafx)
www.theindependentgambler.com (Don)
www.unluckyforsome.co.uk (OnlineBingoClub)

In order to generate some additional publicity for these new seal recipients (including links to their websites), we issued a press release earlier today. The full contents of the press release is shown at the end of this post.

For those of you who have been awarded the seal, information about how to install the seal on your site can be found on the following thread: www.gpwa.org/forum/gpwa-approved-portal-seal-installation-instructions-168814.html

If you are a current GPWA private member, and would like to be a participant in the seal program, please pm CityGuard with the URLs of the websites on which you would like to use the seal.

If you are not currently a private GPWA member, and would like to become one so that you can participate in the new GPWA Seal of Approval program, please register to become a private member - just click on the "register" navigation item on the top navigation bar, and follow the directions for applying to become a private member.

Congratulations again to all of the webmasters of our 230 approved sites!

Thank you.

Michael

The press release shown below is also available online at marketwire at www.marketwire.com/2.0/release.do?id=750468.

Gambling Portal Webmasters Association (GPWA) Awards Over 230
Seals of Approval

NEWTON, MA – July 11, 2007 – The Gambling Portal Webmasters Association (http://www.gpwa.org), the only professional association of its kind, has awarded “Approved Portal Seals” to over 230 of its member websites.

Steven Corfman, GPWA Program Manager, stated, “Players are looking for sites they can trust, and honorable webmasters deserve to differentiate themselves from rogue operators. The Seal of Approval program provides the distinction these webmasters deserve, and gives consumers the information and assurance to make critical decisions about who is reputable and who to skip past. We are excited about the success of the Seal program and look forward to continued growth.”

The GPWA Approved Portal Seal lets players know that the designated site is managed independently of the sites it provides information about or promotes; that it respects and upholds copyright standards; that it does not send spam email, use unethical search-engine-optimization techniques, or promote or display pornography; that it provides consumers with information extending beyond banner ads and links; and that it acts professionally and respectfully in its business activities.

The Gambling Portal Webmasters Association was founded in May 2001 as an organization that promotes responsible gaming, strengthen relationships between affiliate program managers and portal webmasters, and give its members a way to collaborate with other webmasters. The GPWA’s 5,000+ members communicate and share information in over 80 forums, with 27,000 threads and 190,000 posts. In July 2006, the GPWA was acquired by Casino City, the world’s largest provider of casino and gaming information.

For more information about the GPWA Approved Portal Seal requirements, visit
http://www.gpwa.org.

Following is a list of the most recent GPWA Seal recipients:

• www.apuestasgratisporinternet.com
• www.bingoalerts.co.uk
• www.blackjack-strategy-page.com
• www.bookiealerts.co.uk
• www.bookielabrat.com
• www.casinoalerts.co.uk
• www.casinogeek.com
• www.casinoguide.ws
• www.casinolabrat.com
• www.eldolia.com
• www.gamblinggates.com
• www.gamingalerts.co.uk
• www.gamingbrowser.co.uk
• www.gokker.eu
• www.GottaWin.com
• www.jackpot.co.uk
• www.lucky-lady-bingo.com
• www.mostonlinecasino.com
• www.NFLFreepicks.com
• www.onlinebingoclub.co.uk
• www.pokeralerts.co.uk
• www.pokerbaron.com
• www.pokergates.com
• www.pokerlabrat.com
• www.raketherake.com
• www.sharpgambler.co.uk
• www.sharpgambler.com
• www.slottips.com
• www.texas-holdem-poker-page.com
• www.theindependentgambler.com
• www.unluckyforsome.co.uk

[Don]

Thank you, very much. I appreciate it.

[Doolally]

Congratulations to all the new seal owners!

[rob3786]

Congratulations guys!

[Paolino]

Congratulations!

[aksana]

Congratulations, guys!!!

[Big Win Partners]

Congratulations everyone!

[LiveCasinoPartners]

Yes, congratulations!

You are certainly validated in the online gambling webmaster community.

Save a seat for me! lol

Cheers!

[Mahmud]

Wow, great list, some nice website also useful information, congratualtion those webmaster. good luck in future

[allstar]

Congratulations Everyone!


Marlene

[mojo]

WTG newest seal holders!

[bonustreak]

Wtg everyone and thanks GPWA

[DomBirch]

Can you please explain to me how the listing by traffic rank works. i see many sites llisted above mine that have lower traffic ranks and in some cases don't even show traffic info on alexa. i think the listing is great but can't see how the sort by traffic rank works?

[CityGuard]

Can you please explain to me how the listing by traffic rank works.

The traffic sorting feature for the portals listing is purely based on Alexa data. For portal with the same alexa ranking alphabetical listing is used as a secondary sorting criteria.

Portals with alexa rankings below a certain reliability threshold are treated as not ranked, which results in those portals being listed alphabetically. The alexa rankings relative to other GPWA portals are included in the listing, and those sites without a number indicated are below the threshold. This is what is happening with your site (www.GamesIncorporated.com) -- other portals that also don't show a rank on GPWA are showing up higher because of the alphabetical sorting.

[Spin21]

Hi Michael

How do I apply for approval? I have followed the procedure, but no response. Maybe I am doing something wrong.

Thanks

OnlineCasino
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[CityGuard]

How do I apply for approval? I have followed the procedure, but no response.

Hi Spin21,

We have received your private membership application and I will make a note that you'd like to apply for the seal as well. I apologize for the lack of response. Your application is in progress, although I expect it will take some time before the review team is able to complete it.

Your initial application didn't mention if you wanted all your site reviewed for the seal or only some of the sites. Please send me a private message indicating which ones you'd like included in the seal review.


Thanks,
Steven

[cass]

Well done to all those whose casino portals have been approved and carry the "appoved portal" seal!

Hopefully one day our site would also be included in the list of approved portals.

All the best Cass
http://www.cassaon-casino.com