The iGB Affiliate Award Winners revealed

by iGB Affiliate

/ / 2010-02-11 (GlobalGamingPR) - London hosts the winning rising stars in Affiliate Marketing

11 February 2010 (London, UK): The iGB Affiliate Awards (previously the CAP Awards) have always been the highlight of the London Affiliate Conference (LAC). A night full of surprises, with an attendance list that reads as a who’s who of the Affiliate industry, this glittering five star affair opened its door to 540 guests on the 28th January 2010 at the Grange St Paul’s Hotel. Highlights included a star co-host in Phil ‘The Unabomber’ Laak, elite entertainment, an incredible charity donation and, of course, 23 ultimate winners. All these were set against a backdrop that celebrated the host city itself: London. The Queen greeted guests in Buckingham palace for champagne and then guests were seated, looking upon famous London landmarks, to a three course dinner worthy of the decision makers in the room.

“The night was a huge success and the winners truly deserve their place on the big screen.” Alex Pratt, Head of iGaming Business and iGB Affiliate stated “It’s the best way we know how to reward the amount of effort and dedication every affiliate and affiliate manager put into their campaigns and work throughout the year. And best of all this is voted and judged by industry peers – the best validation you can get.”

The night saw many newcomers rise to the occasion; Ladbrokes took the sweepstake in Bingo for best affiliate program and affiliate manager, Bet365 took Best Sportsbook and Overall Affiliate Program award home, and Income Access dominated the ‘Non-Traditional iGaming’ categories. There were also many noteworthy Affiliate winners such Pokerstrategy.com and Bingobase.com, but it was Pokerisivut.com who took the gold by winning the much coveted Best Overall Affiliate. However it wasn’t all about newcomers, long-established award winners fought hard to keep their place at the top, proving that the more you win, the more you want to keep on winning. Poker Star won three awards, and Microgaming, NETELLER, Reward Affiliates and Betbrain are still the unbeaten champions in their categories. But perhaps the biggest winners was a completely non-gaming related company; Oxfam.

“A big congratulations to all the winners and a special thank you and congratulations to everyone who donated so generously for the Haiti cause and Oxfam.” Marit von Stedingk, Event Manager of the iGB Awards declared, “We raised a total of £65,000, which will be doubled to £130,000 by the CalvinAyre Foundation, and this could not have been done without the generosity the whole iGaming industry - no business beats this market for being able to mix fun, work and true professionalism so simultaneously. On which subject, we are missing a few Tube Signs centrepieces – if they get back to me in one piece I promise not to ask any questions!”

The full list of winners can be found on www.iGBAffiliateAwards.com and keep a lookout for any updates on future developments regarding next years evening. Rumours have it that a re-design is in the works, but no more has been revealed. Watch this space.

About iGaming Business
iGaming Business has been involved in the iGaming sector for over 8 years. We specialise in publishing and providing high level information to the iGaming sector through magazines, events, websites and intelligent reports. With over 16,000 affiliates, operators and vendors regularly reading our information off-line and 75,000 online iGaming Business is the biggest publishing company within the sector. Please visit www.iGamingBusiness.com for further information.

About the iGB Affiliate Awards

Every year over 500 people from the iGaming affiliate community gather to honour ongoing success within the industry, announcing the best and brightest stars at an extravagant black tie event. Previously named the CAP Awards, we welcome the iGaming Affiliate Awards back to 2010 which is set to be another evening of celebration, glamour and entertainment. Hosted by iGBAffiliate (organisers of the iGaming Affiliate series of events and publishers of iGB Affiliate Magazine), the iGB Affiliate Awards are held the night before the London Affiliate Conference, the industry's biggest annual exhibition and conference, providing the perfect opening to this landmark event. For more information on the awards please visit the site at www.iGBAffiliateAwards.com.

About the London Affiliate Conference
The Budapest Affiliate Conference (BAC) is organized by iGaming Business under the iGB Affiliate brand. The event is part of a series of affiliate conferences and expos which began as CAP Euro in January 2007, and has grown from 600 attendees to over 1700 attendees in just two years making it the biggest iGaming affiliate event in the sector. This rapid success has come about by keeping true to a simple philosophy: “Put Affiliates First”, which is the backbone of the events. For more information on the London Affiliate Conference, please visit www.LondonAffiliateConference.com or for information on iGB Affiliate please visit www.iGBAffiliate.com.

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