We are happy to announce that PAS has teamed up with WPT Poker to offer a $10,000 end-of-the-year Rake Race to our players. The $10,000 Rake Race period will run from December 22nd to December 31st and will be determined by WPT Points earned during the promotional period. In addition to this lucrative exclusive promotion, WPT Poker is also increasing the size of their sign up bonus to 100% up to $500 (up from $100) and giving a VIP upgrade to the Palladium status for any player who earns more than 1000 WPT Points during December. WPT Poker has experienced significant growth as a Party Gaming skin this year making now a great opportunity to market to your players interested in Party Gaming. Rake Race payments will be as follows: Prizes 1: $1,200 2: $1,000 3: $800 4: $700 5: $600 6: $500 7: $400 8-9: $350 10: $300 11-12: $250 13-14: $200 14-15: $200 16-17: $150 18-25: $100 26-39: $75 40-50: $50 Don't forget that WPT Poker also offers a VIP program that awards up to 50% VIP Rakeback through the exchange of WPT Points for cash and bonuses. PAS also allows publishers to offer their players $22,000 a month in exclusive freerolls when signing up for WPT Poker through your affiliate site. Party Gaming is currently neck and neck with iPoker as the #2 largest online poker site. There are certain situations where players with an existing Party Poker account are able to sign-up through WPT Poker. Check this forum thread for additional details.
Bwin and Party Gaming first announced they would merge almost a year and a half ago, a move which became official in March of this year. Since then, both company's main poker brands have continued to be flagship rooms on their respective platforms -- bwin on Ongame and Party Poker, of course, on Party Gaming. That may be changing very soon. On December 5th, affiliates reported receiving emails related to the merging of affiliate platforms: We have some exciting news to share. In few weeks, we will be merging two of the industry's leading affiliate programs - bewinners and PartyPartners - to create an integrated affiliate program, starting with Spanish market. Soon you will have an opportunity to promote the most renowned Bwin brands alongside Party brands, and profit from the synergies. This move is almost certainly a precursor to the long-anticipated platform merger of the two online poker's heavyweights, which is expected to occur in early 2012 on the Party Gaming platform. bwin would join the Party Gaming Network -- currently in a battle with iPoker for the #2 poker room -- and should easily become the 2nd largest network in the world. Ongame, on the other hand, would lose a flagship room and important skin but would likely continue to be a prominent player in the marketplace. The network is home to dozens of rooms including large established rooms such as Betfair, Betsafe, Coral Poker and RedKings, all PAS partners. The question on the minds of players and affiliates is "does the new merged brands end up looking more like bwin or Party Gaming?" It is believed that the Party Gaming Network is the likely destination of both brands but will the ecology-minded Essence system make it's way to the new merged platform or will Party Gaming's rewards system and affiliate commission calculations win out? Answers to those questions may come to fruition over the coming weeks.
What a crazy week for Full Tilt Poker. On Wednesday, Full Tilt Poker had their Alderney License suspended and games shut down, which was followed by reports that initially surfaced on Thursday night that the company had been purchased by European investors and that the Phil Ivey lawsuit had been dropped. The question on the minds of everyone now is what happens next to the poker site and the situation with US player payments. Drama at Full Tilt Poker: As everyone knows by now, Full Tilt Poker's license was suspended by the licensing body in Alderney. On Friday morning, the Los Angeles Times reported that Full Tilt would be sold to European investors. Full Tilt is believed to owe upwards of $150 million dollars to US players, which is the catalyst for the suspension of the Alderney license. According to the article, the yet unnamed European investors would attain a majority stake in the company and would put up enough money to pay US players. In other news related to the deal, Phil Ivey lawyer David Chesnoff said that his client intended to "dismiss the lawsuit as he believes Full Tilt is taking steps to see that the players are paid." In other positive news for Full Tilt Poker, the ARJEL announced that Full Tilt Poker could keep their French license (link in French) but that service in France must be restored "without delay." Bwin.party Confirms Plans to Sell Ongame by end of 2011: Accoring to EGR, bwin.party, the merged company of Bwin and Party Poker, has confirmed that they plan on selling the Ongame "surplus asset." The company has said that they have received "interest from several parties" and that they plan to sell ownership of network by the end of 2011. Ongame is currently the 4th largest .com network. Poker Traffic Update: Prior to the suspension of Full Tilt Poker's license, Full Tilt Poker had actually increased 9% over the previous week and Merge Gaming saw its first weekly increase in over a month, according to PokerScout. Overall, traffic during the week decreased slightly more than 1% due to seasonal trends. PokerScout also noted that PokerStars and Party Poker were the largest initial benefactors of the current Full Tilt Poker shutdown. Jottings: Skill (Moneybookers) halted deposits before Full Tilt Poker license suspension...IGT takes control of Entraction....I Nelson Rose article on online poker in the District of Columbia....David Yu steps down as Betfair CEO
We’re extremely pleased to announce the addition of the WPT Poker Rev-Share Offer to PAS. Publishers can begin promoting the offer making a request in the Publisher Admin under “Rev Share Offers.” WPT Poker uses the same affiliate program as Party Poker, PartyPartners, so if you currently promote Party Poker you should be very familiar with WPT Poker. Your players will receive ALL of the same promotions and program benefits offered by Party Poker. WPT Poker players can also compete in all exclusive PAS Party Poker promotions! Publishers will earn 25% of net player rake. Why should I promote WPT Poker? --Brand recognition second to none --High conversion rates --Owned by publicly traded company, Party Gaming --Skin on the Party Gaming Network, the 3rd largest network in the world (behind PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker) --Not sure whether your players are registered with PartyPoker? Sign them up at WPT Poker instead! --The same lucrative promotions and easy games offered through Party Poker What can my players receive when signing up at WPT Poker? --VIP up to 50% --Monthly exclusive PAS Promotions (currently $15,000 Raked Hand Promos, $5,000 Freeroll) --100% up to $100 sign-up bonus --Access to all special monthly promotions such as Gladiator and Card Rush How can I get started? If you’re already a PAS publisher, simply request the offer in the “Rev Share Offers” section of your Publisher admin. If you’re new to PAS, sign-up today to start promoting WPT Poker and the choice of dozens of other rooms! Where can I receive more Information? If you’re new to PAS, check out our FAQ to get answers to the most common questions you may have. Also, feel free to contact us anytime. If you’re looking for more information on WPT Poker, check out our special review page.
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