Letter From the Professor - July 16, 2008


Meet CAP's New Content Manager!
I'm happy to introduce you to Nathan Denny. Nathan has just joined the team at CasinoAffiliatePrograms.com as our new Content Manager and will be helping me tackle the ever-growing job of adding fresh, new and helpful content to CAP as we continue to grow by leaps and bounds.

 

Starting soon, you'll be seeing Nathan's posts at the Forum under NathanCAP, and he'll also be taking over the important job of making sure all your press releases, promotions, and news items get exposure on the CAP site.

 

Speaking of promotions and press releases, we recently set up a brand new email address at news@casinoaffiliateprograms.com that's specially created to receive any news you may want to share. Make sure to send us any press releases you have, and we'll see to it that they're placed right where the CAP community can see them.  

 

Check out CAP Magazine -- in Print, and Online!
As many of you already know, CAP publishes a beautiful, world-class magazine focusing on the online gaming industry every two months.

 

As you may NOT know, our magazine is the largest, longest-running, and most widely read magazine serving the online gaming affiliate community. It's loaded with tons of insider business info, interviews with the industry's movers and shakers, details on upcoming events and shows, and much, much more. On top of all the great content, it's just a great-looking magazine, leaps and bounds better than anything else of this type.

 

If you're signed up with CAP, you have the option to receive this great magazine for FREE, delivered directly to your home. Strictly a digital person? No problem -- you can check out the latest magazine (as well as a bevy of back issues) directly on CAP's website. Click here to check out the latest issue now!

 

Will the EU Object to UIGEA?
As I mentioned in the Forum recently, there's a very interesting article by Eli Lehrer currently on American Spectator's website. The gist of it is that EU trade emissaries are due to visit Washington D.C. later this month, and some hard discussion of UIGEA and its unwelcome effects may well be on the table.

 

In the course of the article, Lehrer calls the UIGEA legislation among "the worst written sections of the United States Code," most likely because of its awkward construction -- the law requires financial institutions to police Internet gaming because the government simply isn't able. That places an unreasonable obligation on institutions that have no interest in acting as a police or regulatory force, nor the ability or resources to do so. 

 

Lehrer goes on to speculate that the EU's dissatisfaction with UIGEA may be part of a formal Trade Barriers Regulation complaint, which is reportedly already in the works. 

 

"A series of 'interrogatories' -- formal questions directed at American officials -- appears to show what will come," writes Lehrer. "The questions cover topics ranging from the way the United States has enforced laws to the size of the U.S. gambling industry. Running almost 5,000 words, the list of questions reads more like the outline of a legal brief rather than a simple set of inquiries. It asks for every detail of the operations of the U.S. gaming industry and asks U.S. regulators to justify nearly every action they've taken with regard to Internet gambling."

 

" ... Since enforcement of the gambling laws falls almost entirely on the banking sector, it appears likely that the EU could well respond with banking sanctions directed at getting the U.S. to change its behavior. ... Given the enormous volume of trade between the U.S. and Europe, almost $700 billion in 2007, even a tiny series of retaliatory measures would have severe implications for the U.S. economy."

Lehrer finishes the article with a great summary of the entire UIGEA fiasco: "Even if the EU decides to stay quiet and never complains about UIGEA, it's pretty obvious that America's effort to regulate gambling at the federal level needs to end. Thirty years ago, when casinos existed in only one state, federal laws cracking down on gambling represented the public will. Today, with gambling legal in 48 states, America's debate over gambling has ended with the side that favors legalization as the clear winner. The positive and negative consequences of widespread legal gambling have already touched every corner of American society. The risk of a serious trade dispute offers a new reason why the U.S. should do away with its federal gambling laws and let state legislatures and consumer preferences decide where -- and if -- Internet gambling needs government regulation."

What do you think of Lehrer's conclusions? Is there any chance that the EU can apply enough pressure to help convince U.S. trade interests to rescind UIGEA? Join us here to discuss.

 

Another CAP Money Award Winner!
Drum roll please … This week’s winner of an Amazon.com gift certificate or Paypal Cash for $125 is Engineer for the thread, "List of affiliate programs that credit the first referral instead of the last." It was a great idea for a topic that's received more than 640 views as of Wednesday morning.

 

Don’t forget: YOU can win CAP Money too. This is a weekly contest open to all CAP members. Check out all the details right here.
 

CAP Special Events:

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AffiliateLounge.com recently announced an exciting summer promotion. All new affiliates that join Affiliate Lounge through CAP this summer automatically get 50% commission on Betsson Casino, Cherry Casino, and Casino Euro. This special 50% commission begins on July 1 and lasts until August 31. 

 

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We've mentioned this great promotion once before, but want to bring it up again. CakePoker.com has an exciting opportunity for all affiliates, new or existing, to win an all-expenses-paid trip for two to Cap Euro in Barcelona in September! (Restrictions apply.)

This promotion ends August 31st, 2008, so act quickly. Check out all the details here.

 

Casino Blaster Survey
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