Casino Affiliate Programs ( CAP ) Blacklisted !!

For those of you who have been keeping a close watch on the casino affiliate boards over the last several months are well aware of the controversy surrounding the CasinoAffiliatePrograms.com. I'll try to put the events in order, so those who are not aware of this, can now see what's been happening.

Gambling911 Reports

A news report surfaced on the Gambling911 site Thursday, January 1st, 2009. The report states that casino affiliate are claiming that a new poker room, Cardspike.com, now blacklisted, has been stalling paying their affiliate webmasters earned commissions.

The report went on to say several affiliates and other observers of the industry had reported to Gambling911 that the online poker room is owned by some of the people behind Casino Affiliate Programs (CAP).

Read the entire report here: CardSpike Poker Affiliates Want Answers From CAP – Submitted by C. Costigan (Owner of Gambling911.com).

Outraged affiliates hit the gambling boards over the conflict of interest, and to the Casino Affiliate Managers who pay an enormous fee to display the Casino Affiliate Programs "Certification Seal", thus Cardspike was rogued.

Three days later, Sunday, January 04, 2009, a second report is put out by Gambling911 stating some of those affiliates also claimed that CardSpike.com is run by some of the same people behind the Poker Affiliate Program (PAP), another venture of Casino Affiliate Programs (CAP).

While the online gambling boards became heated with affiliates demanding transparency from CAP/EM (Effective Media) and Cardspike, online casino affiliates and players were checking for facts to these allegations. What was found is that the owner of "CAP" (Lou Fabiano), is also listed as an Officer/Director of "EFFECTIVE MEDIA GROUP, INC", a corporation based in Florida, who operates the affiliate program for the Cardspike online Poker Room.


The Conflict of Interest

Below are four links where you will find one video associated to each link, by J Todd of GPWA/APCW, outlining the relationship between CasinoAfffiliatePrograms.com and CardSpike.com, the relatively new poker room.

APCW Perspectives Friday for January 9th, 2009: Is Cardspike tied to Casino Affiliate Programs?
APCW Perspectives Tuesday for January 13th, 2009: Cardspike Revelations and Affiliate Summit!
APCW Perspectives Friday for January 16th, 2009: The Cardspike Puzzle
APCW Perspectives Friday for January 23rd, 2009: Cardspike Revealed!


CAP Certification Seal – Good or Bad?

Casino Affiliate Programs pay outrageous fees to have a forum on the Casino Affiiate Programs board, they receive a "Certification Seal".

If the only requirement for Affiliate Programs to be "Certified" by CAP is by paying a fee for a forum, how can that be a good thing for the online gambling industry as a whole?


Read more from concerned Affiliate Webmasters below:

Casino Affiliate Programs (CAP) ~ The Gambling Guru’s Blog
Casino Affiliate Programs (CAP) – ROGUED AND BLACKLISTED
CasinoAffiliatePrograms.com – ROGUE – BLACKLISTED
Casino Affiliate Programs Rogued by Affiliate Community

[This page will be updated as needed – Saturday, January 14, 2009]