Africa is currently one of the fastest-growing and most promising regions for iGaming. More than 450 million people actively use mobile payments, while key markets such as Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda are growing by 30–70% annually. However, rapid growth also comes with serious challenges. Most operators and affiliate programs entering the African market face high acquisition costs, low deposit conversion rates, payment processing issues, regulatory risks, and fast affiliate burnout. African…

Alanbase continues to improve the platform for affiliate program management and performance marketing. This time, we focused on features that help teams gain better control over payouts, analyze traffic more deeply, and build more transparent internal workflows. Fixed Payouts One of the most anticipated updates is the support for fixed payouts directly inside the platform. Previously, teams working with fix fee and prepay models had to use APIs or manually track such conversions separately from…

Offers are the core of any affiliate program. At Alanbase, we’ve rethought how offers should work and turned them into a flexible, powerful tool that makes affiliate marketing for iGaming brands simpler and more efficient. What is an offer in Alanbase? An offer is a combination of goals (what the affiliate drives traffic to), payout rates and models, qualifications and KPIs, geos, allowed traffic sources, and advertiser promo materials.Inside Alanbase, an offer is always linked…

The online gambling industry continues to grow, but traditional verticals — sports betting and classic casino — are becoming increasingly competitive. Large brands are spending massive budgets on traffic acquisition, regulators are tightening advertising and compliance rules, and margins are shrinking. For new and mid-sized operators, entering saturated markets often means high costs and weak differentiation. That’s why smart players are increasingly turning to niche strategies — they allow businesses to operate in less competitive…

The growth of sportsbook brands largely depends on affiliate marketing. It is performance-driven, cost-effective, and can attract users with real intent faster than almost any other channel. But there is one issue that operators often don’t see coming — affiliate link bans. One day everything is running as expected. Suddenly you get a call from one of your top affiliates: “My links aren’t working.” Even worse — you notice a suspicious drop in traffic and…

Compliance with TikTok Requirements in the Gambling Sector: How to Properly Promote Gambling Brands Imagine you’re creating content and posting a 15-second video on TikTok featuring a spinning slot machine that ends with a big win. Your video goes viral, gaining 5.2 million views, thousands of likes, and comments asking: Where is this casino located? What app are you playing in? Is this real? How can I play this? In this video, the creator doesn’t…

In 2026, the online gaming industry is facing a sharp tightening of regulations. Finland introduced a complete ban on affiliate programs (affiliate marketing) at the beginning of the year, which, according to experts, will strengthen the black market and reduce the share of legal player acquisition to 70%. In Italy, operators bear full responsibility for violations committed by their partners, with fines of up to 20% of the campaign budget. In the United Kingdom and…

At the beginning of 2026, the Alanbase team attended two major industry events — SIGMA Eurasia in Dubai and ICE Barcelona. These conferences traditionally bring together operators, providers, affiliate teams, and technology companies from around the world, shaping the industry agenda for the years ahead. For us, this was more than simply attending exhibitions. It was an opportunity to observe how market demands are evolving, which challenges are becoming priorities, and how affiliate infrastructure is…

While many brands dream of expanding into Tier-1 countries, working with these markets is no walk in the park. The traffic is expensive, competition is fierce, and the regulations are tight, making money here takes serious effort. But the payoff is worth it: these audiences not only have disposable income but also a strong interest in iGaming. Today, the Alanbase team is diving into one of Europe’s top-performing geos in terms of GGR, which is…

Every day, new affiliate programs emerge in the market—some launched by major holdings, others by well-known industry players, and some by completely unknown brands. However, many of them make a big entrance only to disappear within six months. How can you successfully launch an affiliate program today and attract quality traffic? Alanbase team guides clients from concept to launch, and they know better than anyone who truly needs an affiliate program and what it takes…