I would like to answer Pinababy69 questions made on this post
1. How long has this white label campaign been in the works?
The White Label program started development around January 2007 with White Labels first started launching in Beat around April 2007, however, many of the previously mentioned white labels were test accounts, dormant accounts or pitch accounts that we made the mistake of making public.
2. Why does your company feel it necessary to utilize a marketing tactic such as this, when there are many people who clearly find it a deceptive form of advertising? At the very least, the way it is presented now is highly unprofessional, would you agree?
I have responded to this question in my two posts above, but the main reason for the White Labels is to enter Niche Markets that would be hard to penetrate otherwise
3. Why was this not announced to your player base with complete transparency as to what the campaign entailed, and how quality control of the white label brands would be monitored and enforced? An email to all of your existing players, briefly outlining what a white label is, and more importantly, a complete list of the white labels currently offered by Playshare would have been the proper route to go. In addition a link to the complete bonus terms at these white labels, would have been appropriate. Agree or disagree?
I have to disagree on this, as there was no reason to announce this to the player base of CasinoShare or GrandMonaco as it does and will not affect them in anyway. The point of the WhiteLabel is to attract new players to our sites. However, saying this, I do agree we have not been as transparent as we could have been and are correcting this by having
www.playsharepartners.com (which is being updated at the moment) making clear what the scenario is with regards to player funds and who operates these casinos. Also with regards to term and conditions, it is made clear where the player stands with regards to opening offers. However, we are going to make this easier for the player to spot as not every player actually reads the terms and conditions before playing. The player will only be affected with regards to the opening offer and all future offers will not be affected as every account is treated separately.
4. Why is there not more transparency on all of these sites clearly stating that they are all part of the Playshare Group? Or I guess as it will soon be called...the Mondial Group?
I admit that this was not as transparent as it could have been am I am going to correct this. With regards to GrandMondial, this is a rebrand of GrandMonaco, and even though operated and owned by PlayShare is separate and has no bearing on the white labels.
5. What sort of screening process is currently in place for new applicants to the program? And what sort of ongoing quality control checks will there be to ensure that the websites and their respective owners/partners present the casino in a professional manner?
Each white label applicant will go through a screening process, such as personal background check. Also PlayShare takes full responsibility for the Player so that he or she is not compromised. Also, marketing will be strictly monitored.
6. In regards to the Casino2see site, it is pretty obvious that this particular webmaster is one who is involved in the promotion of adult material. How did this escape anyone's notice when he/she first applied for the program? If it WAS known, could they not foresee the potential problems?
I admit we overlooked this and Casino2See did have link that went to a portal that further went to an Adult site. This link has been removed, and this will not occur again, where any white label links off to a site of adult nature.
7. How do you feel about your casinos being compared to the known rogue group of Virtual Casinos? Do you find this at all troubling that more than one person has made this comparison?
I can ensure you all players regardless if they play at GrandMonaco or a white label will be treated the same, and I hope players see that we are an honest casino and that we run an honest and fair organization
8. What is the problem with having your casinos promoted in the usual manner? Your group has always enjoyed a good reputation previously. Why not just continue on in the same vein? Offer the players Grand Monaco and CasinoShare on sites that are user friendly and actually offer some content that is truly valuable to the player.
The reason why we entered the white label market is to enter niche markets that we could have not entered before and certain countries that have strong barriers of entry. The plan is to partner with existing companies that have a strong brand or a unique idea to expand the group.
9. The one most important to me personally is....how does this benefit any player in any way? There is no niche marketing, you are not catering to any specific group of players. They are clone sites plain and simple. There is no specialty involved. I definitely grasp the concept of financial gain for the casino and the affiliates promoting them, but how does it benefit the player?
We have only just begun with regards to White Labels and there are some very niche marketing campaigns that are about to be released the majority of which will start to be made clear and open in late October, early November. We had only just launched and so are still at the early stages, and have already learnt some very valuable lessons. These marketing campaigns will not benefit our current players, as they are acquisition promotions to get new players on the site.
10. And finally, what changes, if any, do you plan to make to the program to ensure that it is carried out in a professional manner in the future?
This post has definitely got us thinking and given us a kick and so I am putting a lot more resources and my time to improve the white label program for the better. Over the next few days and weeks you will see changes.
Best Regards
Max Wright
CEO
PlayShare Group