January 2009 Archives

Seychelles has the smallest population of any state in Africa, however they hold the distinction of being, per capita, the most highly indebted country in the world according to the World Bank, with total public debt around 122.8% of GDP and ironically Seychelles remains the richest territory in Africa in terms of GDP per capita.

The Seychelles is a totally independent state generating its own income. Because of economic contraction (the economy declined by about 2% in 2004 and 2005 and lost another 1.4% in 2006 according to the IMF) the country was moving downwards in terms of per capita income; however, the economy came roaring back in 2007 growing by 5.3% due in part to the record tourism numbers, but also the booming building and offshore industries which also continue to set records.

The business section of the Isle of Man Today newspaper reported this week that Internet gambling is the fastest growing sector of the Manx economy, bucking the economic slowdown trend with the prospect of new businesses and new jobs being created on the island over the next few years.

More than 360 jobs have been created in the past three years, the newspaper reports, with some of the biggest names in the online gambling industry including Microgaming, PokerStars and Playtech setting up head offices.

While attending an i-Gaming Conference in Montreal I had the good fortune to be invited to the head-office of Income Access for a tour and to meet with the CEO, Nicky Seynard. Established in 2002 this company is operated by a team of seasoned affiliate marketing professionals in online gaming.

Income Access will be re-launching its affiliate marketing software with an entirely new user-interface. The new version of our software will offer more analytics at a glance, and make it easier to navigate its other powerful features - like in-depth tracking reports. Gaming merchants and marketers need Income Access