So everyone knows times are tough and companies are doing some stupid things to save on cost but this to me is the most stupidest and dishonest thing to do!
I was reading the thread at GPWA Star Partner GPWA Sponsorship Suspension - Page 4 - Gambling Portal Webmasters Association and seen a few affiliates talking about a certain mailer that was sent out to players with an obvious embedded company tracking btag so I decided to check my own links and banners out with a fine tooth comb.
So this is what I found..
Player clicks on my banner and is directed to goldenrivieracasino(DOT)com/index.asp( viewed source code and found my btag is in order), then I seen the handy peel add in the right corner and clicked that vegaspartnerlounge(DOT)com/halloween_games_10.asp view source code and still my tag is in order to this point BUT now I click on that handy download link in the center of the page which brings me to the vegas partner home page of ..vegaspartnerlounge(DOT)com/index.asp thinking right this is great players can choose any casino from here and I will have them tagged to me playing at other VP brands, so I clicked Crazy Vegas from there to play as a player. I should not have been shocked to see this as the btag code when I viewed the source code...
ar url = 'http://www.vegaspartnerlounge9[dot]com/exit-popups/single_popup/grc.asp?btag=http://www.vegaspartnerlounge[dot]com/index.asp';
Thoughts everyone? Am I wrong to think the cookies should have tracked all the way through this link path to my btag? I am not surprised by this and am ordering the replacement of all these banners and links with Rewards Affiliates and other brands whom I know do NOT cheat out the affiliates!!
I was reading the thread at GPWA Star Partner GPWA Sponsorship Suspension - Page 4 - Gambling Portal Webmasters Association and seen a few affiliates talking about a certain mailer that was sent out to players with an obvious embedded company tracking btag so I decided to check my own links and banners out with a fine tooth comb.
So this is what I found..
Player clicks on my banner and is directed to goldenrivieracasino(DOT)com/index.asp( viewed source code and found my btag is in order), then I seen the handy peel add in the right corner and clicked that vegaspartnerlounge(DOT)com/halloween_games_10.asp view source code and still my tag is in order to this point BUT now I click on that handy download link in the center of the page which brings me to the vegas partner home page of ..vegaspartnerlounge(DOT)com/index.asp thinking right this is great players can choose any casino from here and I will have them tagged to me playing at other VP brands, so I clicked Crazy Vegas from there to play as a player. I should not have been shocked to see this as the btag code when I viewed the source code...
ar url = 'http://www.vegaspartnerlounge9[dot]com/exit-popups/single_popup/grc.asp?btag=http://www.vegaspartnerlounge[dot]com/index.asp';
Thoughts everyone? Am I wrong to think the cookies should have tracked all the way through this link path to my btag? I am not surprised by this and am ordering the replacement of all these banners and links with Rewards Affiliates and other brands whom I know do NOT cheat out the affiliates!!