The Gambling Portal Webmasters Association (www.gpwa.org) has announced the addition of their 125th approved online gambling portal this week. Giving the GPWA good reason to celebrate, the latest portal approval marks a triumphant accomplishment for this highly respected organization. The GPWA was originally launched in May of 2001, which since time they have garnered great respect from the online gambling industry as a whole. Very selective about their endorsements, the GPWA has become the place to find the Web's leading portals specializing in online casinos, poker rooms and sportsbooks.

Fair Gaming Advocate for the GPWA, Steven Corfman, spoke out for all members when he referred to the large number of players who are turning to online gambling portals for trustworthy and accurate information, which is precisely one of the chief aims of the GPWA. Seeking to distill the rogue, shady and unprofessional gambling sites from the one's that take pride in their services and web content, the GPWA developed a Seal of Approval which gambling webmasters could receive after meeting all of the terms of the seal.

A GPWA approval is one way of giving distinction to the best online casino portals currently doing business on the Web. Only those webmasters who comply with providing accurate information and who do not promote rogue establishments are allowed to join the GPWA. The prerequisites for getting a seal of approval uphold webmasters to cease from taking part in a number of unethical and illegal activities, including spam email, obeying copyright infringement, unethical search engine optimization techniques and pornography. Furthermore, all gambling portals must provide their visitors with informative content extending beyond banners and link texts.

The GPWA justifiably deserves a round of applause for their 125th site approval. With over 4,000 active members, eighty online forums (over 25,000 threads and 180,000 posts) the GPWA is a force to be recognized by the gaming industry. The world's largest online casino directory, Casino City, certainly saw the value in the GPWA, for they made an offer to acquire the group in July of last year, and are now the rightful owners of this amazing group of webmasters dedicated to preserving the pastime of online gambling.