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Conferences and networking events still ‘most useful’ sources for keeping abreast of industry Q. How useful are these sources of information in helping you keep abreast of what’s happening in the affiliate gaming industry? (Base: operators with opinion of each) Very effective Effective Conferences (n: 93) 52% Networking events (n: 92) 41% Industry news websites (n: 92) 27% Affiliate forums (n: 88) 27% Blogs (n: 91) Webinars (n: 88) E-books (n: 90) iGB Affiliate Survey • July 2018 29% 34% Social media (n: 92) Training courses (n: 90) 25% 33% 30% 13% 19% 12% 32% 10% 8% 32% 19% 11% 2018 Mean (out of 5) 2017 Mean (out of 5) 4.2 4.3 4.0 4.1 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.5 2.8 3.1 3.2 3.3 2.8 3.1 2.3 2.2 59