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Boomerang Partners brought TIME TO WIN to a close with 57 teams having competed for exclusive AC Milan-related rewards
On March 31, Boomerang Partners concluded their exclusive affiliate tournament, TIME TO WIN. Top-performing affiliate teams competed for prizes and unique experiences linked to AC Milan, of which Boomerang is an Official Regional Partner
Participation metrics and performance results
Held from February 12 to March 31, the TIME TO WIN tournament brought together 57 affiliate teams. In total, they generated 1,611 sports FTDs across multiple brands within Boomerang Partners’ client portfolio. 40% of participants joined as new partners for this tournament.
Engagement levels varied across teams. 37% completed at least two tasks, while one team completed the full set of tasks.
Rossoneri Hub as the tournament’s central platform
All tournament activity was managed through the Rossoneri Hub – a dedicated platform developed as part of Boomerang Partners’ collaboration with AC Milan. During the tournament period, the Hub attracted 33,268 visitors. It served as the main entry point, hosting tasks and tracking participants’ progress.
A format built covering the full affiliate lifecycle
The structure of TIME TO WIN combined multiple aspects of affiliate activity within a unified platform. Participants completed tasks across five segments: performance, SMM, PR, brand surveys, and reviews. All of these contributed to their overall score.
The tasks were clearly defined, with fixed points awarded for each completed action:
- Generating new sports users for brands within Boomerang Partners’ client portfolio – 10 points for each FTD
- Completing the brand survey – 25 points
- Contributing expert commentary as part of PR activities – 30 points
- Participating in a dedicated SMM challenge – 25 points
- Leaving a review on a selected platform – 20 points
The brand survey became the most popular task, while creative mechanics also played a role, including an AI-based challenge that resulted in 17 AC Milan kit concepts created by participants
AC Milan partnership as a value driver
A defining element of TIME TO WIN was its integration with AC Milan. All rewards were directly tied to the Club. This made the tournament more than a standard incentive program.
Participation gave affiliates access to experiences that reflect the level of the Boomerang Partners and AC Milan partnership – from merch packs and signed jerseys to matchday experiences and behind-the-scenes opportunities. These rewards cannot be replicated outside a top-tier football collaboration. They are designed as premium experiences.
Prize structure and winners
Winners will be determined across five prize tiers, each unlocked by reaching specific point thresholds. Notably, three teams (…) surpassed the 750-point threshold, qualifying for the top-tier experiences.
The prize structure included:
- Prize 1 (150 points): TIME TO WIN Merch Pack for a team of five (3–5 sets)
- Prize 2 (250 points): AC Milan official jerseys signed by players (five jerseys per set – 3–5 sets)
- Prize 3 (350 points): A trip to the AC Milan v Cagliari match for five people (one set)
- Prize 4 (550 points): A trip to the AC Milan v Juventus match, including pre-match access, for five people (one set)
- Prize 5 (750 points): A trip to Milanello Sports Center, the heart of AC Milan, for five people (two sets)
In total, 15 partner representatives will attend the AC Milan v Juventus match. The main prize includes one winning team of up to five participants, while additional attendees will join through the Milanello experience.
To support this activation, Boomerang Partners expanded its ticket allocation based on demand. The company increased premium tickets by 300% and total ticket volume by 212% compared to the standard quota.
Anton Eshtokin, Chief Marketing Officer at Boomerang Partners, commented: “TIME TO WIN delivered exactly what we set out to achieve, bringing partners into an active phase at the right moment of the sports season and showing how teams performed under the same conditions.
The integration with AC Milan added a different layer to the tournament. The prizes were experiences tied directly to the Club – something affiliates don’t typically get through standard formats.
At the same time, the results carry into the third season of Golden Boomerang Awards, where the focus shifts to performance over time. This continuity is key to how we structure competition.”
From TIME TO WIN to Golden Boomerang Awards 2026
TIME TO WIN was designed as an entry point into a broader competitive framework. Participants who reached the 100-point threshold received bonus points toward the Golden Boomerang Awards 2026. The annual affiliate tournament, organized by Boomerang Partners, officially launched on April 3, marking the start of its third season
This year’s competition is built around the “Beyond the Moment” concept, reflecting a shift from short-term results to sustained performance over time. Rather than rewarding isolated spikes, the format emphasizes consistency, strategic execution, and the ability to remain competitive throughout the entire competition period. Further participation details are available on the official GBA 2026 website.
About Boomerang
Boomerang Partners is a rapidly growing global marketing agency offering a wide range of services. The Company is an Official Regional Partner of AC Milan. In 2024, it launched the inaugural Golden Boomerang Awards – a global tournament for affiliate teams. More than 400 affiliate teams participated in the second season of the tournament in 2025. Across its partner network, six new products were launched in 2024–2025, contributing to a nearly 1.5x growth in product users.
The company’s clients’ portfolio includes more than 10 brands operating across 40+ markets in compliance with local regulations. These products provide incentive programs and 24/7 multilingual support.
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Vegangster Partners with Citron to Power Crypto Payments and Analytics
Vegangster and Citron have partnered to power the crypto payments and analytics layer of Vegangster’s crypto casino solution.
Citron brings deep credibility to the partnership, having processed billions in crypto transactions for 100+ clients across 50+ countries.
Citron Processing, an AI-powered crypto payment solution, lets operators take deposits and pay out winnings on-chain in an instant, with every transaction screened through Chainalysis and incoming funds converted to stablecoins to keep things clean and free of volatility, all at sub-1% fees.
Citron Analytics, the first AI analytics for on-chain client and market intelligence, gives operators full visibility into their players, competitors, and market beyond what any platform data can show.
Powered by Citron AI, it reads live blockchain data to deliver client profiling, real-time alerts when players deposit, win, or start playing elsewhere, graph-based fraud detection, and competitive intelligence, including rival casinos’ volumes and market share, all through a live dashboard and conversational AI interface.
“For the first time, our operators can see how players spend across other casinos, not just their own platform. We are already integrating this information into platform PAM, automation tools, allowing customer support, VIP teams to react in real time to changes and increase retention rates.”
Michael Oziransky
Chief Product Officer at Vegangster
“On-chain data reveals knowledge and opportunities iGaming operators never had before. Citron’s partnership with Vegangster brings one of the most efficient iGaming platforms together with the industry’s powerful crypto intelligence tool – everything operators need for success”.
Artsemi Karpovich
Head of Sales at Citron
Together, the two products give operators using the Vegangster Crypto Casino solution both the payment infrastructure and the intelligence layer to acquire smarter, retain longer, and operate with full visibility into their market.
About Citron
Citron is an AI-powered crypto processing and analytics platform. Citron Analytics, the first AI analytics for on-chain client and market intelligence, reads live blockchain data to help businesses understand client behaviour, detect fraud, analyse competitors, and make real-time data-driven decisions.
Citron Processing delivers an intelligent crypto payment infrastructure with 12+ cryptocurrencies, sub-1% fees, and Chainalysis integration. Citron is dedicated to making blockchain and its data accessible and actionable for every business in the crypto economy.
About Vegangster
Vegangster provides a full iGaming platform built for speed, scale, and operator control. Its turnkey, white-label, and sweepstakes solutions bring casino and sportsbook content, payments, CRM, compliance, and social features together into a single mobile-first system. With Vegangster, operators can launch quickly and grow with confidence.
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SEOBROTHERS’ Aleksandra Drigo flags higher barriers for affiliates in regulated Alberta
SEOBROTHERS Chief of Business Development Aleksandra Drigo says Alberta’s move toward a regulated online gambling market is likely to raise the cost and complexity of affiliate acquisition, reshaping competition for SEO-led publishers. Drigo shared the view in an exclusive interview with SiGMA News focused on Canada’s affiliate landscape.
Drigo said regulation can bring more transparency, but also higher compliance demands and tougher economics for smaller players. “Many affiliates, especially independent SEO players, may decide not to enter fully regulated markets and instead focus on regions with more predictable economics and lower regulatory pressure,” she said.
She added that regulated markets typically advantage well-funded affiliate groups with the ability to invest in legal and compliance support and tracking infrastructure. “Regulated markets tend to favour larger players. Big affiliate companies have the resources for legal support, compliance teams, advanced tracking infrastructure, and long-term investment without expecting fast ROI.”
On partner selection, Drigo said affiliates are increasingly weighing operators on operational quality and regulatory readiness, not just commercial terms. “We pay close attention to how consistent an operator is in terms of reporting, responsible gaming policies, speed of communication, and local regulations compliance. Reputation risks affect both sides. If an operator lacks transparency or fails to follow compliance standards, it directly impacts the affiliate business as well.”
Drigo also pointed to communication and access to performance data as major friction points in operator-affiliate relationships. “Financial disagreements can usually be resolved quickly if there is trust and clear communication between both sides. Whereas, when affiliates do not receive timely information, face unclear reporting, or get no explanation for performance changes, tensions escalate very quickly. In regulated markets, communication and transparency become just as important as the financial terms themselves.”
Looking ahead, Drigo said affiliates targeting regulated North American markets will need stronger localisation, trusted brands and more diversified traffic strategies as search behaviour changes. “With AI and online search ecosystem changes already transforming the SEO landscape, affiliates need to become much more flexible and technology-driven than before. And compliance-friendly SEO strategies and diversification beyond traditional search traffic are becoming increasingly important.”
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Sparta Prague extends Betano principal partnership through 2029
AC Sparta Praha has extended its principal partnership with Betano through 30 June 2029. Betano, Kaizen Gaming’s online betting and gaming brand, has held principal partner status since 2023 and will continue to feature on the shirts of Sparta’s men’s A-team, B-team and first women’s team.
Tomáš Křivda, CEO of AC Sparta Praha, said: “The three-year partnership with Betano has brought benefits to both sides, and I am very glad that it will continue. Sparta is a brand with weight and reach in Czech sport, and the partnership reflects that. Together we are setting the standard in Czech sport for what such a relationship should look like. It does not stop at a logo on the shirts. Together we have prepared a range of activations for fans, offered them attractive competitions and experiences, and opened up topics beyond the pitch as well, such as stadium accessibility. All with a clear focus on the fan. It works because we are pursuing the same goal. Extending it for another three seasons is therefore a logical step, and I believe we will build well on the work we have started”.
The clubs said the renewal follows joint activations including the “Million Kick” halftime competition, which has awarded two prizes of one million CZK over the first three seasons of the partnership. The companies also pointed to international-facing collaborations involving first-team players and representatives of Aston Villa F.C. and Club de Regatas do Flamengo.
Julio Iglesias Hernando, Chief Commercial Officer at Kaizen Gaming, said: “We are truly delighted to extend our partnership with AC Sparta Praha until 2029. Over the past three years, we have built a profound relationship founded on mutual trust and a shared pursuit of excellence. This renewal reinforces our commitment to Czech sport and its fans, aligning perfectly with our global strategy of partnering with elite sporting institutions that represent the very best the international stage has to offer. At the same time, we remain dedicated to shaping a safe, reliable and responsible gaming environment for everyone”.
Sparta and Betano said upcoming seasons will include an “enhanced Betano Million Kick” and additional fan formats, while the Betano Game prediction contest, draws for places in the Betano Zone, match streams and other benefits will continue. The partners also highlighted ongoing CSR work focused on stadium accessibility and inclusivity at the epet Arena, including audio navigation beacons, expanded wheelchair platforms, stadium tours for fans with visual or hearing impairments and audio-descriptive commentary, as part of Sparta’s stated aim to become “only the second football club in the world to receive the Access Champions certification.”
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