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TRAFFIC TRAFFIC INTELLIGENCE: DATA-LED INSIGHTS ON IGAMING To explore the diversification of traffic sources in the gambling niche, Matteo Monari has teamed up with digital marketing consultant Alexandra Tachalova to analyse the top 10,000 gambling websites in collaboration with SimilarWeb, Ahrefs and Bizup. IGB Affiliate publishes the top-level findings and insights. THERE IS ONLY ONE OPTION to stand out in search engine results – you have to hack the competition. And there are two ways to do this: you can either try to gracefully outplay the system like a virtuoso or you can brutally crack it like a cyber vandal. In both cases, what’s difficult is optimizing your strategy for the right traffic sources, as you are not simply interested i