How 1win Scaled Player Acquisition Across Korea, Japan, and LatAm with Blockchain-Ads

First-Time Deposits (FTDs)
1win is a licensed crypto casino and sportsbook serving players across Asia and Latin America. The platform accepts cryptocurrency deposits and offers more than 10,000 games alongside sports betting markets. Its player base skews toward crypto-native users seeking licensed, high-bonus gaming experiences. 1win operates at scale, with over 100 million registered users globally across its affiliate and direct acquisition channels.
A note on attribution: 1win's paid acquisition runs through a network of specialist affiliate partners, with multiple 1win-aligned affiliates operating independent campaigns on Blockchain-Ads, each with its own creative, audience, and geo focus. This case study documents one of those affiliate-managed campaigns, presented as representative of the results Blockchain-Ads enables for 1win-aligned advertisers. Results across affiliate partners vary based on segment focus and creative discipline.
1win needed to acquire first-time depositors across three distinct markets through a single coordinated campaign structure that could move users from awareness to deposit. Four obstacles defined what that required:
Standard display networks could not deliver the crypto-native audience 1win needed. General programmatic inventory reaches broad demographics, but the campaign required users already active with cryptocurrency, familiar with wallet deposits, and open to licensed iGaming. Blockchain-Ads offered the only network with verified on-chain audience segments and iGaming publisher access at scale across Korea, Japan, and LatAm simultaneously. Four capabilities made that possible:
The campaign opened with awareness across all three markets simultaneously. Display ran across crypto and iGaming inventory in Korea, Japan, and LatAm. Korea received a bonus-led creative featuring a +500% registration offer. Japan used a localised variant with a lucky cat visual and a 10,000+ games angle. LatAm tested a clean brand introduction format alongside a native placement. This phase established baseline reach and identified which geos and placements returned the strongest click engagement.
Registration-focused campaigns replaced the awareness layer across all markets. Korea shifted to a bonus bundle creative featuring 800,000 KRW plus 70 free spins to sharpen the registration incentive. A VIP traffic segment was introduced to qualify high-value users separately. User acquisition campaigns targeted crypto-active segments with higher deposit probability. This phase delivered 9,044 new player registrations and surfaced Korea and Japan as the highest-intent cohorts for the FTD push.
FTD-optimised campaigns launched across Korea, Japan, and UAE with spend concentrated on the 10,000–100,000 KRW deposit-value segment. Korea ran two parallel FTD campaigns scaled from Phase 2 learning. The top-performing campaign used social proof creatives, 100 million users, a $1,500,000 recent jackpot, and 816 VIP high rollers, alongside a crypto bonus framing. LatAm shifted to a celebrity endorsement angle using Canelo Álvarez and a triple bonus offer, followed by a USDT urgency creative. This phase delivered 277 FTDs at a blended CPA of $202.