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Poker Rakeback |
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| Rakeback is a method by which players receive back some of the rake they have
paid to the casino. There are a few terms that you have to understand in order
to fully understand rakeback. Before we get into a few details, here is the
bottom line on rakeback: rakeback is a promotion offered to players to keep them
online and happy. Some casinos don't offer rakeback but they have other, similar
promotions with the same purpose. |
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Rake |
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| Every poker pot has a winner. The house takes a small percentage of the pot as a "fee" for running the game. This is the rake. The rakeback promotion allows players to get back part of the rake from the pots they have won. |
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Affiliates |
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| All casinos use affiliates to help them promote and market themselves. The site you are on now is likely an affiliate. The casino "pays" its affiliates a percentage of the house's take. In poker, the house's take is called the rake. So affiliates are paid a percentage of the rake. An enterprising affiliate some years ago decided to promote itself by offering to return to the players some of the rake it had received. The affiliate called this self-promotion "rakeback". It was so successful that many affiliates copied the first one. |
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Keeping Track |
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| A casino that is co-operating with its affiliates to facilitate rakeback, has to keep track of the rake it takes from the pots each player wins. Obviously, some players win bigger pots than others. These players generate more rake and are eligible for more rakeback. Keep in mind that rakeback is not related to how many pots you win but how big the pots were, that is, how much rake your wins generated. |
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Rakeback Percentages |
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| The affiliates involved in the ongoing rakeback promotion generally offer about 33% rakeback. Some offer slightly less and some slightly more. |
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Alternatives to Rakeback |
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| Some casinos don't keep track of each player's rake so their affiliates cannot offer rakeback. The reason is that these casinos want to offer a form of rakeback on their own. Some do it through their VIP promotion. In the end, a loyal, long-term player can get back some of the rake one way or another. |
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Rakeback Promotions |
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| One popular promotion is called Rake Race. During a specified time period, players race to see who can generate the most rake. Some rake races are high-stakes tournaments in themselves. As such, they have a dual purpose: to promote the casino to active players and to create buzz about rakeback |
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Making Rakeback Work For You |
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| Some players have discovered that they can break even or actually lose some on the actual play of the hands, but still make a tidy sum each month just from rakeback. Playing this way changes the pot odds because the higher the pot the higher the rake. Playing poker online in this manner is certainly not for everyone! Both the participating casinos and the affiliates involved are happy to have a so-called rakeback pro in the fold. After all, keeping players online and happy is everyone's goal! |
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Summary |
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| Rakeback is another promotion run by casinos and, in this case, affiliates, to keep the customer satisfied. What began as a brilliant promotion conjured up by one affiliate has, in one form or another, become standard throughout the online gaming industry. |
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