Some pokernow affiliate information

[rusty JEDI]

Here is some discussion via email with pokernow. I am not an affiliate there nor anywhere else. This was also not my email. The response came in two seperate emails.

Sent

Dear PokerNow,

Your webpage says you are paying 20% of WHAT YOU RECEIVE…and if you get 50%...they are thinking it is 10%...if you want me to, I will assure them you are paying the same method as other skins and as party itself…20% of GROSS RAKE, minus a proportional deduction for special promotions like deposit bonuses and sign up bonuses. If you could give me an EXAMPLE of some affiliate income and what is deducted, that would help.


Pokernow's response

Hi,

Yes a heard about this on the message boards. Not sure were they got any figures from though, but thats the internet - can't control it.

We have to pay party poker a licensing fee of sorts, to be able to share their player database. As such we do not get 100% of the total revenue. I am sure it is the same way at empire but of course I am not privy to the details. Having access to a large player database means new players will come and be retained.

For example, the "shark" promo was a custom one and that affiliate now makes huge revenue - so we know it can work out for everyone.


response 2


Hi,

Sorry for the delay but I had to get confirmation from all the owners on this one. Managements decision is to pay a full 20% from total GROSS player rake so there is no discounting because of our license fee. PokerNow will absorb this out of site profits. Please post this on all chat forums you frequent to clear up any mis-conceptions.
As an example:

For example purposes: Players total rake for month is $500 after 2,000 raked hands:

Affiliate earns 20% = $100 less $25 (50% of promotional item prize value of $50 at 2,000 hands) = $75 revenue for first month (assuming a special promotion is in effect) or $100 if none

Please e-mail me how you would like to proceed or if you want to clarify any other points.

All the best,

PokerNow



So as you can see shark is an affiliate and you are stuck with him which i think is 100% fair. He put up an investment and took the risk of everyone just hitting him for the bonus. IMO i think that those people who now would clear their registry and get a new account at pokernow are the scum in this situation.

Also for any affiliate at pokernow that is trying to tell you they only get 10% because it is 20% of pokernows total 50% they are lying to you. Pokernow is giving affiliates a full 20% regardless of their licensing fees.

rJ