That was exactly my point professor. If a whale is spending $10,000 a month he/she is a whale no matter what commission we receive.
If I say a whale had made me $1000 in commissions while I am on a 50% pay rate, then that player has spent $2,000
If anybody is on a 5% commission structure, and a player comes along and deposits $10,000. Then the afffiliate will only make $500 in commissions.
So while my player is spending less, according to the “a whale is someone who gives us $1000 in commissions a month” then my player is better.
You might say that it is better having a player earning 2000 at my casino is better than a 10,000 player gambling at the 10% casino. But if we are both promoting the same casino, but you have negotiated a 15% increase in pay, then that extra money that defines a whale or non-whale could make a difference. If people don’t want to display their current rate then it’s as easy as dividing your current income by your percentage. Then if I say I have a whale that spent $20,000 at XYZ casino, nobody will know how much I have earnt and also the percentage I am pay’d out on.
This is just a suggestion, but I feel it would be more accurate in deciding what casinos bring in the better players.