It has been said multiple times, and Dominique even answered – again – in the other thread.
I was at the Foxwoods in the past few days. They have a boutique there selling high quality watches. I liked the 9280$ platinum/black Rolex. If the salesperson told me that they are produced in Malaysia and cost 400$ to produce, then I would feel ripped off and wouldn’t buy from that store.
If you offer rakeback to your players, you are educating them. If you give them 25%, they will shop around to find a 30% rakeback. And if they find a 30% rakeback, they will shop around to look for a 33% rakeback + iPod.
How difficult is it to understand how this isn’t in affiliates’ favor?