If we can stop making the comparsion between CASINO and POKER on this issue, we can get somewhere. Rake is a FEE that is associated with playing poker. They are not getting back money they lost. There would be no way to do it with Casino. The player would start to feel there is something wrong if you offered him his money back, or part of it.
As for rakeback, yes I agree with you guys. YES YES YES.
Keep in mind one thing…..when you offer rakeback, your player usually plays 3x more then normal. Those rakeback guys are making much more money on a per player basis then a normal affiliate is.
I know that the rakeback market is not growing out of control but those who know about it and have used it would never play poker any other way.
It is out of control, yes, but do you get your peice of it while you can or do you go against it and lose out of what could be a steady market?
Dan