@bb1webs
There is no doubt that we agree on a lot of issues sorrounding the rakeback situation. My only problem is with affiliates pointing thier finger at rakeback as a concept. That is wrong.
Rakeback affiliates who screw over rev share affiliates by teaching players to re-track is a problem.
Networks who doesn’t control the rakeback promotions is a problem.
But rakeback as a concept is not a bad thing. Actually I think rakeback is one of the key elements that creates the very high volume players. For instance I have a guy playing that we call “the rakeback professional”. He is pretty much breaking even in the game but he is raking about 20K a month and is pretty much living out of his rakeback.
If this guy didn’t receive this kick back he wouldn’t play much – maybe not at all. Now he is a professional player. I know from the talk on our forum that a lot of players feel like this guy. No matter how bad you are running the rakeback is a sure thing. Like a steady income. And in a world as volatile as the pokerworld the concept of a steady income sounds good to a whole lot of people.
/Mike