@CK – Schalk 206512 wrote:
Ok, this question ties into the quota affair, as I have a feeling it’s one of the main reasons for the term in the first place:
How would you curb affiliates / players effectively using the affiliate program as a rebate? It may not happen in Casino as much, but there’s a lot of that in sports betting.
These “affiliates” have one high-turnover player on the account, and their site is either non-existent, or a “blog” with 4 or 5 sports book banners.
I guess it’s a problem if the player wins more than they lose on aggregate, but does that happen a lot anyway? If not, presumably the affiliate/player is profitable to the program in which case is there really a problem? If profitability is an issue, then there are several options: follow something along Mak445’s lines suggested above, or add a simple rule that says one account per affiliate, or one that says an affiliate cannot refer him/herself, or a combination thereof.
The quota rule penalises every affiliate to protect against a few which is reminiscent of the politician’s mentality toward our industry.