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Archive for the ‘Poker Affiliate Business’ Category
Saturday, October 2nd, 2010
In the blink of an eye Full Tilt Poker has gone from being one of the most lucrative rooms for rakeback poker players, to being one of the least!
Full Tilt Poker has announced a change in the way they calculate their rakeback. Previously, Full Tilt Poker used the dealt method of calculation. That means that every player dealt into every hand of poker received a credit for the rake paid during the hand. Spin around those Rush Poker tables for about 8 hours a day, and you’ll realize what a big chunk of change that is.
Full Tilt will now be using not the just the contributed method, which splits credit for rake among players that contributed to the pot (including the big and small blind, anyone that called preflop etc.) but they’ll be taking it a step further!
Full Tilt intends to do an entire 180, and now pay using the weighted-contributed calculation method. That means player will only get credit for what they put into the pot.
If the player folds on the turn, they won’t be seeing credit for action on that street or on the river!
This is going to make a major change to the way your earnings are calculated for Full Tilt Poker players. For instance, all those grinders, multi-tabling tight games all day, their earnings just took a nose dive.
Dealt Rakeback Rooms:
- Cake Poker
- Red Star
- Players Only
- True Poker
- Power Poker
- Doyles Room
- Gutshot Poker
If you’re interested in promoting a new selection of dealt rakeback poker sites via one of the best rakeback programs there is, look up at the nav-bar, and click ‘sign-up’, you’ll be pleasantly surprised!
Tags: Blink Of An Eye, Chunk, Click Sign, Earnings, Full Tilt Poker, Grinders, Nav Bar, Nose Dive, Poker Players, Poker Room, Poker Sites, Poker Tables, Pot, Power Poker, Rake, Rakeback, Red Star, Rush, Star Players, Tight Games, True Poker
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Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
Who do you suppose owns the term Mac Poker? If you can trademark that term, can you trademark smaller terms? Let’s say, Ubuntu poker? Or bigger terms? Live Poker, Online Poker, Internet Poker?
There’s a heated debate going on right now in the Poker Affiliate Listings Forums that involves the term Mac Poker and one affiliates attempt to trademark the term, affiliates have banded together, linking to one another, to show their disapproval of a trademark for the term Mac Poker.
Here’s the thing.. It seems that Daniel Moravec and company (Best Odds Corp which is the parent company of Macpokeronline.com) has filed a trademark request for the term Mac Poker, and he’s suing poker affiliates such as Michael Jackness and company (Protos Marketing) for infringing on the trademark.
According to reports from Jackness, the lawsuit has already cost his company upwards of $50,000.00
In the lawsuit Moravec claims that Jackness has been infringing on Bests’s service mark MAC Poker which has caused deception and confusion to Best’s customers.
“Fighting the application by September 25th will cost Protos Marketing between $20,000 and $25,000, bringing the grand total to over $70,000.” Dan Cypra, PokerNewsDaily.com
The first question that comes to mind is the fact that Moravec is attempting to trademark a trademark. There was the possibility that Macintosh wouldn’t find out about it, until it was posted on the affiliate forums..The community is outraged. Many have banded together in support of Jackness and company, claiming that there is no possible way he was the first to use the term Mac Poker.
I hope this has inspired many people to make money from the Mac poker niche. Now that we all know it’s worth a lot I’d like to see many people come along and go for it. – Nat Arem
An anonymous poster appeared on the forum in defense of Mr. Moravec. For the most part the community has decided it would be a bad idea to alert Apple of Dan’s attempt to trademark their mark, however, a quick Google News search revealed 11 newly written articles on the topic.
PokerNewsBoy.com Shared a list of Mac Poker Sites in effort to prove that the term cannot possibly be trademarked due largely to the fact that it is a generic term:
Mac Poker Sites
Mac Poker – Compatible Poker currently ranks 3rd for the term Mac Poker.
Mac Poker – MacPoker.com currently ranks 4th for the term Mac Poker.
Mac Poker – Poker Listings currently ranks 6th for the term Mac Poker.
Mac Poker – MacPoker.co.uk currently ranks 7th for the term Mac Poker.
Mac Poker – Tight Poker currently ranks 8th for the term Mac Poker.
Mac Poker – MacPoker.net currently ranks 9th for the term Mac Poker.
Mac Poker – PokerStars currently ranks 10th for the term Mac Poker.
Mac Poker – Poker Mac currently ranks 12th for the term Mac Poker.
In reality, new sites are popping up everyday featuring Mac Poker Online pages. This isn’t the first time that Moravec has come after an affiliate with super affiliate status over the term either.
We talked today with a very well known super affiliate, a baller, a well known online marketing giant if you will, who claims that he was also threatened by Moravec as far back as 2005 for a Mac Poker type website.
So Moravec was demanding domains in 2005, due to the obvious infringement on his domain, but in 2006, he was selling them, and now in 2010, he’s demanding them again? Filing Law suits?
For now we can only wait and see what happens. Will Moravec get his trademark? Will the online poker community prevail in stopping him? Or will it be Apple that prevails? Will there be long lasting negative results? It’s anyone’s guess at this point, and you, can do your guessing below.
Tags: Affiliate Listings, Anonymous Poster, apple, Bad Idea, Confusion, Disapproval, Grand Total, Internet Poker, Live Poker, Macintosh, Mark Mac, Marketing, Moravec, Niche, Odds, online poker, Parent Company, Poker Affiliates, Poker Internet, Poker Online, Pokernewsdaily, Protos, Trademark Request
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Thursday, August 26th, 2010
 The whole world’s going crazy!
Here we go again, just like France, Israel, Australia, and the United States, South Africa is trying to get rid of online gambling. The Gauteng Gambling Board has ruled the gambling using any digital product with South Africa is against the law.
There are gambling companies that operate out of South Africa, media programs, gambling sites, etc. Time will tell how these companies will proceed. Will they relocate established businesses to other countries, costing local citizens jobs? ? Ban South African IP addresses?
According to reports, both operators and gamblers are considered to be at in violation of the law when South Africans gamble online.
You as an Affiliate May Be Breaking The Law
In fact, according to some reports, affiliates and others that advertise or facilitate the advertisement of online gambling are also in violation of the law.
The penalty?
Up to 10 years in prison and a maximum fine of right around £1 million, the equivalent to R10 million. Mayhap South Africa is just looking for a big paydays?
Tags: 1 Million, 10 Years, Advertisement, affilaite law, Affiliates, Africa Media, Australia, Breaking The Law, Citizens, Gamble Online, Gamblers, Gambling Board, gambling law, Ip Addresses, Israel, Jobs, Maximum, Paydays, R10, South Africa, south african affiliate law, South Africans, United States
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Saturday, August 14th, 2010
Ultimate Bet has once again changed altered their affiliate link structure. This announcement means that all Ultimate Bet (UB) affiliate links will need to update their tracking links as soon as possible. The new Ultimate Bet links will be displayed as follows:
New Ultimate Bet Affiliate Link Format: http://www.ub.com/?ubAffilID=XXXXX
Old Ultimate Bet Affiliate Format: http://www.ultimatebet.com/?ubAffilID=XXXXX
Here’s an excerpt from a recent UB.net email:
As you know, UltimateBet was recently rebranded UB.com. The revitalized brand means more excitement for the passionate poker player and there’s a lot in store for affiliates too.
Kind of looks like the company just decided to change the drapes, and cost affiliates thousands of dollars in the process? It’s sort of like a coupon for UB right? Save thousands of dollars redecorating, get the cash from affiliates!
How does this effect you? It could mean the loss of thousands of dollars. Links that have been placed in guest blogs, article submissions, etc are just null and void as of now, free traffic to UB. All affiliate links that are not changed to this new format by …. are just free traffic to Ultimate Bet.
The launch of the UB name as a brand comes with creative updates to banners, SEO changes and updates to your links as well. It is important to note that all references, text, and text links MUST be changed from UltimateBet.com to UB.com.
Chipleader didn’t announce the last date that the old trackers will track. We’ve emailed for clarification.
Tags: Affiliate Link, Affiliates, Article Submissions, Clarification, Drapes, Email, Emailed, Excerpt From, Excitement, Free Links, Free Traffic, Last Date, Launch, Link Structure, Poker Player, rebranding, Thousands Of Dollars, Trackers, ub, Ultimate Bet
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Thursday, July 1st, 2010
Royal Apollo Casino was launched in 2009 and it seems the casino is having problems. After only about a year in service the casino is shutting its doors and recommending that affiliates of the casino terminate their affiliate deals.
The Royal Apollo Casino sent out a letter recently which read:
Dear affiliates, Due to the ongoing issues we are having with processing and Rival management we will be closing down our site in the next few days. We are committed to providing top standards of gaming and support to both players and affiliates. This decision was not easy, but the ongoing issues are not allowing us to offer these standards. Please terminate all affiliate deals within the immediate, we hope (we can’t enforce this as its Rival that holds all fees), that Rival will respect and honor the current and future revenue that you are entitled to. Thank you, Michael and Emma, Royal Apollo Affiliates
Apparently the casino was having troubles with Rival and they chose to shut down their site instead of switching software providers. Hopefully Rival will honor the affiliates with the funds they should receive if not they may have a large battle on their hands.
Tags: Affiliate Accounts, Affiliates, Apollo, Casino Affiliate, Casino Royal, Doors, Emma, Few Days, Rival, Royal Apollo Casino, shut down, Software Providers, Switching Software
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Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
 Online poker site Real Deal Poker, recently announced that they have partnered with Income Access to offer new poker affiliate options. Real Deal Poker is a unique poker room that offers players card games that are deal with real cards. The site shuffles the cards and deals the cards with an automatic dealing machine which it unique to the industry.
Real Deal Poker affiliates will now be able to use the affiliate marketing software program which will be provided by Income Access. Affiliates will be able to track marketing campaigns easily as well as view a large selection if performance reports. The software will also provide affiliates with communication and marketing tools.
Nicky Senyard the CEO of Income Access commented: “We are very excited to be providing in-depth reporting functionalities to Real Deal Poker affiliates. Their product is so new, and so unique that I’m sure poker affiliates are going to do really well with it.”
Paul Gambrill the affiliate director commented: “When players trust a poker room, they play higher stakes and stay loyal to the site. Players trust what they see and what they see at Real Deal Poker is real cads being dealt right before their eyes.”
Affiliates of Real Deal Poker will receive a commission of fifteen to twenty five percent. Affiliates who are able to create a high volume of players will be able to host private affiliate specific free rolls at Real Deal Poker.
Tags: Affiliate Director, Affiliate Marketing Software, Affiliate Options, Affiliate Program, Affiliate Software, Card Games, Ceo, Free Poker, Functionalities, Games Cards, High Volume, Income Access, Marketing Campaigns, Marketing Tools, online poker, Performance Reports, poker affiliate, Poker Affiliates, Poker Online, Poker Room, Real Deal, Real Deal Poker, Software Program
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Friday, June 25th, 2010
Bet 3000 is an online casino and Sportsbook operator and they recently announced they have a new affiliate program available. The new affiliate program is available by using the income access affiliate marketing software solution, the white label version.
Affiliates will find that the Bet 3000 site has an up to date online casino as well as sports betting coverage of a wide range of sporting options. Both the sports book and the casino have been combined for affiliate log-in making it easier for those who choose to support the site.
Simon Springer of Bet 3000 commented: “We have set some very clear goals for our affiliate program, and are thrilled to find a solution that meets our very specialized requirements. Once we got a demo of the Income Access software and saw the powerful functionality of the many different reporting and tracking features, we saw that we would be able to leverage the software to help us expand into the new directions that we had defined for our affiliate program.”
The Bet 3000 site offers affiliates a 35% flat cross product structure and players will be earning a revenue share commission on all products from the operator. Affiliates will be able to access advanced tracking as well as marketing tools and reporting options since the affiliate program is run by the Income Access affiliate marketing software.
Tags: Access Software, affilate program, Affiliate Marketing Software, Affiliate Program, Affiliate Software, Bet, Bet 3000, Bet Online, casino, Cross Product, Demo, Functionality, Marketing Software Solution, Marketing Solution, Marketing Tools, New Directions, Online Casino, Product Structure, Revenue Share, Simon Springer, Sporting Options, Sports Book, Sportsbook, White Label
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Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
 In recent news Bodog Poker has decided to get rid of the poker rakeback. This decision by the online poker room will greatly affect their affiliates as poker players seek out poker rooms that offer good rakeback deals.
As of June 15th, the Bodog Rakeback plan is no longer available for new sign ups. Those who are Bodog Poker Affiliates will no longer be able to sign poker players up for Bodog Rakeback. Those who decide to remain a promoter for Bodog Poker should be able to earn a revenue share. This is similar to other programs offer through Titan Poker and Party Poker.
Players who are currently signed up via the Rakeback program will continue to earn for affiliates. The only difference will be that those who sign up now and in the future will no longer be earning Rakeback. As stated above affiliates will still be able to promote the online poker room and they will earn a revenue share instead of Rakeback earnings.
Tags: Bodog Poker, Bodog Poker Rakeback, Bodog Rakeback, Earnings, online poker, Party Poker, Poker Affiliates, Poker Party, Poker Players, Poker Rakeback, Poker Room, Poker Rooms, Promoter, Recent News, Revenue Share, Sign Ups, Titan Poker, Ups
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Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
Absolute poker and the Cereus network have announced new changes that might just make you stop and wonder if they don’t set out at the beginning of their work day looking to destroy their own reputation.
There are very few people left in the Online Poker industry that don’t immediately think of the cheating scandal involving Absolute Poker in 2007. That scandal was of course followed up with some similar accusations and findings at Ultimate Bet.
Needless to say, now is the time the company should either re-brand entirely, or work toward earning the trust of poker affiliates, and poker players yet again.
They’ve got another plan altogether though it would seem. Chipleader, the affiliate program in charge of managing affiliates for both Absolute Poker and UB has announced a change in the way that new registering and depositing players will be credited to affiliates.
Since April 19th, any new player is only allowed one account to be tagged and/or commission to be paid on the CEREUS network. It’s a little confusing, so we’ll break it down for you.
Let’s say Player Joe signs up for an Absolute Poker account by clicking a banner on your website, the later, he signs up for an account at UB, he while shopping for a new site.
The player likes UB, you as his referring affilaite already got credit for him at Absolute Poker, and since serious has decided that they won’t pay for the second referall, no one gets credit for him at UB.
Chipleader now gets the rake from this player at UB for free. Even if the player transferred their cash from their Absolute Poker account using the option available to them in the lobby.
Tags: absolute poker, cereus, ub
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