The latest new offer from PAS is from a former partner, Tower Gaming. Since Tower Gaming was last on PAS network, they have moved from Ongame to the Cake Poker Network. Despite being on the Cake Poker Network, they do not accept players from the U.S. but instead focus on value-minded European players. Players registering at Tower Gaming through a PAS site are eligible for 33% rakeback. Why should I promote Tower Gaming? --Established in 2006 --33% dealt rakeback --Rewards mentality for players --European-focused --Separate cashier from Cake Poker --5% Rakeback commissions What do Tower Gaming players receive when signing up through a PAS site? --33% Flat Rakeback paid weekly --Sign-up bonuses up to $3,000 (among the largest on the Cake Network) ***Update: Exclusive bonus added --$105,000 Monthly Points Race ***Update: Exclusive points race added, PAS players receive a 5% bonus payment --Frequent Reload Bonuses --Tower Gaming Loyalty Player’s Club --Royal Flush $50 Reward How can I promote Tower Gaming through PAS? Since Tower Gaming is a rakeback room, promoting the poker room is almost instant. Through a single click in your publisher admin in the “Rakeback Offers” tab, simply click the green enable button and the offer will be live on your site. You can literally be promoting Tower Gaming in minutes. If you aren't currently a PAS publisher and would like to promote Tower Gaming, fill out our sign-up form and become a PAS publisher in minutes. Where can I receive additional information? If you would like more information on PAS, please refer to our FAQ for answers to the most common questions about our service. Please check out our in-depth Tower Gaming review if you would like to learn more about Tower Gaming. For any additional questions, contact us and we will be happy to answer any questions you have. As always, please let us know what we can do to help you in improving your affiliate businesses.
One of the most exciting new rooms in online poker is the independent High Pulse Poker. Since launching last fall, they have developed a cult following with players by offering 50% VIP rakeback and a software client that runs and looks how you would expect an online poker client to in 2012. For these reasons we have been really excited about High Pulse Poker since the poker room launched on PAS earlier this month. To celebrate the poker room's launch on PAS, we are giving publishers a very special opportunity to start promoting the room to their players. As an exclusive promotion, the first 50 players to deposit at High Pulse Poker through a PAS site will receive a €25 INSTANT bonus with a €25 or larger deposit. This is in addition to 50% VIP rakeback and a €500 first deposit bonus that players receive on the same first deposit. High Pulse Poker Promo Details Players will earn 110% rakeback during their first week when taking advantage of these offers, which are all available on a single deposit. €25 INSTANT BONUS Terms -- PAS EXCLUSIVE €25 Instant Bonus on a deposit of €25 or more (available to first 50 PAS players)To withdraw, players must generate €50 or more in rakeBonus will be credited to players accounts within 12 hours.Once credited, players can instantly play with the bonus funds.No expiration date on earning the bonus €500 First Deposit Bonus €500 bonus on any deposit of €25 or more, available on same depositBonus is automatically released in €2 increments for every €20 generated (10% rakeback)Players have 90 days to complete terms of bonus.There is no way to track bonus. Players must email support@highpulsepoker.com for updates. Up to 50% VIP Rakeback 50% VIP Rakeback, available to players immediatelyRakeback after first week is based on weekly play: 20% rakeback when generating €5, 30% when generating €25, 40% when generating €100 and 50% when earning €500Rakeback is paid every Sunday at 12:00 CET for play during the previous weekThere are no deductions on player's rakeback High Pulse Poker Basic Facts With any new small room, there are a lot of questions from players and affiliates about what players can expect. Please refer to our High Pulse Poker review for comprehensive information. Below you can view some basic facts about the poker room. Traffic: 110 peak real money player average according to PokerScout Games Offered: No Limit Holdem, Fixed Limit Hold'em and Pot Limit Omaha, all games in euros. Most of action is at No Limit Hold'em up to €0.50/€1.00 Jurisdiction: Malta Top Tourney: €2,500 Super Sunday Players Accepted: Non-US Top Freeroll: €1,000 New Depositor Freeroll (large overlay expected) Affiliate Commission: 22% GROSS Revenue-Share To begin promoting High Pulse Poker, you can automatically add the offer from your publisher admin by enabling the offer from the Rakeback tab.
A common question that Brian, Cena and John receive in customer service revolves around the subject of default PAS pages and how they work. Quite often these inquiries are related to a page that hasn’t been updated on a PAS publisher’s website but that has been made on other default PAS sites. With a recently introduced Default Content Identification feature (DCI), PAS publishers will now be better equipped to manage and monitor the content of their websites. Some Basics of Using Default PAS Content When an affiliate registers a basic website through PAS, they are given the choice of using PAS default content on their websites. Here is an example of my very basic test site using 100% default PAS content. To what extent you use the default content is completely up to you, however. Your PAS sites are flexible to fit your needs or wants. The PAS default content is updated on a periodic basis as changes are warranted, so if you prefer, you can just let your site sit as you focus on other ways to bring players to your sites. Or you can pick and choose which content to use and what to update yourself. Of course, you can also use none of it. One important item of note is that whenever you update a page that is using the PAS default content, the page will no longer be updated by PAS in the future. Other pages on your site will still use the default, but the specific page you updated will not. Note that tokens and other dynamic content will still function as normal, provided they have not been updated as well. You may also “Restore to Default” at any time and use the most recent PAS version of that page. Restoring to default will remove all revisions. Introducing Default Content Identification A previous major problem for PAS publishers who choose to use a mix of default content and their own (which is a common practice) is recognizing or remembering what pages are being updated by PAS and which pages have been updated by you, which effectively make you responsible for future updates. With the introduction of the Default Content Identification feature, recognizing and managing your pages just got a lot easier. Navigate to your CMS in the Publisher Admin. Pages containing PAS default content are listed in gray, whereas pages in regular black text are using your custom content. Make sure that these pages are maintained if you strive to have an updated site. You can always restore to default or create a 100% default site for your reference. Here’s what the new feature looks like in all its epic glory: Any questions about Default Content? If you have any questions about this new feature of anything related to default CMS, don’t hesitate to contact our customer service department. For more information on the CMS, you may also refer to the FAQ.
There is no online gambling market more volatile, perhaps in the history of online poker, than the one that currently exists in the United States. The market has changed drastically in the last year and with regulated poker expected to come to Nevada and possibly other states by the end of the year, 2012 is likely to be another eventful year for U.S. players. In this edition of our Handicapping Series, which follows our previous discussion on Full Tilt Poker, Pokeraddict and I go over various scenarios revolving around the "Status Quo" U.S. market. Next edition will focus on how we see the U.S. "Regulated" market. Again, as is the case with our previous posts, please don't take any of these topics too seriously (or bet on the lines!). Hopefully, our discussion can result in some good food for thought for anybody reading. Odds of Merge being overtaken as top U.S. room in 2012 (with a full status quo market)? Pokeraddict's line: +800 Gonzo: +1000 Pokeraddict: I do not think there is any room in a position to overtake Merge Gaming. With more than double the traffic of their closest U.S. friendly competitor, no site can keep up. As long as Merge Gaming does not leave the U.S. market, and can offer cashouts within 2 months, I feel they are the clear winner. Gonzo: Agree 100%. Even with some of the negatives at Merge right now (lackadaisical action on certain issues, slow payment processing) Merge Gaming is doing a fair amount of things right. The next two biggest sites, Bovada and Cake, have negatives that some players find as deal breakers (Cake Poker with even slower cashout times and Bovada with their anti-reg philosophy) that are enough of an issue that I don't see them making a strong run. The one exception I see is Winning Poker because they seem to really *want* to be #1, but at 15% of Merge's size, they have a long road to the top. By the way, this question assumes that Merge Gaming is not forced out of the U.S. Odds of Bovada dumping Anoymous tables? Gonzo: +600 Pokeraddict: +800 Gonzo: The recreational player model seems to be an obsession for poker rooms that have it implemented. The rooms that have these systems feel it is the only way to the long term health of a poker room. Call it dedication or stubbornness, this mindset will not be changing any time soon. Pokeraddict: Bodog seems stuck in their ways, regardless of how they affect players or their traffic. They firmly believe that anonymous tables are the way to go to protect their sports and casino whales. While I disagree and see several issues with that, I respect their right to run their business as they see fit. I think it will take a major security scandal to break the anonymous tables. Odds of Bovada.lv Leaving the U.S. market? Pokeraddict: +350 Gonzo: +300 Pokeraddict: I feel that Bovada is here for the long haul. As we learned today, they are being cautious by leaving high risk states. As long as their processing is not completely strangled, I feel they are in the U.S. to stay. I also feel that if they should leave the market, players funds would be at little risk. Gonzo: I also think the state-by-state approach is an indication they don't plan on leaving any time soon. The Winning Poker Network illustrated that a poker room can operate after a domain name seizure so I don't see how Bovada will be any different, especially given that they have operated a sportsbook when the legality was under little question. Odds of network/room leaving the U.S. without government action during 2012 (Merge, Cake are the only ones not to have had a major incident. Winning Poker and Bodog (Bovada) have but have continued to operate after seizures): Gonzo: +200 Pokeraddict: EV Gonzo: This question is basically "will Cake or Merge Gaming leave without obvious government action." I think Merge Gaming is more likely due to their LGA license and being relatively proactive in the past (bans in 6 or 7 states where legality is more in question, temporary suspension of all new sign-ups). Pokeraddict: I think it is a coin toss. Processing is going to get harder and harder. Some rooms appear to be stressed harder than others. Any more processor failures or busts could be catastrophic to some of these rooms. Odds of there being any new major new U.S. rooms pop up (non regulated)? Pokeraddict: +5000 Gonzo: +1000 Pokeraddict: No poker room that goes to the trouble of creating a software is going to take a chance in this market. Some feel that the U.S. is on the edge of regulation. Entering the U.S. market now would be suicide for any company looking to be in the U.S. long term. I doubt players would trust any new site enough to make it a major room. Gonzo: Well said. Any NEW U.S. room NOT popping up on a major network needs to be met with extreme skepticism. Odds of payment processing improving during the year? Gonzo: +500 Pokeraddict: +200 Gonzo: I think it's very likely that payment processing for U.S. rooms will continue to be under extreme pressure, however, I don't think it's a foregone conclusion that things will get much worse from where things are now. I don't see how it can get much better, however. Pokeraddict: There are a few rooms that are having few problems with cashouts. Considering bank wires appear to be near impossible, I think that could improve in the future. I feel they can only get better for a few rooms which is why I do not see it as being as big of an underdog as Gonzo does. Odds of Everleaf Gaming paying players by the start of the World Series of Poker? Pokeraddict: +700 Gonzo: +500 Pokeraddict: I have a bad feeling about whether Everleaf Gaming will ever pay U.S. players. At the very least, 2.5 months from now is very short term. Gonzo: I share your pessimism, unfortunately, and don't see myself getting my $200 any time soon. With that said, I don't think their situation fits into any specific previous scenario. They haven't lost a huge % of their traffic like Absolute Poker/UB (only 25% or so) and can't be fairly compared to PokerStars, which clearly had a ton of cash to pay out players very quickly. Hopefully, there is a light at the end of the tunnel before the World Series. Otherwise this is going to start to feel a lot like Full Tilt. Odds of the following rooms leaving the U.S. market in the hypothetical scenario of their domains's being seized: Gonzo: Merge Gaming +100, Bodog (already happened), Cake Poker +200, Winning Poker (already happened) Pokeraddict: Merge Gaming +100, Bodog (already happened), Cake Poker +300, Winning Poker (already happened) Gonzo: Bodog and Winning Poker have been two victims of domain seizures and have continued to provide online poker to players, while Everleaf Gaming left after a payment processing seizure and a cease and desist. Merge Gaming is the more likely of the two to leave after this hypothetical scenario given their Malta license (which apparently played a role in Everleaf leaving). I could see Merge going back to Kahnawake if they wanted to stay and then just leave the states where there are laws against online poker or states that are regulated. Cake would be more likely to stay because A) they don't have a Malta license and B) they would presumably get hit much harder than Merge Gaming or Everleaf if the U.S. market were to be cut off. Pokeraddict: I see things exactly as Gonzo does. We are in a situation where I think Merge could feel some heat in the near future. They are processing many more times the payouts than Cake Poker in the U.S. so I feel they are more likely to be the target. Merge Gaming processes most of the payouts on their network while Cake Poker has many skins that process their own payments. In addition to this, Merge Gaming is triple the size. As for the rooms that have already run into trouble in the US, I feel that they are here to stay. If getting indicted and losing their domains did not affect them, nothing will. Odds the top U.S. rooms (Merge, Cake and Bovada) stop accepting U.S. players from states where there is regulation? Pokeraddict: Merge -500 Cake -200 Bovada -200 Gonzo: Merge Gaming -300, Cake Poker -200, Bodog +200, True Poker +100 Pokeraddict: I seriously doubt all of the U.S. friendly rooms will attempt to compete in Nevada or any other state where online poker becomes regulated. Few players will want to play there due to the ease of playing on regulated sites, and the penalties would be harsh for the rooms. There is little reward based on the risk. I believe there is little chance Merge gaming stays. Cake Poker and Bovada would be more likely to hang out in the markets in my opinion. Gonzo: Unless regulation is incredibly restrictive or unattractive (ridiculously high rake, few games in the case of intrastate poker in low populated states) playing on non-regulated sites in regulated states is likely to be unappealing. I think a couple poker rooms may make statements by leaving the regulated states while a couple others may continue to offer their games to players that prefer them for one reason or another. In general, regulation itself will effectively do most of the work with more attractive sites to play. Thanks for reading this edition of our Handicapping Series. Stay tuned for the next edition when we will be discussing and handicapping the regulated U.S. market.
Last week, Bovada, the US-facing Bodog Network brand, banned players from the state of Maryland and put heavy restrictions on players from another three states (no new accounts, no new deposits). With the move, Bovada joined all other major U.S. facing sites in banning players from at least one state in the U.S. Despite a perception by some of online poker rooms operating without any regard of the law, many have a history of banning players from states where the legal environment is more difficult. PokerStars and Full Tilt, for instance, both barred players in Washington State after the State Supreme Court upheld a ban on online poker in the fall of 2010. Two years earlier, many U.S. facing poker rooms left Kentucky when the state attempted to seize domain names of 141 top online poker rooms. In a recent example of a poker room banning players in a specific state, Merge Gaming placed restrictions on new sign-ups from four states and the District of Columbia one month after Black Friday. This was done a couple weeks prior to placing a temporary ban on ALL new U.S. sign-ups, which stayed in place until October of 2011. The ban on new sign-ups in seven states and territories remains in place. As stated, now that Bovada has effectively banned players from four states, every major online poker room bans players from certain states. In a casualty of the Bovada developments, new players from Washington State currently have no significant online poker options due to the very harsh laws which actually make it a felony to play online poker in the state (with the same potential penalties as rape). BetOnline and YouWager, which are poker rooms tied sportsbooks, are the only options to players in these states. At least it's a relatively short drive to Canada. States such as Maryland and New York do not share the same legal penalties as Washington, but because law enforcement has been heavily involved in those states, they have been added to many site's ban lists. Below is a list of banned states of U.S. facing rooms current as of March 16th, 2012. This information can also be found on the individual PAS room reviews of each poker site.
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