As indicated by their Spanish name, Muchos Poker offers players “many” poker options. And we’re not talking about an extra game or two. We’re talking about the ability for players to play on SIX different networks when signing up Muchos Poker. Those networks include Cake, Enet, Everleaf, IGT, Live Poker and Merge. We’ve previously seen poker rooms give players a couple network choices before -- rooms on Boss and Everleaf come to mind -- but never to this extent. Oh, and by the way, more networks are being added soon. In an era of online poker homogeneity, it’s refreshing to see a poker room truly offering something unique for their players. Not only will Muchos Poker players be given six options, but they can receive top level deals on all networks (most at the network maximums). Because of the uniqueness of this offer, Muchos Poker is likely to be a highly marketable offer for PAS publishers. Muchos Poker affiliates promoting through PAS will receive 50% revenue-share, with whatever player deal they receive at a specific network deducted from commissions. So why should I promote Muchos Poker? --Licensed in Malta (Lotteries and Gaming Authority --Exclusive rakeback and bonus deals on each network --Six-in-one poker site that’s easy for players to manage (including transfers between poker sites) --Players are given options on six different networks (Cake, Enet, Everleaf, IGT, Live Poker and Merge) --Run by an experienced organization that truly understands online poker and affiliates What do players receive who sign-up at Muchos Poker through a PAS site? --Maximum Rakeback on each rakeback-friendly network (33% at Cake, 40% on Everleaf, 30% IGT, 30% on Live Poker) --Bonus VIP on other networks. Players can receive €1,000 bonuses on ALL deposits, regardless of amount deposited. Players receive the equivalent of 40% on Enet from these bonuses and 40% on Merge. Bonuses release in €30 increments and expire after 90 days. --The same bonuses are available on Cake, IGT and Live Poker. Clearance rates are 7% on Cake, 10% on IGT and 10% on Live Poker --Standard network promotions (freerolls, Bad Beat Jackpots, where available) --Access to games and tournaments on six different networks (more coming soon) How do I promote Muchos Poker through PAS? If you are an existing PAS publisher, log-in to the PAS publisher admin and navigate to the “Rev-Share Offers” tab. Make your request and your campaign will be processed within 72 hours. If you are not yet a PAS publisher and would like to start promoting this offer or any number of revenue-share, CPA or rakeback offers, sign-up today and get started in minutes. Why Should I Use PAS for my Rakeback and Revenue-Share offers? There are many reasons for affiliates to use PAS for standard MGR deals including centralizing your accounts to avoid monthly headaches. We encourage you to read some of the top benefits of using PAS for your CPA and revenue-share needs. Where can I receive additional information? We have a provided publishers a helpful FAQ for answers to some of the most commonly asked questions. If you're looking for in-depth information about Muchos Poker or the Muchos Poker affiliate program, check out our Muchos Poker affiliate program review. For additional questions about PAS or the Muchos Poker revenue-share offer, feel free to contact us and we will be happy to help. We are here to assist you with your online poker affiliate business. Please let us know what we can do for you.
As some of you may know, each month I go through each of our partner rooms and post the most significant non-exclusive promotions of the month. Today, I thought I would share my subjective analysis of the most interesting promotions on the list -- my Top 7 -- running during February. 1) WPT/Party Poker Card Rush During February, Party Poker and WPT Poker bring back the popular Card Rush. For each 15 Party Points a player earns they will receive a game piece that will reveal a guaranteed prize of a minimum of 10 Party Points up to a grand prize of $5,000. Card Rush Race points will also be earned towards a leaderboard that will pay additional cash prizes of $50 to $9,000 to the top 200 players. Party Poker will also scatter $50 spots to players finishing 220 through 2,000. Party Poker will be awarding up to 1.8 million cards during the length of this promotion. Undoubtedly, many of these cards will be Party Points and freeroll entries but it's still a great extra perks that grinders should appreciate. 2) Carbon Poker/Aced/Black Chip Poker $25,000 Bankroll Booster Freerolls Carbon Poker, Aced and Black Chip Poker will be running numerous daily qualifiers to the $25,000 Bankroll Booster Freeroll to be held on February 26th at 2 PM ET. There is no direct way to get into the tournament so players must enter either three-times-daily Freeroll Qualifiers (at 13:30, 17:30 or 21:30) or via VIP Points Earned Qualifiers. The VIP Points Qualifiers are run nine times daily. To qualify for these tournaments, players must earn a designated number of VIP Points the previous day and/or the current day up to the time of the tournament. I'm estimating an overlay of about $10 per player in the final. 3) Minted Poker $1 Max Rake Minted Poker and other sites on the Everleaf Network have extended $1 Max rake caps on all tables through February. These tables should be attracting more players than they are due to the fact they are not subject to the large 5 euro max rake and the winning limits that players must undergo at the euro tables. This would be the top promotion in online poker if there was more traffic on these tables. 4) Betsafe $100,000 Points Races Betsafe offers their lucrative Points Race every month so this promotion isn't any more special than previous months. I like this promotion not only for the total size of the prize pool -- which is divided into two promo periods each month -- but the overall value to players. Betsafe also sweetens the pot by providing a $6,000 freeroll to all players that finish in the top 100 of Race 1 or 2. 5) True Poker/Americas Cardroom You really wouldn't think that a small network such as Winning Poker would be able to offer such large promotions, but during February they have actually increased their monthly race promotions to $100,000. $60,000 of the prize pool is awarded to the top FPP Point earners during the month and another $40,000 will be given away during weekend "Sprints," $10k each weekend. Note that the Sprints are only available to ring game players while the $60k "Marathon" is offered to both ring game and tournament players and actually awards bonus points for participation in top tournaments. 6) Boss Magic Hands For one day only on February 14th, the Boss Network (Poker Heaven, Fortune Poker, Interpoker) are awarding cash prizes to players that hit various Valentine's Day themed hands. I've always loved these types of promotions, especially ones that are relatively easy to hit like this one. Players receive €25 for a Heart Flush, €25 when losing 3 hands with K and Q of hearts and €250 when winning a hand with Straight Flush of Hearts. Players must submit a Magic Hand to claim via the Player Zone within 72 hours of hitting the hand. Note that both hole cards must be used and other rules apply. 7) Mansion Poker On Target! I'm also a big fan of promotions that guarantee a prize when a certain amount of play is achieved and that is exactly what Mansion is offering during February with their "On Target" promotion. Each week during the month, players can enter On Target via a no-play tournament from the lobby. Players that hit a raked hand target during the week will receive a cash reward and a $50 pending bonus. Prizes start at $5 and a $50 bonus for reaching 200 raked hands. Not bad, especially for grinders and when combining the promotion on top of the other many Mansion promotions. There you have it- my personal favorite standard online poker promotions for the month of February. If you a PAS publisher, be sure to also check out over $300,000 in exclusive promotions during the month of February. Good luck and happy marketing!
Last month Merge Gaming began accepting players from all of North America for the first time since June of 2011. Around the time of the June player ban, the network also halted new rakeback sign-ups, choosing instead to offer a standard VIP program, a tiered scheme that progressively rewards players the more they rake. Because a whole new group of players are now able to play on the network, I thought it would be a good time to go over what players can expect from these “new” rewards programs that have replaced flat rakeback deals and how affiliates should market these offers. On PAS sites, you’ll see most of the Merge Gaming offers on PAS referred to as “47% VIP,” “47% VIP Rakeback” or something similar. Although the language is sure to confuse some players, we believe that many who are aware of rakeback are also familiar with the “VIP” designation, which essentially references the fact the offer is not based on a traditional rakeback deal, but instead refers to the site’s standard VIP program. Affiliates may also refer to the Merge Gaming VIP program as “cashback” but should avoid the straight “xx% rakeback” language if only to avoid confusion with players who may think they are getting traditional rakeback deal. Old Rakeback Vs. New VIP Programs So what can new players expect who didn’t register for an account while rakeback was still being offered? In general, players that failed to register for a rakeback account prior to June 1st will see lower rates than players who are grandfathered into a flat deal. There are exceptions however, notably for players that put in a decent amount of volume. At Carbon Poker, for example, a player that rakes $2,500 or more in a month will actually receive the full 47% VIP Rakeback rate- 35% from Cash Rebates and 12% from VIP Point Exchanges, a rate that actually exceeds what flat rakeback players earn. A caveat is that players must rake that amount each month to receive that rate. Another exception is the Top-Up Promotion at Black Chip, which has been running for the last few months. Players who take part in that program basically receive 35% right away and up to 47% when raking $1,000 or more. This promotion is assumed not to be ongoing. Other VIP Perks Like many VIP Programs, players are often treated to a variety of miscellaneous perks for being frequent players. On Carbon Poker, top players received reduced check fees (no check fees at the highest level), a VIP player host and event invitations, among others. Other sites such as Black Chip Poker –which offer the default Ace-High Rewards Program -- add monthly freerolls up to $8,000 for players. With No Rakeback, Do Players Need Affiliates? Since the network no longer allows flat rakeback the need to use an affiliate has unarguably diminished. Despite this fact, players still have plenty of motivation to sign-up through an affiliate due to exclusive promotions. Merge Gaming sites are going to be the most appealing site available to many North American players due to the amount of traffic the site receives. Even though the site does not offer rakeback, exclusive promotions including Rake Races, bonuses and Free Coaching are still quite appealing to these players. An example of these exclusive promotions include $10,000 Rake Races at Carbon Poker and Black Chip Poker. PAS also offers a $5k freeroll at Carbon Poker and even added a $25 Free Bonus a couple months ago for publishers. In addition, Free Coaching is available at Drag the Bar at Carbon and Black Chip Poker and DeucesCracked at all Merge Gaming rooms. The Ace-High VIP Program The default VIP Program at Merge Gaming is the so called “Ace-High VIP Program,” which is offered by a few different Merge Gaming sites. In my opinion, these programs are inferior to the custom VIP programs offered by poker rooms such as Carbon and PokerView. In addition to the complex nature of these VIP programs, many players won’t be able exchange all of their points at the max value for their status level. Not only do players have to generate $30k before they receive the maximum rate (45%), but they can’t exchange all of their points at the maximum rate. One positive of the Ace-High VIP program is that players will get to keep their VIP level even if they are maintaining a certain level of play -- assuming they earn at least 1 VIP Point every 60 days. So IF a player generates $30k in rake AND then generates less than $6k per month after that – a point where they wouldn’t be forced to exchange VIP Points at a non-max rate – only then will the Ace-High VIP Program become competitive. VIP Programs; A Snapshot The rates below represent the rates players can expect from VIP programs of PAS partnered sites when generating certain levels of rake. *program based on cumulative rake. Not directly comparable to custom VIP Programs. Which Program Is Best? This question will depend a lot on the player. At this point, the Black Chip Poker Top-Up promotion provides players the best value at all levels but that does not appear to be a permanent promotion. The PokerView VIP program is very competitive at all status levels, despite the site not offering exclusive promotions. With that said, I like PokerView for low rakers and Carbon Poker for mid to high rakers. One additional thing to keep in mind is the various additional promotions that each of these sites offer. Carbon Poker, for example, is diligent about offering players monthly reload bonuses, which add an additional 13% to players’ when they are clearing a bonus. A player taking advantage of these bonuses each month will almost certainly be better off with Carbon Poker versus competitors. Because of all the various factors, I can not apply a “one size fits all” explanation, meaning each player needs to consider their own situation.
Be sure to follow the Poker Affiliate Solutions Twitter feed for the latest industry and marketing updates. On Tuesday, US players at a PPA fly-in were given new hope as Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) announced that he would be introducing a brand new poker bill this year. Unfortunely, the industry was not immune to more bad news as the US government unsealed new indictments where 11 more online gambling domain names were seized. In this week’s edition of our weekly industry roundup, we take a look at these stories as well as progress with the Nevada poker bill and the shutdown of Quicktender. In European news, Spain has issued its first license in their new regulated market. Latest “Blue Monday” Seizures Grab 11 more Domain Names: The settled dust kicked up a bit on Monday as a new indictment was unsealed that saw 3 more indictments and 11 new domain seizures. The most notable domain names seized were that of the Yatahay Network's True Poker and Doyles Room along with highly rated sportsbooks Bookmaker and Beted. True Poker, Doyles Room and Bookmaker almost immediately switched to the .ag domain name extension and are continuing to accept real money US play at the time of this writing. Rep. Joe Barton Announces New Poker Bill: There is certainly a lot of anger brewing in the industry regarding the way the government is treating online poker right now, which could to lead to poker players aggressively getting behind a new poker bill. Poker players got a new taste of that at a PPA Fly-in on Tuesday, as Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) announced that he intends to introduce a new poker bill that would legalize and regulate online poker. Will the anger and activism of poker players and industry proponents finally be enough? Usemywallet/Quicktender Shuts Down: Last week, we informed readers about the halting of UseMyWallet withdrawals due to suspicions that their funds had been seized. On Wednesda,y fears were realized when players started to receive emails and messages on the Usemywallet/Quicktender website that their service has been stopped indefinitely due to frozen accounts. Sure not to calm many nerves, the statement read: "at this time we are unable to confirm when or if we could make payments of remaining balances." Spain Issues First License: EGamingReview has reported that Casino Grand Madrid, a brick and mortar operator, has received the first online gambling license in Space in the autonomous region of Madrid. The company will offer poker, blackjack, roulette and slots on a Playtech-based software platform. In the article, EGR says the new platform could be up and running within a month. 5/29 Clarification: In the original version of this story, we implied that the license was the first under the new nationally regulated Spanish market. The license was actually issued by the autonomous region of Madrid; the national legislation still needs to be submitted to the EC for a 3-month review. Thanks to commenter, Self Made, for pointing out our error. Nevada Poker Bill Makes Quick Progress: A gutted version of Nevada's poker bill has passed the Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee and will now go to a floor vote. If passed, the bill would authorize the NGC to adopt regulations for intrastate poker at a time DOJ approval is given or at a time federal law makes the position clear. The original bill would have prohibited the NGC from denying licenses to existing online poker sites such as PokerStars. Traffic Update: Overall online poker traffic dropped 2.6% over the week, according to PokerScout. Much of the drop can be attributed to Full Tilt Poker traffic declining 11% over the week, possibly due to worries from the site's delay paying US players. On the Cereus Network, traffic is now down 96% since Black Friday as the site seemingly fights for survival. Merge Gaming Network has grown over 70% since Black Friday, and although traffic at the largest US-facing site is leveling off at the moment, they still have seen over 2,500 real money players during peak time in 23 out of 26 days in May. The site is almost as large as Cereus was pre-Black Friday. By comparison, before Black Friday the site previously averaged 1,400 real money players during peak times. Jottings: Iowa governor signs poker study bill....Merge Gaming Rakeback Ends for New Players on June 1st. Network also stops accepting NEW players from 5 states...Bradley Franzen, whose company processed payments for poker sites has pleaded guilty ...USA Today reports on the PPA fly-in
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