PokerStars Rakeback?
Since I offer rakeback on my site, one of the questions I get all the time is: “Can I get rakeback at PokerStars?“.
As we all know PokerStars.com is the biggest poker sites and many big online poker players will not even consider playing at a site unless they offer rakeback. PokerStars has always been a tough one though, because the site is so good, many players are willing to give up the rakeback, because they games are just THAT good.
Here are some of the common questions I get about rakeback at PokerStars:
Someone told me they can get me rakeback at PokerStars, is this true?
It is possible that they are a large affiliate on MGR, but the PokerStars affiliate back end has no way of finding out information about how much a player is playing. Therefore it will be impossible for them to determine how much rake you generate. Also, if they do find some way to do it, it won’t last lon. When asked about if this is a possibility, the head of the PokerStars Affiliate department responded: “any affiliate found to be offering any form of rakeback will be terminated from the program”
Will PokerStars ever offer rakeback?
I highly doubt it. PokerStars has spent a lot on their amazing VIP Program. With their VIP Program you can essentially get an equivalent to rakeback with their reload bonus offers. For example, a SilverStar player can get a $50 Bonus with 5000 player points. This is the equivalent to about 8% rakeback. As you move up in the VIP levels, the bonuses they offer will be equivalent to a rakeback percentage. At the highest level, SuperNova Elite, you will be getting the equivalent of 60% rakeback, but this is no easy feat. You will need to earn 1,000,000 VPPs in one year to get to this level.
So, if you are holding off signing up for PokerStars because you want rakeback, you might be waiting a very long time. You are better off just taking the $50 Sign-Up Bonus and getting in now on some of the biggest poker tournaments in online poker.
gtycoon said
am July 27 2008 @ 8:39 pm
With PokerStars being as popular as they are they don’t really need to give a rakeback, but as you said their bonuses are kind of like a rakeback.