I agree Poker Prop. The structure of the whole poker biz is a cluster fck. Its not like casinos where you can slap up your links and hit the ground running. With poker, I have to baby every page I put up on tons of different sites using a zillion different bonus codes, its a freaking nightmare. This is really one of the main reasons I have regressed with poker.
I am able to run exclusive bonus codes with various casinos I work with, and I am pretty sure all of them will give credit to the referring affiliate even if they enter my exclusive bonus code that is a better offer. To me this is fair, I don't want credit for another affiliates sale just because they searched for XYZ Casino Bonus Code and entered mine while using the other affiliates link. To me, the whole poker business just gave affiliates a license to steal other peoples referrals when they introduced bonus codes. They made it a cut throat business and one that is not my focus now. Casinos is where its at anyway, I consider my poker rev just a bonus considering the time I put in. But yea, its freaking retarded that I have to go through the bonus code bs with every single poker site just to give myself a sporting chance to get credit for my sale.
I hope something changes in this regard and evolves with the times, because really bonus codes are such a crock imo. I mean with the technology now adays, it wouldn't be all that hard to make it possible for the big dogs who can offer those better sign up bonuses, to just have all signups automatically get the exclusive bonus offer and do away with bonus codes. I can understand a reload bonus code field when players redeposit, but give me a break with the sign up bonus code. Why make players put in a bonus code when you offer one standard bonus offer and thats it. Absolutely retarded. I get worked up about it too Prop and its really frustrating the way they dictate how I run my business with these stupid bonus codes. Why can't I just put their links up and get credit when due, the end of it? I will continue to play the game, but poker is at the bottom of the totem pole for me.
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