Thursday, June 12, 2008

Gambling affiliates never cost the player anything

By Steve Briggs

Gambling affiliates make money from different models of payment plans, of which there are basically about four or five. Gambling affiliates can get paid for every visitor sent to the casino website, they can get paid a larger amount for those players who are sent that sign up and gamble for real money stakes, they can earn a percentage of what the player loses ... or a percentage of what the player gambles, in which case it is paramount the player wins at least a little bit in order for them to have enough incentive to want to keep gambling. That's right, there is a model called "wagershare" which has been used in Vegas for years.

An escort is assigned to the high roller and they make a percentage from what that high roller gambles, not wins or loses. Winning allows for more gambles to be made (in most cases) and thus it is to the affiliates advantage that the player wins so they are funded to continue gambling. This method for paying affiliates is also the same model used for comp points in many casinos. The casino adds comp points to your account based not on what you win or lose, but rather on how many times you spin the slot reels, roll the dice, or hands of blackjack played.

Everything figures out close to the same in the end I suppose, what is important to the average player to understand is that none of an affiliate's commission, no matter what model of payment they are on, effects or changes what it costs the player to gamble because the money would go straight into the casino's pocket. If you doubt me ask someone who signed up through a search engine, there are no extras and these sorry souls have nobody to turn for help if they get cheated however if they had signed up through a guide then he/she could be contacted to intervene on the player's behalf.

There are also gambling guides and casino portals that were created by the casinos they list in attempt to buy their credibility rather than earn it. Most of these online casinos have burned their bridges long ago and have no choice but to now use such shady tactics. That said, even these questionable establishments never at any time cost the player anything extra other than they recommend only their own brand of casinos which are likely not good choices. In any case even if these places were to be run by legitimate affiliates rather than the casino's shills, and assuming they actually were to get paid by these casinos ... they still wouldn't cost the player anything extra.

All affiliate programs work that way to my knowledge, not just in the gambling world. One last note on the subject to perhaps do away with one other big misconception that I hear fairly often from those not knowing; it is not easy money being an affiliate (at least in the online gambling niche, and I know for a fact that is also true of the education niche) as it takes extensive and to my chagrin, never-ending research on the practice of SEO (search engine optimization) in order to stay exposed enough to have the chance to prove your site is worthy of a surfer's attention. The problem is that you haven't yet had any time to devote towards the theme of your website, so the true reason for it to exist begins to suffer the consequence of your need to find exposure. Further is the search engines constantly change so you must always continue to compete for first page exposure, never allowing yourself to relax.

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