Affiliate income - megabucks or not?

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Wrong place for this thread..

[WagerWitch]

Wrong place for this thread..

Possibly - but it is a point to consider if you are an affiliate - or if you are thinking about becoming an affiliate.

It is indeed a money issue - and whether or not you are actually earning the money you should be.

In other words:

Let's say I think I should be making "XX" amount
But casino says I only made "XX" amount

yanno?

[lots0]

There are ways to tell if a casino has ripped you off as an affiliate.

For one... have some one you know make a small deposit through your aff links... If the deposit don't show up, you know your getting screwed.

I've caught several well known casinos cheating this way.

<added> after more than a decade in this business.. I start out with the idea that any casino I don't already know are a bunch crooks... they have to prove to me that they are not before I'll do business with them.

Sometimes they still fool me though... cough.. rome.. cough..

[WagerWitch]

There are ways to tell if a casino has ripped you off as an affiliate.

For one... have some one you know make a small deposit through your aff links... If the deposit don't show up, you know your getting screwed.

I've caught several well known casinos cheating this way.

<added> after 14 years in this business.. I start out with the idea that any casino I don't already know are a bunch crooks... they have to prove to me that they are not before I'll do business with them.

Well ANYONE is welcome to PLEASE deposit through my links...



No - seriously - If anyone wants to test it out - I'll take it - but other than you guys online in the small groups (here and GG) - I don't know very many people who gamble online to go out and ask...

I did just post a post that asked my players to comment if they use the promos - but all in all - most of my players don't hang around to come back and comment...

But lotso - if you ever want to share which groups (look at my site - and the last 2 months of posts) I have and let me know if any of those were on your list - PLEASE let me know... IF you're in the mood to do that. Otherwise - no worries.

I'm still a major newbie getting my feet wet in the affiliate stuff. Been in a long time - just figuring it out. LOL!

[lots0]

Actually, I ask one of my monkeys to register and deposit $100.00 (from a unique IP) and I provide the cash.

I usually do 100 and then only play 20 because that way you can play a few games, get a feel for the casino and get a really good idea about their CS, deposit, withdrawal and time frames.

But beware, some casinos don't like this kind of thing very much... for obvious reasons.

<added> Reading two months worth of forum posts sounds like work...
I'll take a look when I get time, but it might be a while.

[zebedy]

There was a poll over at AGD about how much affiliates make a month, id sure like to know the secret to making $150.000 a month,

$0 - $500 - 4
$500 - $1000 - 3
$1000 - $5000 - 6
$5000 - $10,000 - 7
$10,000 - $20,000 - 4
$20,000 - $50,000 - 4
$50,000 - $75,000 - 2
$75,000 - $100,000 - 0
$100,000 - $150,000- 0
$150,000+ - 1

[WagerWitch]

There was a poll over at AGD about how much affiliates make a month, id sure like to know the secret to making $150.000 a month,

WOW - no kidding. Please... Share info.. LOL!

Lotso - only if you feel like glancing at them - I'm set up as a blog - and each post has a "promo" or something interesting in it - You can pretty much skim it to get an idea of what I have...

It would be pretty easy. LOL!

But - I can see what advantage that would have and why the casinos would NOT like that.

DO WE HAVE ANY CASINO AFFILIATE REPS here on CM?

[lots0]

I'd like to make one other point about becoming a gambling affiliate.

Casino Affs are fast becoming a thing of the past.

When the UGIEA goes away.. the big boys will come back and when online gambling is legal in the US they won't NEED affiliates anymore.

888 and Harrahs have already teamed up and are waiting for the UGIEA to be over turned.. they are both anti affiliate in a big way and looking to control online gaming inside the US.

The way I see it, when online gambling becomes totally and completely legal in the US it will be the end of casino affiliates, at least as we know them.

[4 of a kind]

I found this thread very interesting, and not surprised to find it somewhat depressing. I would guess like any other business some people end up fairing pretty well while most fall to the way side.

But after taking into consideration what actually takes place with online casinos and poker rooms, why would anyone seriously consider getting involved investing their time and money with such a group of proven crooks?

Of course just like accredited casinos that pay their winners, more then likely their are accredited ones that also pay their affiliates. Yet, based on what I could tell, maybe 5% are straight up with 95% bad in one way or another. You also run the risk of being involved with a good place to play today, but rogue tomorrow.

When you consider all the legitimate problems and bullshit we read about day in and day out about online casinos and poker rooms, why should it be any different for affiliates.

I couldn't even imagine my income being based on trusting an online casino being forthcoming about who signed on and deposited thanks to me. I'd feel safer getting a shopping cart and walking around picking up deposit bottles.

Based on the posts I read up to this point on this subject, it sounds like you might have a better chance investing your time and money actually playing at one of the accredited casinos, and hope you get a cash out.

I'm certain a small percentage of people might fair okay with this program today but tomorrow sure looks scary. It seems to be safe to say that your hard work and what appears to be long hours invested, might be better spent on another idea.

[Webzcas]

Based on the posts I read up to this point on this subject, it sounds like you might have a better chance investing your time and money actually playing at one of the accredited casinos, and hope you get a cash out.

I'm certain a small percentage of people might fair okay with this program, but it also appears that your hard work and what appears to be long hours invested, might be better spent on another idea.

Many affiliates are players and started off as players. It was their enthusiasm playing that made them decide to become affiliates in the first place.

You can make a living from being an affiliate in this industry and a pretty good one too for that matter. It is certainly not as lucrative as it was in the past, but the opportunities are there and will be even more so once the UIGEA becomes a thing of the past.