The rakeback debate has been discussed a lot. On the whole it boils down to one side which makes (or at least tries to make) money from poker and sees rakeback as a bonus and the other side which relies on rakeback. If the new deal means you want to go to another site then that's what you need to do and Skypoker will have to assess the overall situation. I fall into the rakeback is a bonus and I am a fan of anything that keeps more recreational players playing on the site and playing poker generally.
What I would say is, in my opinion, a lot of the players who say they will leave due to the rakeback situation would struggle on other sites or they would have done it by now and wont leave (but by all means prove me wrong!). Also, I think players need to think of the overall package they get rather than just thinking this rakeback deal is great but if its all about rakeback I hear Lock poker has some great deals!
Apologies on behalf of Percival, he was railing me most of the night and is young and cant hack the pace!
To avoid more mud slinging we are closing this thread.
However, do please remember that we have discussed this a lot before and been totally open about the changes. There are indeed some people a bit worse off from this new scheme but many, many people better off. It is a competitive offer. It's impossible to keep everyone 100% happy (as this thread shows) but we do try to make improvements with all in mind.
Do remember that this is not the only value we offer, Sky Poker rewards is just the foundation (an important one) of other value we offer. Other things include:
- Big Deal - Final table Jackpot - Syndicate freerolls - Early bird - Happy hour - King of the hill - Freerolls - etc....
There will be more of these promotions too.
We believe we offer good, competitive value for all types of player and a unique player experience. Nevertheless we are always looking for opportunities to improve.
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What I would say is, in my opinion, a lot of the players who say they will leave due to the rakeback situation would struggle on other sites or they would have done it by now and wont leave (but by all means prove me wrong!). Also, I think players need to think of the overall package they get rather than just thinking this rakeback deal is great but if its all about rakeback I hear Lock poker has some great deals!
Apologies on behalf of Percival, he was railing me most of the night and is young and cant hack the pace!
To avoid more mud slinging we are closing this thread.
However, do please remember that we have discussed this a lot before and been totally open about the changes. There are indeed some people a bit worse off from this new scheme but many, many people better off. It is a competitive offer. It's impossible to keep everyone 100% happy (as this thread shows) but we do try to make improvements with all in mind.
Do remember that this is not the only value we offer, Sky Poker rewards is just the foundation (an important one) of other value we offer. Other things include:
- Big Deal
- Final table Jackpot
- Syndicate freerolls
- Early bird
- Happy hour
- King of the hill
- Freerolls
- etc....
There will be more of these promotions too.
We believe we offer good, competitive value for all types of player and a unique player experience. Nevertheless we are always looking for opportunities to improve.
Thank you and have a good weekend.
Sky Poker