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What Is Rakeback?

Before we describe what rakeback is we need to explain what rake is in the poker world. When playing poker, the poker room (live poker room or online poker room) takes what is called a rake (think of it as a "cut"). The rake is a portion of the pot that goes to house (the poker room). This is how poker rooms make money. Now this small amount of the pot may not be that large but in time this money adds up to big bucks. Now that we have explained what rake is we can shed light upon rakeback. Rakeback is nothing more than a rebate that is given back to an online poker player. That's it in a nutshell. It is basically a refund. Why Do Online Poker Rooms Give Rakeback? Online poker rooms give rakeback as promotions to players. They cannot give food to players or free rooms or other complimentary items so they offer rakeback. Not a bad comp, cold hard cash is the best comp of all. Who can receive rakeback? Only players that sign up with a rakeback account can receive rakeback. Lots of players sign up directly through a poker room or some … [Read More...]