Devilfish adds Minimum Activity Rule – Rogue

Terms spidered on February 22nd, 2011 11:45 AM

SUMMARY: Devilfish Adds a predatory term, which can be applied retroactively. This makes the affiliate program ROGUE. This means please stay away from them. As one of our good friend says ‘Don’t touch them with a barge pole’.

Commissions Calculation
2.13. The maximum rakeback that may be paid to any customer within Entraction Network is 30% of the rake if that customer is not participating in the Monthly VIP Bonus. Devilfish Poker deducts a 10 % admin fee from rakeback payments to players equal to 3 % of Gross Poker Revenue.2.14 . Referring to International Poker Network Rules ( Boss Media,?Cardroom2?) , in regard to monthly payout plans , no rakeback under ? 30 per month may be paid out.2.15 . Under the International Poker Network Rules ( Boss Media) , CardRoom2 rakeback may not be publicly advertised e.g . on your website(s)

Bonus Terms
2.14. The maximum ratio allowed for poker signup, deposit and reload bonuses is ?1 0.1 for 100 10 VIP-points earned.

Bonus Terms
2.16. Casino signup and reload bonuses shall not exceed ?200. The minimum wagering requirement to achieve the bonus is 25 40 times the deposit. All Video Poker , Baccarat, Black Jack Baccarat Professional Series, All Casino Hold?emsBlackjack, Jackpot 6000 Blackjack Professional Series, Mini Blackjack , Craps, High-Low Switch , TXS Hold?em Professional Series , Oasis Poker Professional Series , Casino Hold’em , French Roulette Professional Series , Advanced Roulette Professional Series , All Jacks or Better games , all Pontoon games , all Punto Banco games and Roulette all Double Xposure games do not count towards wagering.

Commissions Calculation
AFFILIATE COMMISSION 3.1. The Affiliate is paid a commission according to the Gross Revenue Percentage Plan as outlined below, unless otherwise agreed with the Devilfish Poker Affiliate Manager ( [email][email protected]).Monthl[/email]y Gross Revenue Affiliate CommissionDefinitions:NGR : The GGR minus the CostsGGR [email][email protected]).Poker[/email] Commission – NGR per month:?0 – ? 25,000 ( 30%)?25,001 – ? 30,000 ( 35%)?30,001 + ( 40%)Poker Affiliates also receive 15 % commission from CasinoCasino Commission – NGR per month:?0 – ? 10,000 ( 25%)?10,001 – ? 20,000 ( 30%)?20,001 + ( 35%)Casino Affiliates also receive 15 % commission from PokerDefinitions:GGR: Gross Gaming Revenue, being the gross revenue, including rake and tournament fees, casino hold and bingo hold CostsholdNGR: bonuses and Net Gaming Revenue : The GGR minus the CostsCosts : Bonuses , tournament sponsorship , VIP points etc . promotional amounts paid to players, any fraud attributed monies, charge-backs, admin and payment processing charges. ? 3.2. For Poker , Gross Revenue will be calculated as the gross rake less costs for promotions awarded to the players ( bonuses, tournament sponsorship , VIP-points etc) , admin , payment processing and any costs for charge-backs ( e.g. Credit Card fraud) . The gross rake includes rake from cash games and fees from tournaments.

MINIMUM ACTIVITY RULE – PREDATORY
6.3 Either Party may terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without cause, by giving the other Party notice of termination. Such notice shall be may made in writing and can be sent via fax or e-mail to [email protected].6.4 . If the Affiliate fails to maintain a minimum of 3 active users ( real money activity ) in their chosen product for three ( 3) consecutive months , Devilfish Poker may terminate this Agreement and shall have no obligation to make any further payments of commissions to you.
SUMMARY: Coupled with some minor and major terms changes comes a retroactive clause to allow Devilfish to cut affiliates out of their rightful earnings if they do not MAINTAIN 3 active users. This is worse than the normal clause because if Devilfish cannot retain the players you send, you can be terminated without pay