Rakeback began in 2004 as a player rewards method. Rakeback is when some online poker sites or their affiliate partners return part of the rake or tournament entries a player pays as an incentive for them to continue playing on that site.
Rakeback in cash games is calculated using one of two methods: dealt and contributed. The dealt method awards the same amount of rakeback to each player dealt into a hand, and the contributed method rewards players based on their actual contribution to the pot. In poker tournaments, rakeback is deducted from cardroom's entry fee. Rakeback can be compared to comps in regular casinos.
Not all online poker rooms offer rakeback. Sites such as Full Tilt Poker, Cake Network and UB.com allow affiliates to offer rakeback as a direct percentage of rake and tournament entries paid back to the players. Other card rooms such as PokerStars, PartyPoker and iPoker are against affiliates giving rakeback. Instead they offer in-house programs that give cash and other rewards to players based upon how much they play.
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