Q:What is rake? A:Rake is the amount of money that the poker room takes from the pot every time a hand is played. This, along with tournament fees, is how they make their money.
Q:How is rake calculated? A: Most poker rooms will usually take between 0 and 5% of each pot and around 5% of tournament buyins. This is then attributed accordingly to each player in line with his / her activity. Exact percentages / amounts can usually be found on the operators website however we will have full details here on Rakeback-World.com very soon. The two contribution methods employed by the poker rooms are Dealt and Contributed. Q:What is rakeback? A: Rakeback is the portion of the rake that is given back to you either by the poker room or a rakeback website. Here at Rakeback-World.com we strive to list all the deals available to ensure you the player can find the option that's best for you.
Q:How does a poker room calculate how much rake I will get back? A: First, the room comes up with how much money they actually have made off of you. Usually the room calls this Monthly Gross Revenue (MGR) or Net Revenue. To get this amount most rooms subtract any bonuses earned during the month. The room then gets the MGR/Net Revenue by dividing the amount of rake taken out of all the games you were dealt cards in, and dividing it by the number of players dealt in. There are some poker rooms use that use what can be described as contributed rake, where you must participate in the pot to have rakeback credited. Please check the individual page on TakeTheRakeBack.com for the poker room you are interested in to find out more.
Q:Will I get a sign-up bonus when I sign up for a rakeback deal? A:In most cases yes. Read more about a certain poker room’s sign-up bonus by visiting its page here on RRR. Please note that in some cases this bonus will be subtracted from your net rake.
Q:What is a skin? A: A skin is a group of poker rooms that share are on the same poker network. For example Cake Network skins would include CakePoker and ReeferPoker, GutsPoker and some other rooms. Players of these rooms play in the same games. Most networks will allow you to sign up under all skins regardless of the number of rooms on the network you are already signed up for.
Q:How will I recieve my Rakeback? A: The Rakeback offers that we have found will pay the money you receive from rakeback straight into your poker account. So you don't have worry about claiming it or applyingfor it as it will be paid automatically into you poker account for the rest of your time at that site.
Q:When will I recieve my Rakeback? A: Rackback varies on when it is paid. Some are paid daily, some are paid weekly and a few are paid monthly.
