Naturally we hate to see any changes that aren't in our favor, so that sort of sucks.
At the same time, we have to be fair, and think in terms of fairness for the casinos too.
This change isn't awful, but will no doubt reduce affiliate payouts because that's what it is intended to do.
At the same time, I never thought it was particularly fair to the casinos when a player deposited 100 bucks, and was say,.....100.00 up on the casino on the last day of the month and then won 20k.
Frequently they are going to lose a good amount back to the casino the next month, and now the casino is paying a commission on their own money.
If I were a businessman, and casino owner, I wouldn't be too thrilled about that either.
Granted, they do get the Lion's share when the players lose too, so I never exactly felt guilty on those occassions either.
In the end, it isn't awful, and most of the time the affiliate will still benefit.
IE: If the player is only 9k up at the end of the month, we will still see the commission on the casino's money if he loses the 9k back the following month. Not that bad a deal when you think about it.
I see this as a leveling of the playing field a little, HOWEVER, I think there should be a 10k maximum load against the affiliate, and a 6 month time limit. After 6 months, he should be put back in the system,...for better or worse, and restart the clock so to speak.
Additionally, I don't feel that progressives jackpot wins should count into this term change since players are essentially funding them as they go.
The WIN isn't paid for by the casino itself.
In fact, I believe these used to be paid by Microgaming directly, but I could be wrong on that.
Lastly, the biggest problem I always have when a program makes changes is the retroactive issue. I have no problem when a casino changes terms going forward with new affiliates, but I'm not crazy about changing terms on exsiting affiliates.
The real reason I feel that way is that it opens pandora's box. If one program changes a term and is allowed to do that, then these agreements we sign on to are meaningless, and we will be vulnerable to ANY future terms change, regardless of it's merit or fairness.
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