
Originally Posted by
thepokerkeep
If they want to negotiate or change the agreement going forward, that should not have an impact on commissions already earned. And the new agreement / commission structure, should not include the players already referred by the affiliate... since that would make the new terms retroactive.
They changed the structure around the beginning of November, and advised me of the changes accordingly (didn't ask, just advised that the changes were taking place). At the time, I figured I would just let the changes happen and see how it turns out. After two months it was obvious that the earnings were significantly less than my monthly averages over the previous four years, so I requested to be put back on the previous structure.
I was told at the time that until i was able to bring in 30 new players every month, I would not be eligible for the Net Losses commission structure that I was on, and I would remain on the new turnover structure.
It was frustrating and disappointing, but it wasn't until I realised that not only was I earning about 10% of my previous earnings, but I was also still earning back a temporary negative from the old structure that i really got upset. Since a turnover based commission structure cannot go negative, this seemed particularly unfair to me to have me started out on it from a negative position.
I have recently attempted to escalate my complaints to a higher ranking affiliate manager, and although I have a new manager who is 'trying to help me' - he still says that:
Our commission requirements state that we require 30 new players per month over a 3 month period and a healthy active player base before we can move affiliates back to win loss.
It is these requirements that I have been debating with the senior management team here. In particular how they relate to your specific case given the large volume we have seen from you in the past.
To my mind, 30 new players every month seems unreasonable for an average affiliate. I don't own SportsBookReview or anything like that and I only get a few players each month. I would like to think that quality beats quantity, but it seems like I am being made to increase my quantity unjustifiably, despite my quality.
Shane