PokerStars.com PAW

[3jokers]

If you refer a player to pokerstars and the player uses the bonus code printed out on the pokerstars own website ( which every player will do )
http://www.pokerstars.com/poker/promotions/bonus/

You won't get credited for the player!!! I just got this news from opening a ticket on paw affiliate support.

Never heard anything like it! I would understand if it was an affiliate bonus code but it is right there on the PokerStars.com website. Feels like a bit of a scam....

[losercore]

I would not go as far to say a scam, but I don't see why sending a player through PAW is any different than sending a player directley with our own trackers. I've never had this problem with Stars.


I hope there is some mis-communication here and this is not the case.

Jeremy, can you shed some light on this?

Thanks

[3jokers]

Here is the part of the reply I got from the paw ticket:

The bonus code "First2007" is a bonus code that is reserved for PokerNews.com and only listed on PokerNews.com. (Then why is it on the pokerstars.com website ?!!?)

If a player uses this bonus code, it will automatically register the player under the PokerNews.com affiliate account and not the PAW affiliate account where your tracker is.

Likewise we sign up several players per day from this bonus code so it will be hard to figure out if indeed one of your players did use this code.

I really wanted to promote this poker room but I realise that almost all players I send will use the bonus code printed out on PokerStars.com own website, especially when it in the client says: "enterbonus code here"

[losercore]

Intersting indeed.

Stars is supposed to have their new affilliate backend coming soon. They may allow the use of bonus codes so it might be wort just using Stars directly considering the CPA is the same.

A little suprising though. I still would like Jeremy to chime in a bit about this. That response sounds a bit harsh.

I understand they could not track players if they use the code so to speak. It would be hard at least. But i don't get why this code exsist only for poker news. If I send a player to poker.com and they use the deposit code on the main page (When there use to be a poker.com) I would still get credit for the player.

[3jokers]

Originally Posted by losercore

If I send a player to poker.com and they use the deposit code on the main page (When there use to be a poker.com) I would still get credit for the player.

Of course, that is how it normally works. I wonder how many affilaites there is that has lost money becasue of this insane system.

[Jeremy]

Actually this was my mistake and I apologize.....I didnt realize this was on the Pokerstars.com website. I just saw it on our website and assumed it was a code of ours that Gaz had set up.

http://www.pokernews.com/pokerstars

With that said, this is not a pnews exclusive bonus code at all and yes your players will still track to you with it. Disregard the support email.

I thought you were using a exclusive pokernews bonus code

Anyhow, I will email off to our Stars representative and get more information on this player. My guess is that the stats simply didn't update though.

Sorry about the confusion.

[3jokers]

oh ok, that's a relief. I had just changed the text on my website to "NO BONUS CODE NEEDED!" lol

[losercore]

Thanks Jeremy. I thought it sounded strange.

[Carly - Stars]

Hi All,

Just to explain, we dont have bonus codes in our current system linked to affiliates when players sign up.

You need to use your referral links for the players to be tracked.

Our new affiliate system which is currently in development will include bonus codes.

FIRST2007 is a deposit code and available to all players who use it.

From now until the end of 2007, if your players make a first-ever real money deposit, PokerStars will give a 100% bonus up to $50. They just need to use the bonus code "First2007" to begin earning extra cash. To earn this bonus, they will simply need to play on PokerStars and collect the number of Base FPPs equal to 10 times the bonus amount.

Hope this explains it - it has nothing to do with PokerNews.

Thanks,
Carly

[3jokers]

that's what I thought... so why can't I see the player I reffered in my stats? Well I guess Jermy is looking into it...