Full Tilt - 60 day rule will really hurt!

[The Pokerkeep]

For those who live under a rock or slept through the last 4 days, this is an excerpt from the latest FT affiliate newsletter...__________________________________________________________Real Money Players - Changes Effective on April 1As an affiliate, we want to make sure you get the credit you deserve for directing real-money players to Full Tilt Poker.Our Affiliate Agreement defines a real money player as someone who makes their first real money deposit within 60 days of signing up on our site.Beginning April 1st, any player who waits longer than 60 days to make their first deposit will not be credited to any affiliate account. Make sure you don't lose any of the credit - or players - you deserve. Use our promotions and advice to help turn your play money accounts into real money in your pockets.____________________________________________________________There's a heated discussion going on at PAP over this newly enforced ruling.I suggest every FT affiliate should email their AM and complain loudly about this.It will cost you between 10% and 20% of your affiliate income once this goes into effect.Be vocal but be professional - get their attention!

[The Pokerkeep]

I love the fact they say FT lacked the technology to do this before... how much technology is involved? And that this will not have any major impact on our bottom line, ya right!
If that were true, they wouldn't be so anxious to begin enforcing this rule - Their bottom line is going to improve significantly from this, at our expense!

[Sharon]

Hello Sharon,

Thank you for your email. As Full Tilt Poker grows our legal department has pressured us to clean up our terms and conditions. One of the definitions listed in our agreement from the beginning of the program was that real money players are defined as persons who make the minimum requirement within 60 days of opening an account. We have never enforced this rule before because we lacked the technology to do so, until now.

Full Tilt Poker converts players at a higher and faster rate than the industry standard, which helps you to turn new players into real money depositors more easily than the majority of rooms out there. Although you might be losing a small portion of players that will deposit after
the first 60 days, the benefits of working with us should outweigh that.

Regards,

Lisa
The Affiliate Team at Full Tilt Poker

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So they are saying it is okay to lose a few "small player" with money small amounts in their account because the players they play often will be the money makers and sticking around often. Still not right....

[The Pokerkeep]

Thanks Shar,
Every voice will make a difference.

[Sharon]

I can't tell you how outregeous this is!! Just absurd and rediculous. In todays world of online poker, many players are hesitant to deposit and has been that way for months. Many people want to wait and see what happens. To put a limit on the time frame they can deposit is ludicrous. I emailed my rep. I'm fairly new as an affiliate on Full Tilt, so I have not had many downloadeds, but I think my say should mean something!