What is the difference between Referrals and the Affiliate Program?

Referral and affiliate programs are similar in that both reward you for bringing new players to a platform, but they’re built for different scales and use cases.

Referral Program
This is designed for individual, everyday players who want to share their experience with friends.

• Simple to join, usually just a personal link generated automatically from your account.
• Rewards tend to be smaller and simpler, like a flat rakeback percentage (e.g. 10%) on the people you refer.
• No minimum traffic or approval process required.
• Best suited for casual sharing: sending your link to friends, a small chat group, or your social circle.

Affiliate Program
This is designed for content creators, influencers, communities, or businesses that can bring in larger volumes of players.

• Requires an application and approval process before you’re accepted.
• Offers more advanced tools: custom tracking links, marketing materials, sub-affiliate structures, and detailed analytics/reporting.
• Commission structures are often tiered or negotiable, scaling with the volume of players and revenue you bring in, and can sometimes be higher than standard referral rates.
• Built for larger-scale promotion: streamers, poker communities, YouTube channels, or marketing partners.

In short: referrals are a lightweight, built-in way for any player to earn from friends they invite, while affiliate programs are a more formal partnership for people or businesses driving larger, sustained traffic.