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The only reason WSEx provides no-rake poker is because they hope the poker players will sports bet, too.

If we assume WSEx wins, say, 10% of the total amount bet on sports, on average, then, imo, this is where they could do some sort of deal with poker affiliates, who obviously aren't going to send players to them at the moment as the affiliates will receive no payment for their marketing efforts.

If WSEx paid, say, 1% of all monies sports bet by their introduced players to the respective poker affiliates, this would encourage the affiliates to actively promote WSEx, immediately solving the marketing problem of attracting new players and thereby leading to both far more poker players on site, plus far more sports bet profit for WSEx for absolutely no prepaid outlay.

In other words, everybody wins.

(I don't know the correct percentage figures to use, but WSEx would, at the touch of a button.)

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They make money off of the poker players. The rake taken has to be making money in a short term interest account. There is a reason besides showing the player how much rake they are saving in taking rake and giving it back a week later.

I think this is a good thing btw, because it can make this poker room a reality for players.