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the ideal poker scenario for both pros and amateurs:

5 poker rooms with different software...eg. round tables, lifelike players, tournament focus, fast software, or slower software.

rakeback based on combination of rake paid, referrals and longevity

health insurance and other benefits based on legitimate group buying power...just like AARP or other groups

promotions and incentives should be based on getting players to the sites at odd times, to start games or to play higher limits.

it could even be that when you signed up for one site, you signed up for other sites through the same marketing program and that would make it so the marketer really looked out for you, since they care that you are having fun and are successful. they don't care where you play, but rather that you continue playing poker.

if a new site had a great idea, they could bring people over, but the procuring cause would still get a piece of the action...and the player gets to choose where they like it most!

the sites could even go through their list of players who do not play and offer them a special deal at another site...often a person leaves because they didn't like one thing about a site...a deal breaker...but that might not happen at another site.

the final piece is to get advertising to pay the rake! like commercial television, there are people who are willing to sponsor tables and events just to be able to advertise their products to our demographic.