The ethics of Rakeback

[TNixon]

Ok, I am playing on full tilt with no rakeback, and have been for about a year now. (when I signed up originally, I didn't know about it)

The only reason I haven't started a new account with rakeback is because I know full tilt offers a rake cut to their affiliates in order to attract new players. Since I've already paid a disgusting amount of rake to FT over the past year, they don't need to attract me as a new player.

In addition, it is specifically against the TOS to start a new account, and I generally think of myself as sort of a stickler for sticking to the rules. In addition, there would be a new deposit bonus involved, which seems just a little bit like theft to me.

But, I know I'm passing up on a ton of value by playing without rakeback, and as far as "following the rules" goes, I am actually playing poker online from the US, which throws a little bit of hypocrisy into the equation. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Am I just being supersilly by not wanting to start a new account for rakeback?