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How affiliate commission is worked out

1 min readUpdated 2 Oct 2026

For every bet a referred player makes, you earn the bet × the game's house edge × your commission rate. It's based on what the house expects to make, so it's the same whether the player wins or loses.

An example

A player bets $1,000 on Dice, which has a 1% edge. The house expects to make $10. If your rate is 25%, you earn $2.50.

What sets the amount

  • The game's edge. Each Original shows it as Edge: in its game info: 1.00% for Dice and Limbo, 2.00% for Towers and Bust, 0.50% for Crackjack. Slots and live games use the edge their provider publishes, and a game without one earns nothing.
  • Your rate. It's set per code and isn't shown on the page. Message us to check yours.

Bets that earn nothing

  • Free play, bets from a party pot, and bets that return exactly the stake.
  • Bets placed while that player is wagering a bonus.
  • Rounds played with an RTP booster, which leave the house no edge.

Some of these appear in the Earnings tab as Suspended, with no commission.

Good to know

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