What is rake and what is rakeback?

Rake is how a poker room earns money. The rake can be $.05 to $5. Rakeback is when you will be returned a percentage of the money that you pay to play poker online. Receiving rakeback is like getting a frequent customer discount for being loyal to your favorite poker site. The more you play, the more a poker site makes from the rake you generate. As a bonus you are returned a portion of that money. Depending on how much you play it could be hundreds to thousands of dollars each month that a poker site earns from you! You will receive a portion of that money back.  We explained this a little more here: What is Rakeback? Come to think of it, if you’ve found this site, you probably already know what rakeback is and want it now!  Check out the Rakeback Deals on our site.

How will you get back the rakeback money and when will you receive the rakeback?

Depending on the site, rakeback money will be added to your poker account either daily, weekly or monthly. The poker sites are aware of your rakeback status because you downloaded from Rakeback Max and they take care of transferring the rakeback money to you. It’s that simple.

How is my rake and rakeback calculated?

Each poker site that Rakeback Max deals with has different rules. Those rules will be posted on their individual pages on this site. Feel free to use the About Rakeback Max page for any questions that you may have if you can’t find what you are looking for. Most sites take the total amount of rake and calculate your portion of the rake by dividing that number by the number of players dealt in the hand. Depending on the rakeback deal, you will receive a certain percentage back from the hands you played.

How long does it take to get started?

If you have never had an account at the poker room and you clear your browser’s cache, download and create a new poker account you can begin playing and receiving rakeback as soon as you make a deposit. However if you have doubts as to your eligibility, you can let us know that you have signed up for an account through our site, we contact the poker room and verify your account. We usually receive confirmation from the site within 48 hours. As a general rule, if you have not had an account from your new rakeback site and you have cleared your web browser’s cache and downloaded properly from the links on Rakeback Max, you’ll be all set.

Why did my rakeback not go through?

Most of the time is because you were not linked to the new site through Rakeback Max. You must be associated through rakebackmax.com links. In some cases you may already have an account at the proposed site. When downloading from the Rakeback Max links, make sure that you click on the download links on rakebackmax.com and allow your web browser to receive the tracking cookie. You may want to clear your web cookies or browser’s cache before joining through our links to ensure proper set up. Clearing cache varies from browser to browser, but usually is a pretty simple task.

Can I join more than one rakeback site?

Yes you can! You can join all of the rooms on Rakebackmax.com even if they are on the same poker network or skin. Remember to clear your browser’s cache and download from the links on this site and create a new account. If the site is here and if your country allows you to play, you’re all set!

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