What is rake?
The rake is what a poker room takes out of each pot in order to make money. Typically the rake is 5% of the pot up to $3.

What is rakeback?
Rakeback is the part of the rake that you get back either directly from a poker room or from a poker affiliate (i.e. Rakeback4all.org). With rakeback you are essentially being rewarded for being a loyal player and you get a certain percentage of the rake you have paid back each month. If you are a serious online poker player you probably pay hundreds or perhaps thousands of dollars in rake each month. Signing up for a rakeback deal at Rakeback4all.org would save you about a third of that money!

How will I get back my rakeback money?
Your rakeback money will be added to your poker account. In most cases, the poker rooms themselves take care of transferring your rakeback money. In a few instances (e.g. Mansion Poker) we will transfer the rakeback money to your poker account.

When will I receive my rakeback?
When you receive your rakeback depends on the poker room you play poker at. Please check the individual page here on Rakeback4all.org for your poker room to find out when you will receive your rakeback. Please note, however, that your rakeback is always paid out the following month, i.e. the rakeback you have earned in July will be paid out in August etc.

How is my rake and rakeback calculated?

To figure out how much rake you have paid and how much rakeback you will get the poker rooms use a formula called Monthly Gross Revenue (MGR). How they come up with your MGR can vary a little (for more specific information about the poker room that you are interested in, please check its individual page here on Rakeback4all.org). Most rooms are using the "Contributed" rakeback method. This means that your rake is calculated on how much you contribute to each pot.  If you contribute 20% of the total pot, you get credit for 20% of the total rake. Some rooms take the total amount of rake taken out of all the games you were dealt hands in and divide this number by the number of players dealt in. Almost all rooms also include any tournament fees you have paid in your MGR. Some rooms then subtract any bonuses you might have received from the rake you have paid. The number that is left is your MGR and it is a certain percentage of this number that you can get in the form of rakeback.


How long does it take for my rakeback account to get activated?
As soon as you let us know that you have signed up for a rakeback deal via Rakeback4all.org, we contact the poker room in question to make sure that you are correctly linked to us. When we get a confirmation from the poker room you will be informed by us. In this process we are dependent on a reply from the poker room. Usually this is not a problem and your account will generally get activated within 48 hours. Sometimes, however, it can take up to a week. Please note that if you are correctly linked to us you will receive rakeback from the moment that you create your poker room account.

Why did my rakeback account fail?
Generally, the reason we had to set your rakeback account with a certain poker room to "failed" is because your account with the poker room in question isn't linked to us. In order to provide you with rakeback your account needs to be linked to Rakeback4all.org. Common reasons for accounts not being linked to us are that the player is trying to get rakeback to an existing account or he or she did not follow the sign-up instructions properly. If you didn't use the link we provided for the poker room you won't be linked to us.

Why have I not received my rakeback?
Sometimes your rakeback payment can be delayed because the poker room for some reason is unable to make your payment on time. If this happens we will keep you informed about what's going on.

Can I get a rakeback deal with a poker room where I already have an account?
Generally, poker rooms don't allow this if you have already deposited money to your existing account. Some rooms, however, do let you open a new account. Please email info@rakeback4all.org regarding this.

Is it possible to have rakeback accounts with several poker rooms?
Yes, this is not a problem at all. If you want, you can sign up for a rakeback deal with all the poker rooms we offer rakeback from

Will bonuses affect my rakeback?
Generally, sign-up bonuses and reload-bonuses will affect your rakeback. Any bonus you get will usually be subtracted from your monthly gross revenue (MGR). For example, if you have paid $600 in rake in a month, and cleared a $100 bonus, your MGR would be $500 ($600 - $100). For more specific information about the poker room that you are interested in, please check its individual page here on Rakeback4all.org.

Do tournament fees count toward rake?
Most poker rooms will count tournament fees toward rake and include them in your Monthly Gross Revenue (MGR). For more specific information about the poker room that you are interested in, please check its individual page here on Rakeback4all.org.

What is a poker room skin?
A poker room skin hosts the same games, tables, and players as the poker room licensing it out. As a player, you won't notice much difference at all. Sometimes you might see individual promotions. For example, Inter Poker and Sun Poker are two skins on the same poker network, Cryptologic

What is flat rakeback?
With a flat rakeback deal you get the same rakeback percentages regardless how much you pay in rake. This is the kind of rakeback deal that most poker rooms offer.

What is progressive rakeback?
With a progressive rakeback deal your rakeback percentage depends on how much rake you have paid. Your rakeback percentage goes up as your amount of rake paid goes up.