So what you are basically saying is that the referring affiliates should be credited for all player if they send the original player?
Now your playing semantics and trying to twist my words.
Please show me, in this thread, where I have specifically stated, in black and white, that your program should untag players? Simple, I haven't.
I have however said... If a player is referred by an affiliate to your casino and this player goes on to "refer a friend", then the friend should be tagged to the referring affiliates also.
Albeit, common sense prevails with the caveat... If this "referred friend" is already a player at the casino or already tagged to another affiliate, then nothing changes.
Though,. I find the basis of your untagging argumment, bizarre, to say the least!
A "friend" as apposed to an aquantance, is someone who you hold a specific bond with. A mate; buddy; chum; cobber; companion.. Someone you'd share a beer, go watch a soccer match with etc etc. A person you'd invite into you home to share a family dinner with, for example. As a "friend" you'd share things you enjoy and both know what the other likes.
I find it truly odd, that if someone was to "refer a friend", it's on the cards, they already know whether this friend plays at your casino or not. If that's the case of your argument here, then why did this person, find your casino via an affiliate? Wouldn't his friend have told him about this site!
According the GD that's what happens ALL the time:
You have players referring their friends ALL THE TIME..........they point them directly to the casino via their MOUTH and WORDS
This need not be turned into a 3 ring circus. When, it's clearly a simple process of tracking.
- Affiliate A refers Player-Z to iGame and is thus cookied;
- Player-Z doesn't join casino but spots the "refer a friend" offer;
- Player-Z fills out the form (or whatever it is) and lists 2 "friends".
At this point, going on what you've (Shaun) explained, by submitting the "refer a friend" form,
Player-Z is now tagged to
Affiliate A. Unless
Player-Z is already tagged to another affiliate. In this case,
Player-Z remains tagged to which ever affiliate that is.
- The two (2) "refer a friend" players suggested by Player-Z visits the casino, sign up and make their €25 minimum deposit.
- At which case Player-Z received 2 x €50 comps. But only if the referred "friends" each make a €25 min deposit. If they don't, Player-Z get nothing! (keep this fact in mind).
At this point,
Affiliate A referred
Player-Z to the casino.
IF Player-Z is non tagged player (a free agent), he will be tagged to
Affiliate A when he submits the "refer a friend" form.
IF none of the friends, refered to casino by
Player-Z (who is now tagged to
Affiliate A) are not tagged to any other affiliate (or iGame) then these "refer a friend" players, should be tagged to
Affiliate A.
Keeping in mind the casino, would have neither Player-Z or the "refer a friend" x2 player accounts, if Affiliate A did not refer Player-Z, in the first place.
The following examples explains why this "refer a friend" marketing campaign
is not fair to
Affiliate A or for that matter,
Player-Z.
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Hypothetically, for the period of the "refer a friend" promotion,
Affiliate A sends 5 (not tagged to any other affiliate) new players to the casino.
- All 5 players do not sign up BUT are influenced by the "refer a friend" promotion.
- They all recommend two (2) friends each. At which point all five (5) players are automatically tagged to Affiliate A.
- Every "refer a friend", that's 10 players all signup at the casino and make a €25 min deposit.
- Player-Z receives €250 bonus.
- iGame now has 15 players signed up - 5 tagged to Affiliate A BUT an additional ten (10) players, who are tagged to the iGame.
IF Affiliate A didn't referred these five (5) untagged players in the first place, iGame would not have these 5 players or the ten (10) additional accounts now tagged to iGame.
Where this becomes unfair to Player-Z or any player using the "refer a friend" promotion, is IF their friends don't make a minimum deposit of
€25. If they make anything less, the friend who referred them gets nothing. A big fat $0.
In this scenario, iGame prospers because regardless if they don't deposit or don't make a min deposit, iGame ends up with ten (10) players account, tagged to the casino. In this case, for free!
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What should ethically happen is this:
IF the player(s) referred to iGame by
Affiliate A (are not already tagged to another affiliate), they are tagged to
Affiliate A when/if these players use the "refer a friend" form.
Players obtained by the iGame "refer a friend" promotion, who are not tagged to any affiliate (or a player of iGame) are tagged to
Affiliate A with a 2'nd tier commission structure. (10% say).
Anything other than this is not fair and imho it abuses affiliates, who, if it weren't for them, iGame Casino would have neither refered player(s) or the referred friend(s)!