Brightshare affiilates have updated their Payments Options page to include a change in the minimum payment as well as some additional options for affiliate payments

PROGRAM CHANGE, Commissions – Minimum Payment, Payment Methods

The minimum bank wire amount is $500 1000.

For your convenience we pay by: Payment Options for US Affiliates: QuickTender Click2Pay – only existing accounts Bank Wire (Swift) – only with copy of Drivers License Check - courier service is optional with $35 fee Payment Options for Non US Affiliates: EcoCard Click2Pay Payspark Neteller EntroPay ClickandBuy MoneyBookers Bank Wire (Swift) – $35 service fee Check – courier service is optional with $ 35 fee.

Brightshare have added a term to their T&C’s which more accurately spells out how affiliates may ‘test’ their click tracking. It also ensures that affiliates are not playing under their own tags for the purpose of cashback.

NEW TERM, Casino-Play on Affiliate Account

h. The marketing opportunity presented in this Affiliate Program is for commercial use only, and the Affiliate, its family members, friends or associates may not make purchases, directly or indirectly, through the Affiliate Tag for the Affiliates own personal use or to fraudulently increase the commissions payable to the Affiliate. Notwithstanding these provisions the Affiliate is entitled and even encouraged to test a limited number of transactions in Clients websites for evaluation, non-commercial purposes only. Transactions made in violation of this provision will be deemed fraudulent behavior and will be deducted from the Affiliate’s commissions and payments as set forth in Section 5 below.

Summary:It sounds like Brightshare have run into some problems with affiliates attempting to play on their affiliate accounts and receive some cashback No surprise there and a good term to spell out the ‘lines in the sand’

Brightshare have changed the payment options from their ‘Payment Options’ webpage.  The new payment possibilities are shown below.

PAYMENT OPTIONS UPDATED – NONTERMS UPDATE

The minimum bank wire amount is $1000 500

The maximum check amount to the US is $1,000.

Summary: It looks like the minimum bank wire has been lowered, which is great!  For US affiliates, receiving a check from Brightshare has become a bit more difficult

From the previous terms alert for Brightshare, there was a new addition to the affiliate commission calculation.  After talking with Marcia at Brightshare, this was deemed a mistake and has been removed.  Below is the change made.

ORIGINAL TERMS MISTAKEN CHANGE

Casino and mobile casino revenue share – Affiliate commissions are calculated on the basis of a Player’s Net Revenues. A “Player’s Net Revenue” is defined under this Agreement as the Player’s income (money wagered), minus (i) Player winnings, (ii) free credits, (iii) Player chargeback fees, (iv) progressive jackpot fees, (vi) fraudulent activity fee and (v) bonuses. c. Poker revenue share – Affiliate commissions are calculated on the basis of a Player’s Net Rake. A “Player’s Net Rake” is defined under this Agreement as the Player’s Poker Gross Rake, minus (i) Player bonuses, and (ii) Chargeback/Fraudulent chargeback/fraudulent activity made by the Player.

UPDATED TERMS – MISTAKE REMOVED

Casino and mobile casino revenue share – Affiliate commissions are calculated on the basis of a Player’s Net Revenues. A “Player’s Net Revenue” is defined under this Agreement as the Player’s income (money wagered), minus (i) Player winnings, (ii) free credits, (iii) Player chargeback fees, chargebacks (iv) progressive jackpot fees , (vi) fraudulent activity fee and (v) bonuses.

Summary: Thanks Brightshare for clearing that up!

Brightshare updates their Terms and Conditions to include a fee for fraudulent activity (within the commissions calculation).  They have also included Bingo Revenue Sharing.

UPDATED TERMS

Casino and mobile casino revenue share – Affiliate commissions are calculated on the basis of a Player’s Net Revenues. A “Player’s Net Revenue” is defined under this Agreement as the Player’s income (money wagered), minus (i) Player winnings, (ii) free credits, (iii) Player chargeback fees, (iv) progressive jackpot fees, (vi) fraudulent activity fee and (v) bonuses. c. Poker revenue share – Affiliate commissions are calculated on the basis of a Player’s Net Rake. A “Player’s Net Rake” is defined under this Agreement as the Player’s Poker Gross Rake, minus (i) Player bonuses, and (ii) Chargeback/Fraudulent chargeback/fraudulent activity made by the Player.

Summary: We will have to get more information on what a ‘Fraudulent Activity Fee’ is.  We will take this up with Brightshare to determine how this will affect affiliate earnings.

NEW BINGO TERM

d. Bingo revenue share - Affiliate commissions are calculated on the basis of a Player’s Net MainRake . A “Player’s Net MainRake“ is defined under this Agreement as the Player’s total rake from all real money bets , i.e. the value of all bingo cards purchased by the Player, minus (i) the Player’s contribution to the pot, bonuses and credits, progressive contributions, network and processing fees, minus (iii) any chargeback/fraudulent activity made by the Player.

Summary: Bingo is added to the list of Revenue Sharing possibilities with Brightshare.  This term simply reflects that.

Brightshare has made some minor changes to their terms, adding an email contact.

Change #1 – Category: Ownership

ADDED TO TERMS

 

 

 

BrightShare’s e-mail for notification purposes is: is: denise.martel@stenhamci.com and Affiliate’s e-mail address for notification his purposes is: ____________

SUMMARY: This is an interesting email address for notification.

Brightshare has made some changes to their FAQ page surrounding payment dates… It looks like they are creating a buffer for themselves since they have been late on payments recently

Change #1 – Category:FAQ, Payment Date

OLD
BrightShare calculates commissions at the end of each month, and makes payments on the 15th of the following month.

NEW
BrightShare calculates commissions at the beginning of each month for the previous month’s activity, and makes payments before the 20th of the month.

OUR SUMMARY: That’s one way to take care of late payments Just move the payment date!

Hello All, Our TAS has notified us of a couple minor Terms Changes for Brightshare’s casino affiliate program. As usual, we will break each change down and interpret the ramifications of the change.

Change #1 – Category: Commissions

OLD Terms
Earn up to 40% commissions by promoting our casino program and earn another 2% by promoting our referral program. For your convenience, we offer a variety of popular online payment options. Please see below for full details.

NEW Terms
Earn up to 40% commissions by promoting our casino, poker and mobile casino programs and earn another 2% by promoting our referral program. For your convenience, we offer a variety of popular online payment options. Please see below for full details.

OUR SUMMARY: This is a simple change to the Revenue Sharing page which integrates both the poker and mobile gaming promotion into the revenue sharing model.

Change #2 – Category: Commissions

OLD Terms
Earn more, faster! Our unique six level commission structure gives you higher commissions at smaller increments. BrightShare affiliates earn commission based on the net revenues generated by the players they direct to our casino clients. Please see the table below for the revenue categories and corresponding commission rates.

NEW Terms
Earn more, faster! Our unique six level commission structure gives you higher commissions at smaller increments. BrightShare affiliates earn commission based on the net casino revenues (casino and mobile casino) and net rake revenues (poker) generated by the players they direct to our casino clients. Please see the table below for the revenue categories and corresponding commission rates.

OUR SUMMARY: This is a simple change to the Revenue Sharing page which integrates both the poker and mobile gaming promotion into the revenue sharing model.

Change #3 – Category: Commissions

OLD Terms
Net revenue is calculated as follows: Real Player Income (money wagered at the casino), less winnings and less all deductions (free credits, player bonuses and progressive jackpot fees). Your affiliate share of any chargeback made by a player you have generated will be deducted from your monthly commission. Negative earnings are not carried forward, but negative chargebacks are carried forward.

NEW Terms
Casino and Mobile Casino net revenue is calculated as follows: Real Player Income (money wagered at the casino), less winnings and less all deductions (free credits, player bonuses and progressive jackpot fees). Your affiliate share of any chargeback made by a player you have generated will be deducted from your monthly commission. Poker net rake is calculated on the basis of gross rake minus player bonuses. Any chargeback or fraudulent activity made by a player that you have generated will be deducted from your player’s gross rake. Negative earnings are not carried forward, but negative chargebacks are carried forward.

OUR SUMMARY: This change adds poker net rake to the commissions model to clarify the revenue sharing model for Poker affiliates.

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