Hi fellow affiliates. I hope everyone is healthy.
I wrote US facing sportsbooks today asking them to suspend FTD (first time depositor) and minimum active player requirements until October 31, 2020.
It will be impossible to acquire new customers with major sporting events and seasons cancelled. Even if games resume by May or June, affiliates will struggle to meet T&C requirements. The US summer months are notoriously slow.
Remember, many programs will cut commissions or close accounts if new depositors aren't sent every X months. Now's the time for some solidarity.
Feel free to send your Aff manager the following email. I also included support addresses for most US sportsbooks below. I would hate to begin the NFL season at 10% because I couldn't send traffic for March Madness, the Kentucky Derby or NBA playoffs.
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Please Suspend New Depositor and Player Activity Requirements until October 31, 2020
Dear Affiliate Department and Sportsbook Management,
I respectfully request that all first time depositor (FTD) and minimum active player (MAP) requirements be suspended until October 31, 2020. The recent cancellation of major US sporting events and seasons makes it impossible to satisfy existing program requirements.
Presently, it is anticipated US sports will resume activity in May or June. Even then, it will be extremely difficult for affiliates to meet depositor requirements. The summer months are notoriously slow. Most affiliates rely on customers acquired during the fall and winter months to bet on baseball or horse racing.
Please allow affiliates at least 2 months of the NFL to recoup their traffic and stay afloat. Reducing commissions while sports are on an indefinite hiatus would be grossly unfair. This would punish affiliates for something out of their control and likely put most out of business.
I would be extremely grateful if you allow me and other affiliates this courtesy. In the meantime, I wish you and your staff the best of health during this trying time. Let's all work together to survive what will certainly be a difficult period to come.
Regards,
Concerned Affiliate
I wrote US facing sportsbooks today asking them to suspend FTD (first time depositor) and minimum active player requirements until October 31, 2020.
It will be impossible to acquire new customers with major sporting events and seasons cancelled. Even if games resume by May or June, affiliates will struggle to meet T&C requirements. The US summer months are notoriously slow.
Remember, many programs will cut commissions or close accounts if new depositors aren't sent every X months. Now's the time for some solidarity.
Feel free to send your Aff manager the following email. I also included support addresses for most US sportsbooks below. I would hate to begin the NFL season at 10% because I couldn't send traffic for March Madness, the Kentucky Derby or NBA playoffs.
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Please Suspend New Depositor and Player Activity Requirements until October 31, 2020
Dear Affiliate Department and Sportsbook Management,
I respectfully request that all first time depositor (FTD) and minimum active player (MAP) requirements be suspended until October 31, 2020. The recent cancellation of major US sporting events and seasons makes it impossible to satisfy existing program requirements.
Presently, it is anticipated US sports will resume activity in May or June. Even then, it will be extremely difficult for affiliates to meet depositor requirements. The summer months are notoriously slow. Most affiliates rely on customers acquired during the fall and winter months to bet on baseball or horse racing.
Please allow affiliates at least 2 months of the NFL to recoup their traffic and stay afloat. Reducing commissions while sports are on an indefinite hiatus would be grossly unfair. This would punish affiliates for something out of their control and likely put most out of business.
I would be extremely grateful if you allow me and other affiliates this courtesy. In the meantime, I wish you and your staff the best of health during this trying time. Let's all work together to survive what will certainly be a difficult period to come.
Regards,
Concerned Affiliate
