Poker rakeback relates to the casino’s portion of the pot, also called the rake. When you play poker in select casinos or online poker rooms the casino will give back part of the pot, usually a small percentage. Most of the time, your poker rakeback will be through a third party. This is due to the casino wanting to separate itself from the poker rakeback promotion, as it requires additional work and effort on the casinos part. Try to avoid these types of poker rakeback promotions, as they may not always be legitimate.

Many poker rakeback rooms provided cash back poker rakebacks. However, due to concerns over fraud and other abuse, many poker rooms are starting to use points for poker rakeback. Full Tilt Poker is one of the most famous examples of this. For every dollar you would get from rakeback, Full Tilt Poker gives you a point. These points can be used to purchase items from a redemption store and enter into special tournaments. Outside companies still give Full Tilt Rakeback in cash, though!

Whether you play poker in a casino or on an online poker room, there are plenty of poker companies that will provide you with a poker rakeback. Make sure you know whether it is a cash rakeback (full tilt rakeback, for example can be in cash money!) or a point rakeback (like Pokerstars has), and go to town playing your favorite game of poker!