> they get paid a small lump sum for each new player, say $25-50 That's a small lump sum, but with a $100 initial deposit that's 25% to 50%. If that were the o

> they get paid a small lump sum for each new player, say $25-50 That's a small lump sum, but with a $100 initial deposit that's 25% to 50%. If that were the only deposit ever made and everybody asked for their money back after folding their first hand they'd be bankrupt immediately. So the cumulative rake must be pretty high for that to work, unless the stickyness is huge and most people do multiple deposits. Do you have any figures with respect to total rake vs payout over a sizable sample of deposits? That would be interesting.