I think I got rakeback installed on my account a long time ago (my email is rushmxc@gmail.com if it needs to be looked up) but I'm not sure how it really works...I think it's basically the rake taken out of pots I win/lose is given back to me in a small percentage afterwards?

Also, the points we accumulate from playing which we're able to redeem for cash on Lock. Is it better to save these because of that promotion (I think it's the Ronin one) where we potentially qualify for cash bonuses? Or is this unaffected by whether we withdraw points or not?

Also the deposit bonus THEFUTURE, it seems to me we get these bonuses over time as we play hands because once in a while I seem to get an extra $5 or so in my account after playing a lot of hands. Is this basically how it works? If it's not how it works, I'm kinda wondering where I get extra cash in my account from, although I'm not complaining of course. Maybe my mind's playing tricks on me, I dunno.

Thanks for reading, responding, and your very existence in general.

The house takes money every pot you play. Rakeback means they're returning some of it later.

Points can be converted for cash, it's not used in Ronin, Ronin level is just determined by how much you paid in rake.

You are correct about the bonus: just play (pay rake) and you yet again gain money back in steps of 5$.

Unless there is no flop. I'm sure thats what you were saying but just wanted to clarify it for him.

That wasn't what I was asking but I probably wasn't clear on what I meant. I know there's a rake in every pot, but what I'm wondering is how rakeback affects this. When does it come back to my account and how much comes back?

It all depends if you have a Rakeback account, or are in the VIP program, and then it again depends on what level your are in the VIP program. Rakeback gets 36% back flat + you earn Points by playing + Ronin levels + deposit bonus. Rakeback payments get paid every few hours, Ronin depends on when you hit a new level and then a little later (usually around half an hour i think) it gets paid, deposit bonuses get paid a few minutes after paying the rake i think, not 100% sure. You can keep track of it all on your Reports section of your Admin page.