I know nothing about their banning, and assume it has to do with not being able to use that username if they are not an advertiser. Bobo is involved in that side of 2+2, so he can probably give the full explanation. I only ban people who are obvious spammers or are completely out of control.

This is correct. We usually give an undertitle that reflects this when an advertising campaign ends; it seems that wasn't done in this case. It's now been fixed and displays as:

RakeBrain
Deactivated Rep Account

I keep getting emails from VIP saying they have new deals but until they have paid back players i think other potential player should be aware of this problem.

so at this point I've given up getting what little money they owe me, however, if at all possible i would like to be untagged/retagged somewhere else under my account. In cases like this, is there a way for the poker room to go in and remove an affiliate tag?

Still have not got my payment from Allan or Jackie at VIP Players for about 6 months now. They continuously say it will be taken care of and never come through. Have not spoke with Allan in months but have a feeling Allan may have just changed his skype name to Jackie to avoid the heat.

yea same situation, keep getting excuses.