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Originally Posted by Baked Potato
Do only PokerStars accounts get these bets?
Don't they burn $ giving away the free bets?
Yes they are burning money. Any customer can get the sports bets and they don't have to play poker. The reason to mention it here is that there is an awareness that many poiker players don't pay attention to the sports side and just blow it off. It is free money/value which is basically extra rakeback. And it is right there.
For Stars, It is advertising and customer retention. For every person who takes the $10 free bet and profits is somebody else discovering how easy it is to deposit more money to try to make different bets.
Same for the free money and bonuses they give you on poker signups.
As another poster mentioned, the other poker sites give a lot of free money and promos as well.
If all you do is take advantage of the promo/bonus offers you will eventually get booted from some sites. They actually DO watch their bottom line. Even regular profitable players who aren't even binge-watching can also get kicked off sports betting sites.
But I don't know how true that is at Fox/PokerStars for a player that is already paying a ton in rake so ahead and take the bonuses as they come. It is extra value even if it is just a few bucks.