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PokerStars announced it will be replacing its VIP Club with a new loyalty program dubbed Stars Rewards across all poker clients this week. The new rewards program was introduced to the ring-fenced markets in Italy, Portugal and Spain on July 4, and will be rolled out in the rest of the world, except New Jersey, this week.
Download PokerStars for real money: Watch me live: https://www.twitch.tv/innerpsycho. Free Play Chests are awarded via the Stars Rewards system over and above any Chests awarded for your gameplay. Once awarded, Free Play Chests may only be unlocked and opened on or after the date and time specified and are only valid for the duration specified. Free Play Chests may contain one of the following rewards. Chests Chests can be collected and opened before, during or after your session, and contain rewards that relate to the activities you enjoy! Rewards can range from StarsCoin that you can spend in the Rewards Store, to cash rebates a variety of tickets and items tailored to you and the games you like to play. Can’t open chests on PokerStars PA after the update? Am I the only one? It goes to the pop up window, the red line traces about half the star then the screen goes to black. Tried closing the desktop app a couple times and it still isn’t working.
The monthly and annual targets that were prominent in the old VIP Club will be replaced with daily targets that are individualized for each player. Players will also earn rewards points across all verticals offered by the online poker room including poker, casino games and sports wagering.
“We have designed an exciting and inclusive program that will appeal to all kinds of players. We aim to make every game count and reward their loyalty whatever they feel like playing,” said Severin Rasset, Director of Poker Innovation and Operations at PokerStars in a press release.
The new program will award players 100 rewards points for every $1 in rake or tournament fees. Rewards points can be redeemed to open one of six chests that provide players rewards. The maximum rewards grow in each subsequent chest opened.
Stars Rewards Maximum Chest Values
- Red Chest – $50 max
- Blue Chest – $100 max
- Bronze Chest – $250 max
- Silver Chest – $500 max
- Gold Chest – $750 max
- Platinum Chest – $1,000 max
PokerStars also plans to tailor the rewards to the time of the year to include entry to WCOOP. PokerStars Festival and PokerStars Championship events. Chests can also include a combination of cash, StarsCoin and rewards points.
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The online poker room explained the rationale of its new change as the majority of its players tend to only play a few times a month. The new rewards program will provide these players with instant rewards and the 'chance to win big' on the spot. However, it is speculated on many poker forums that the new Stars Rewards program will award less than the VIP Club to professional players and serious grinders.
Here is a look at the frequency of the different prizes that can be won in each chest according to the PokerStars Denmark client where the rewards program was already rolled out.
| Frequency | Red | Blue | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 out of 10,000 | $100 | $100 | $500 | $500 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 400 out of 10,000 | $0.60 | $1.95 | $5 | $13.25 | $34.50 | $107 |
| 700 out of 10,000 | $0.36 | $1.17 | $3 | $7.95 | $20.70 | $64.20 |
| 1,000 out of 10,000 | $0.12 | $0.39 | $1 | $2.65 | $6.90 | $21.40 |
| 1,200 out of 10,000 | $0.11 | $0.35 | $0.90 | $2.39 | $6.21 | $19.26 |
| 1,400 out of 10,000 | $0.08 | $0.27 | $0.70 | $1.86 | $4.83 | $14.98 |
| 2,000 out of 10,000 | $0.07 | $0.23 | $0.60 | $1.59 | $4.14 | $12.84 |
| 3,299 out of 10,000 | $0.06 | $0.20 | $0.50 | $1.33 | $3.45 | $10.70 |
The introduction of the new rewards program which seemingly awards players more ambiguously and randomly than the previous program comes at an interesting time. Partypokerrolled out a more simplified weekly rewards program in May that awards up to 40 percent rakeback. A few weeks later, partypoker introduced the Diamond Club, for its top volume players that rake at least $100,000 over any 12-month period. Diamond Club benefits include dedicated 24/7 Skype Customer Support and at least 50 percent in rakeback and VIP bonuses.
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The Stars Rewards program makes it easy to win rewards tailored to you, across all our gaming products. Earn reward points every time you play real money games (subject to certain conditions). Collect enough points to complete your progress bar and you’ll win a Chest loaded with rewards you’ll want to use - including StarsCoin and free play!
Get rewards you’ll want to use in the games you like to play, tailored to you, when you play for real money across all our available products.
Play for real money and earn reward points. Points fill your on-screen progress bar - complete it to win a Chest filled with personalised rewards, just for you.
Chests can be collected and opened before, during or after your session, and contain rewards that relate to the activities you enjoy! Rewards can range from StarsCoin that you can spend in the Rewards Store, to cash rebates and a variety of tickets and items tailored to you and the games you like to play. There are six different Chest types of increasing size and value.
Level 2: Bronze Chest
From $0.60 to $12
Level 5: Diamond Chest
From $12.50 to $250
You can manage all of your rewards in the ‘My Stars’ area of your account.
Win StarsCoin in Chests, which you use to play games or spend in the Rewards Store. Click here to learn more.
Earn enough reward points to complete your progress bar and you’ll receive your next Chest.
- Win at least one Chest in every rolling 28-day period to remain on your current Chest level.
- Win 10 Chests within 28 days and we’ll upgrade you to a bigger Chest, which will require more points to unlock but will contain bigger rewards on average (see above). Your progress bar will turn blue when you’re approaching an upgrade, and we’ll let you know exactly how long you have left to earn it.
- If 28 days pass and you have not won a Chest, your progress bar will reset and you’ll be moved down a level, where Chests will be easier to win but will contain a lower value of rewards on average. If you have completed at least 50% of your current progress bar, you’ll receive a Chest from your new, lower level. Progress bars on the Blue Chest level will reset after three calendar months of inactivity.
If you are at a higher level than the Blue Chests, you will be able to exchange your progress bar for a lower level Chest.
If you are eligible to exchange your progress bar, you will see the option available to you in ‘My Stars’.
If you play poker with us, your Chest may contain a ticket to play a Stars Rewards Spin & Go poker tournament.
Like regular Spin & Go’s, these three-player tournaments feature small starting stacks, blinds that rise quickly, and a winner-takes-all prize pool determined by a random spinner before play begins.
Here are the prizes you can win, as well as the probabilities of hitting each prize tier:
| Prize | Probability |
|---|---|
| $5,000 | 1 in 1,000,000 |
| $100 | 30 in 1,000,000 |
| $50 | 75 in 1,000,000 |
| $10 | 2,500 in 1,000,000 |
| $5 | 15,000 in 1,000,000 |
| $2.50 | 100,000 in 1,000,000 |
| $1.50 | 511,712 in 1,000,000 |
| $1 | 370,682 in 1,000,000 |
Please Note: in Stars Rewards Spin & Go Tournaments, we reserve the right to make changes to the prize structure in order to offer tickets of an equal value to existing cash prizes.
Reward point requirements depend on the Chest type you are playing towards, but are also personalised based on your profile. Some of the factors which impact points requirements are recent activity, game-type and net deposits.
You’ll earn reward points at different rates, depending on your gaming activity:
- Poker: Players earn 45 reward points for every USD $1 paid in fees for scheduled tournaments, and 100 reward points for every USD $1 paid in rake in Zoom or cash games or other tournament fees (130 reward points for every £1, 80 points for every CAD $1, and 110 points for every €1).
- Players do not earn reward points at pot-limit and no-limit tables with blinds of $5/$10 or higher, 8-game tables with stakes of $20-$40 or higher, or other limit games with stakes of $20-$40 or higher.
- Casino: Reward points are earned at the point of wagering. Click here for a breakdown of earn rates by game-type, as well as how to earn redemption points playing Casino games (to clear bonuses).
- Sports: Reward points are earned when a bet is settled. For singles bets, players earn 1.1 reward points for every $1 wagered. For multiple/accumulator bets, players earn 3.1 reward points for every $1 wagered.
- Bets made in non-USD currencies are converted to USD based on the mid-market exchange rate (as per XE.com) for reward point calculation purposes.
- Reward points are not awarded for bets that are cashed out if the cashed out value is equal to the initial bet amount.
- Example: if you bet $10 and cash out for $10, you will earn zero reward points. But if you bet $10 and cash out for more or less than $10, you will earn reward points.
Stars Rewards Scheme - Rebates and Rewards (“Rebate and Reward Terms”)
Your participation in the Stars Rewards scheme (“Stars Rewards Scheme”), as provided by The Stars Group, shall be deemed to constitute your full acceptance of the Rebate and Reward Terms.
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- Participation in the Stars Rewards Scheme is subject to these Rebate and Reward Terms as set out hereunder. We reserve the right to modify, add to or amend these Rebate and Reward Terms at all times, and your continued participation in the program shall serve as your acceptance of and acknowledgement that you will be bound by these Rebate and Reward Terms. You are encouraged to review these Rebate and Reward Terms and the other Stars Rewards pages on a regular basis to keep up to date with its provisions and amendments.
- Membership of the Stars Rewards Scheme is free and available to individuals residing in countries where such membership is allowed. Participation in some countries may be prohibited by local law.
- Players will not start earning reward points or rewards until they have opted into the Stars Rewards Scheme via the ‘Start Now’ button accessed via the Start button in the software – found in the main lobby or within the ‘My Stars’ menu.
- The Stars Rewards Scheme offers our loyal customers cash rebates and an opportunity to win additional rewards for prior real money gaming. Please note that your membership of the Stars Rewards Scheme may be revoked if abused in any way. Any such decision to cancel membership shall be at the sole discretion of The Stars Group and shall not be open to appeal or review.
- Rebates and rewards (together with any reward points that may be accumulated as part of this program) may not be transferred, bartered, sold or traded in any way. Rebates and Rewards can only be won, and reward points can only be accumulated, via real money play – when a reward point target is reached, players will win randomized Stars Rewards in exchange for those points, as detailed above. Stars Rewards may include cash, game credit or StarsCoin (our virtual loyalty token that can only be exchanged for certain goods via the Rewards Store).
- Some rewards won via Stars Rewards may be subject to play-through requirements.
- By taking part in the Stars Rewards Scheme, you acknowledge that we may refer to your user name in the event that you win a significant prize. However, we will not use your name, image and likeness for publicity and marketing purposes if you receive a reward greater than $9,999, without your written consent. Equally, we will seek your consent if we wish for you to perform interviews (without compensation) with selected press agencies as we may choose, in relation to your win.
- Any abuse of the Stars Rewards Scheme (whether by collusion, cheating, fraud or other forms of impropriety) or failure to follow the Rebate and Reward Terms may result in the termination of your membership and forfeiture or claw back of all accrued rewards, reward points and StarsCoin.
- Any betting activity which is carried out fraudulently or in attempt to receive rewards without real money play will result in the forfeiture or claw back of associated rewards. Our End User Licence Agreement also applies to the Stars Rewards Scheme.
- We reserve the right to claw back or reverse any award of Stars Rewards to any player where the determination to grant that player a reward or the level of reward credited to the player is as a result of manifest error, fraud, technical failure or other unforeseen circumstances.
- Stars Rewards Scheme membership and benefits are provided at our sole discretion and we reserve the right to terminate and/or amend the Stars Rewards Scheme (together with its benefits) at any time.
- Decisions of staff and management about any aspect of the Stars Rewards Scheme will be final and not open to review or appeal.
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Last amended September 2020.
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