Esports book affiliate programs

The terms, not the headline

This page's bar is the same one the review pages use: what the operator's official pages actually publish, dated. Affiliate marketing in this sector is its noisiest corner - commission figures travel through affiliate blogs that copy each other's numbers without reading terms. The sections below document what is verifiable: the operator's own program pages where they exist, and honest "terms not public" flags where they do not.

The verified landscape, as of the last check

The tracked set splits into two businesses:

Book	Score	Status
Cloudbet	7.9	-
Thunderpick	7.4	-
Stake	7.2	-
Gamdom	7	-
Sportsbet.io	7	-
Arcanebet	6.6	-
Duelbits	6.6	-
EsportsBet.io	6.6	-
Shuffle	6.6	-
1xBet	6.3	verify
DA Dafabet	6.3	-
Winz.io	6.3	-
Bets.io	6.1	-
CSGOEmpire	6	-
Bovada	5.9	-
Roobet	5.6	-
Everygame	5.1	-
Metaspins	5.1	-
MyBookie	5.1	-
1xBit	6.6	watch
BitStarz	6.5	-
EGB.com	6.3	watch
BetFury	6.2	-
FO FortuneJack	6.1	watch
BC.Game	5.3	-
Nitrobetting	4.8	watch
Betcoin.ag	4.3	-
BetOnline	4.2	verify
SportsBetting.ag	4.2	verify
Vave	1.5	watch

Live values from our database - details and caveats in each review. "-" = not documented by the operator. "Visit" links may be affiliated.

• Webmaster programs (net-revenue deals with dashboards): the formal

partner programs. Where official pages publish terms - commission ladders, NGR formulas, carryover policy, payout schedules - the sections above carry them verbatim with check dates [1] [3] [4].

• Player referral systems (in-account refer-a-friend mechanics):

fixed bonuses rather than lifetime revenue; the tracking is the operator's own. Several books publish no rates - those carry the "terms not public" flag rather than invented numbers.

30 books appear on this page - the population is the full live set, because a program search is per-operator research, not a category match. The sections above render the live state from the database: 19 of the books on this page clear the recommendation gate independently of their programs.

The three numbers that decide earnings

1. The NGR formula. Net gaming revenue = deposits minus withdrawals

minus bonuses minus provider/platform fees - sometimes minus an admin fee. Every deduction shifts the base your percentage applies to [6]. The terms define it precisely; the headline defines nothing.

1. Carryover policy. Negative months roll forward or reset - the

clause separates livable programs from traps (the figure above shows the curve) [6].

1. Payout mechanics. Minimum payout, frequency (weekly/monthly),

payment currency (nearly always crypto - BTC or USDT-class), and whether the program pays in kind or converts.

Compliance costs sit inside the NGR deductions too - screening vendors, Travel-Rule plumbing and the regulatory layer are operator costs that land before your percentage applies. The direction of travel is more deduction lines, not fewer [7].

For players who landed here by accident

This page is for marketers. The player-facing comparison is the books table - no commission structure changes a review's score, and a big affiliate rate is a reason to read a site's reviews more carefully, not less. 22 of the tracked books are active today - the sections above render the live state. The affiliate disclosure documents this site's own model; the methodology page documents the criteria the scores use.

For affiliates: the diligence that matters

• Read the program's own domain. Whois age, terms archive, the

platform behind the dashboard - the affiliate business has its own scam layer, and the diligence you apply to books applies to programs too. The book-check tool assembles the operator dossier.

• Verify the tracking. A ref-parameter that the site does not

document is not a program. Where terms are not public, this page says so - build on the same standard.

• Price the carryover before the rate. The figure's curve is the

interview question for every program: does month 3 start at zero, or at minus? [6]

• Match the player to the model. RevShare on recreational volume,

CPA on high-intent acquisitions - the structure is the strategy [5].

Warnings

• Copy-paste rate sheets. Most affiliate content in this niche

recycles numbers nobody verified against terms. This page's standard is the operator's own pages, dated - apply it to every program you touch.

• The NGR admin fee. Some programs insert an admin fee inside the

NGR formula - a deduction line that does not exist in the player's economics. Read the formula, not the FAQ.

• Program changes are silent. Commission ladders change without

changelogs; the check dates here are the freshness guarantee.

• The margin connection. Commissions come from the same 6-8% esports

margins the players pay [8] - programs on sharp books pay less per player and retain longer; programs on casino-heavy lobbies pay more per player and churn faster. Match your traffic.

The commission math, worked through

The identity behind every affiliate program: commission = percentage x NGR, where NGR = player losses - deductions [6]. The player-side margin that funds it is the bookmaking margin [8] - the same 6-8% esports band this site samples. The consequences are structural:

1. Sharp books pay less per player. A 6% margin book generates

less NGR per wager than a 9% one - a program on a sharp book needs volume to pay like a program on a loose one.

1. The deduction list is the real contract. Bonuses credited to

players, provider fees, platform fees, chargebacks and admin fees all apply before your percentage [3] [4]. Two programs with identical headlines can differ 2x in effective payout.

1. Player quality is the strategy variable. RevShare rewards

lifetime value (the RevShare-vs-CPA figure above); CPA rewards conversion volume [5]. The honest affiliate decision is a traffic decision, not a rate decision.

The carryover clause sits on top: with carryover, one big player win eats months of commissions (the curve figure above); without it, months reset. Programs that publish "no negative carryover" in writing are pricing that risk into a lower headline - read both.

The diligence checklist for any program

1. The program's own domain. Age, terms archive, the dashboard

platform - the affiliate layer has its own scam surface. The book-check tool assembles the operator dossier; apply it to the program site too.

1. The NGR formula in writing. Not the FAQ - the terms document,

with every deduction named.

1. The payout schedule and minimum. Crypto-only payouts are the

norm [6]; minimums gate small affiliates out - a program that pays monthly with a high minimum is a different business from weekly low-minimum.

1. The tracking proof. A ref-parameter the site does not document

is not a program. Where terms are not public, this page flags it - build on the same standard.

The webmaster-vs-referral decision

The two businesses on this page suit different operators of traffic:

• Webmaster programs (the formal deals): for traffic owners who can

build player lifetime value - content sites, communities, tipster operations. The NGR math and dashboards reward patience [6].

• Referral systems (the in-account mechanics): for players with an

audience inside the product - streamers, community figures. Fixed bonuses, operator-tracked, small but immediate.

The honest read on the tracked set: the formal programs concentrate at the bigger brands (where official pages publish terms [1] [3] [4]), and the referral systems concentrate at the esports-first verticals. Several books carry both classes - the sections above separate them rather than average them.

Common failure patterns in affiliate work

• The rate-sheet inheritance. Building on numbers copied from

affiliate blogs - every rate on this page traces to the operator's own pages or carries the "terms not public" flag.

• The carryover surprise. Signing for the headline and meeting the

carryover clause in month two - the curve figure's lesson, learned expensively.

• The mixed-portfolio misread. RevShare expectations on one-time

CPA traffic (or vice versa) - the structure is the strategy [5]; the rate is the detail.

• The compliance blind spot. Affiliate disclosure requirements

apply in your jurisdiction regardless of the program's - the affiliate disclosure page is this site's own model.

Where to go next

The live program sections above render from the database; the books table carries the player-facing comparison, and the affiliate disclosure documents this site's own model in the same terms.