Commissions when playing backgammon for real money
Backgammon - Single Game (Money)
Commission is taken from the final winning sum (the winner pays for both players)
Up to $20: 4.9%
Example: Joe and Alex play a single game with an initial stake of $5. Alex wins by a gammon. $9.02 will be added to Alex’s balance and $10 will be deducted from Joe’s balance (the commission is $0.49).
$20 up to $100: 3.9%
Over $100: 2.9%
Backgammon - Series Games (Match)
The commission is taken from the stake sum plus 0.5% for each additional point in a game over 1 (the winner pays both).
Up to $20:
base commission (for 1 point): 4.9%, every point: +0.5%, max commission: 9.9%
Example: Diane and Julia play a Series (match) up to 3 points with stake of $10. Diane wins the series 3-1.The commission for 3 points is a base commission of 4.9%+2*0.5%=5.9% The commission from each player is $10*5.9%=$0.59 (the winner pays both their commissions). $8.82 will be added to Diane’s balance and $10 will be deducted from Julia’s balance.
$20 up to $100:
base commission (for 1 point): 4.4%, every point: +0.5%, max commission: 8.9%
$100 and over:
base commission (for 1 point): 3.9%, every point: +0.5%, max commission: 7.9%
Play65™ encourages matches between players with a similar rating level, therefore:
A maximum of $5 commission when the ratings of both players are over 1650.
Decrease of 50% in commissions if the ratings of both players are over 1100%.
Increase of 25% in commissions if the rating of one of the players is less than 1620.
And:
Increase of 50% in commissions when the rating difference is 100 to 199.
Increase of 100% in commissions when the rating difference is 200 or more.
Increase of 150% in commissions when the rating difference is 250 or more.
Increase of 200% in commissions when the rating difference is 300 or more.
The following applies only when the last 4 rules apply as well:
-Increased commission will not be applied if both players have a rating higher than 1650 or less than 1550.
-A rating lower than 1400 is considered as 1400 and displayed as 1400*.
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