Net gaming revenue: what the operator keeps after taking players' winnings from their stakes and then the deductions in the contract, such as bonuses, taxes and fees. The RevShare rate applies to this amount.

What is the difference between GGR and NGR?

GGR is gross revenue: stakes minus winnings. NGR is GGR after deductions. How far NGR falls below GGR depends on which items the programme deducts and how large they are.

What is an admin fee?

A percentage the programme takes from revenue for its own costs. Some programmes publish it and some do not, so ask before you apply.

Why do two programmes with the same rate pay different commission?

Because they apply the rate to a different base. If a programme deducts larger amounts, or carries over a loss from a month in which players won more than they lost, it pays less at the same published rate.

What NGR is and what is deducted before commission

In a RevShare deal the affiliate does not get a percentage of players’ deposits but of the operator’s net gaming revenue, NGR. How much money reaches you depends on what the programme deducts before it applies the rate. This guide follows that path and lists what to check in the terms.

From stakes to NGR

Stakes. All bets and game wagers your players made.
GGR, gross gaming revenue. Stakes minus the winnings players took.
NGR, net revenue. GGR minus the deductions listed in the contract.
Commission. The RevShare rate applied to NGR.

What programmes deduct

The list differs from programme to programme. These items appear most often in the terms:

bonuses and free bets players used;
taxes and state fees, and levies the operator pays;
an admin fee, a percentage for the programme’s costs;
payment costs and chargebacks;
game provider fees, mostly for casino;
amounts from accounts closed for fraud or rule breaches.

It also matters whether the list is closed. Wording such as “including but not limited to” means the programme can deduct items that are not listed, so you cannot check the calculation yourself.

An example with invented numbers

One affiliate’s players staked 10,000 euros in a month and won 9,000. GGR is 1,000 euros.

Programme A deducts only 200 euros of bonuses. NGR is 800 euros, and a 30% rate gives 240 euros.
Programme B deducts 200 euros of bonuses, 150 euros of taxes and fees and an admin fee of 10% of the rest. NGR is 585 euros, and the same 30% rate gives 175.50 euros.

The published rate is the same, and the commission differs by about a quarter. The numbers are invented and only show how deductions work.

Negative carryover

If players win more than they lose in a month, NGR is negative. Some programmes carry that loss into the following months: no commission is paid until future revenue covers it. Other programmes start each month from zero or carry the loss over only for certain players. For an affiliate with few players this can matter more than the rate itself.

What to check before you apply

Whether the programme publishes its NGR definition and list of deductions.
Whether the list is closed or leaves room for new items.
The admin fee percentage, if there is one.
Whether there is negative carryover and whom it applies to.
Whether your report shows GGR, deductions and NGR separately, per player or per month.

On programme pages in the catalogue every term carries its source and check date, and the glossary explains the terms.