Key Takeaways
- PokerStars is making substantial revisions to its VIP rewards program from January 1, 2016.
- The changes will radically reduce the value of rewards to players at the highest VIP levels.
- The overall impact of the new VIP scheme substantially reprices the value PokerStars places on the highest volume players in its player base.
- “We are introducing these changes to move towards a more balanced long-term poker economy and to return the game back to one that rewards skill via winning at the tables rather than playing primarily for volume.”
PokerStars is overhauling its VIP rewards program from January 1, 2016. The changes will radically reduce the value of rewards to players at the highest VIP levels.
The overall impact of the new VIP scheme substantially reprices the value PokerStars places on the highest volume players in its player base.
“The reason we are focused on the highest status levels is because these rewards have become so enticing that we have inadvertently altered why some people play and how they play,” explained Eric Hollreiser, Vice President of Corporate Communications at Amaya and PokerStars.
