Commercial
Rake
The operator's commission taken from a pot or a wager in games played between players rather than against the house, most commonly poker. Because the operator is not a party to the bet, rake rather than house edge is how the game earns.
Where it belongs
Commercial
- Terms it sits beside
- Hold, Gross gaming revenue, House edge
Part of the Scalara iGaming glossary, written for operators choosing a platform.
What it means for an operator
Rake matters for anyone planning a poker or peer to peer product, and it changes the shape of the revenue: it scales with volume of play rather than with player losses, which makes it steadier but usually thinner.
Scalara's platform is a casino platform. If a peer to peer product is on your roadmap, raise it in discovery rather than assuming the model transfers.
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