Karamba Partners is the official casino affiliate program for a number of online casinos, including Hopa Casino, Karamba Casino and GrandGames Casino.These brands offer a range of games from some of the most popular software providers in the industry. The program does have a minimum activity clause. Karamba Partners was created in 2005 and is under the jurisdiction of Malta.
Commission details
The majority of Karamba Partners’ affiliates are paid through a revenue sharing scheme. This plan compensates affiliates based on the net revenue of their referred players, which Karamba Partners calculates as gross gaming earnings minus bonuses and promotional amounts, processing charges, chargebacks, and uncollectible debts.
The commission rate paid to an affiliate each month is dependent on the number of first-time depositors they bring in within that month. More monthly conversions result in a greater commission percentage, as determined by Karamba Partners’ tiers.
Affiliates should note that these tiers are only for active affiliates. The minimum activity clause stipulates that affiliates who do not bring in any new players within a rolling 6-month period will be dropped to a base rate. However, the affiliate will be placed back on the standard rate scheme once they refer another player.
Unfortunately for affiliates, Karamba Partners engages in the practice of negative carryover. This means that losing months can have a lasting impact on earnings. However, earnings are tracked separately across brands within a month (i.e. no bundling).
Karamba Partners does offer CPA (cost-per-acquisition) agreements, which pay one-time fees for each new depositor instead of lifetime commissions. Hybrid plans are also available that combine CPA and revenue sharing commissions, along with CPC, CPL and CPM. These plans must be negotiated with an affiliate manager, and not all affiliates will qualify for one.
Sub-affiliation
Affiliates of Karamba Partners can refer others to the program in exchange for a secondary commission. Karamba Partners pays referrers a monthly fee calculated as a flat percentage of all direct sub-affiliates’ commissionable earnings.
Payment details
Karamba Partners pays affiliates monthly, and is usually paid within 14 days for the previous month’s earnings. An affiliate must accrue at least €100 (or currency equivalent) in earnings before they will be eligible for a payout. Those who do not reach this level will have their earnings rolled over until the requirement is met.
Karamba Partners offers payment in a number of different currencies: EUR, USD, AUD, GBP, CAD, DKK, and SEK. Affiliates can elect to receive their payments via bank wire transfer, Click2Pay, Neteller, or Skrill.
Software
Karamba Partners uses a proprietary software solution for its affiliate business. This platform can be used by affiliates to track their activity and get the latest creative materials for their websites, although it may lack some of the more advanced reporting features found in more popular third-party solutions. All reports are live and are updated every 5-7 minutes.