secondly , don't get obsessed about rakeback. sure its nice but merge stopped offering it last year,bovada have stopped it etc etc. You may not realise it but some of the merge sites base their vip program on lifetime points earned and if you don't play for a period of time (2 months i think) they decay your points so your vip tier is based upon lifetime points earned minus decayed points. this means that you can end up getting much better VIP bonus rates compared to straight rakeback % and promotes brand loyalty because the more you play the better your vip payouts get.