Staking, backing, and escrow rules

What's backing (stacking or escrow)?

It's a mutually-agreed relationship where a player gives some or all their winnings to another player.

We allow such agreements, but we won't:

• Take part in settling such agreements.
• Be involved in any dispute between parties.

How does this affect transfers?

• We don't allow transfers where the receiver withdraws the funds. The person who played and won money should withdraw the funds and make payment arrangements off-site.
• We allow transfers where the receiver of the funds uses them on our platforms.

After the transfer or withdrawal

We'll review the players taking part in the backing agreement. We can reject the transaction if we find an abuse of our transfer system. In extreme cases, players could face account suspension or termination.

Affiliates can't use their affiliate account for backing deals; they have to use their playing account instead.

Besides the financial rules described above, we have clear rules on gameplay involving a backing relationship:

"If you are involved in staking, swaps, profit-sharing, or any kind of bankroll sharing agreement with another player, you may not play at the same cash game table or in the same Sit & Go tournament as that player."

Players with a backing arrangement can play in the same multi-table tournament. However, if they're at the same table, they must play against each other as aggressively as they would against any other player. They must make decisions based on their own interest. They can't make plays to assist their partner or their results as a team.