
India's Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act (Aug 2026) banned real-money online gaming; MPL suspended cash games and deposits on mpl.live, cut ~60% of its India workforce, and is pivoting to the US and Brazil. There is no statutory gaming licence (self-regulated skill-gaming). Post-ban, payouts, withdrawals and account access are widely reported as disrupted with poor Trustpilot sentiment; network terms let the advertiser deny pending payments for any player fraud/malpractice and forfeit blocked wallet balances. Rake-share %, NCO, quotas and cookie window are undisclosed. Treat as high-risk and re-evaluate after the international relaunch.
Editorial
High-risk, disrupted: India's Aug-2026 real-money gaming ban froze MPL's domestic cash games and payouts and forced a US/Brazil pivot. Unlicensed skill-gaming with poor payout reputation — wait for the international relaunch before sending traffic.
House Grade
Low
On request
~₹26–31 per signup+deposit (network)
Disrupted (post-ban delays)
Yes
No
Low
On request
~₹26–31 per signup+deposit (network)
Disrupted (post-ban delays)
S2S Yes / API No
The Mobile Premier League (MPL) Poker Affiliate Program was historically structured for poker affiliates, digital marketers, and gaming content creators seeking to monetize traffic in India's rapidly growing real-money skill-gaming sector. However, following the passage of India's national real-money online gaming ban in August 2026, MPL was forced to suspend all domestic cash games and deposit functionality on its primary platform, MPL.live. This severe regulatory disruption compelled the operator to cut its domestic workforce by approximately 60% — roughly 300 local positions — and initiate an immediate strategic pivot toward international expansion in North America and Latin America (targeting Brazil).
Incorporated in Bangalore in 2018, Mobile Premier League is operated by Galactus Funware Technology Private Limited, a subsidiary of Singapore-based M-League Pte. Ltd. Offering a multi-gaming portfolio of 60+ titles across card games, fantasy sports and casual games, the platform expanded rapidly to exceed 100 million registered users. To establish legal distinction from games of chance under Indian law, MPL relied on a skill-gaming model supported by Elo-inspired Skill-Based Matchmaking (SBMM) and self-regulatory alignment with bodies like the All India Gaming Federation.
The platform's legal foundation collapsed in August 2026 with the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, which banned real-money online gaming across India and forced the shutdown of domestic cash operations. While MPL attempts to re-establish growth by redirecting its marketing infrastructure toward the United States and Brazil, affiliates face extreme settlement and counterparty risk when navigating the operator's transitioning affiliate network.
Commission Type
Rake-Share, CPA/CPI, Referral
Payout Frequency
Disrupted (post-ban delays)
1 casino brand running on this program is reviewed on CasinoMass:
Target GEOs
No reports filed against this program.
No reviews yet. Be the first to share!
Log in to Leave a ReviewAff.Studio gives you a unified dashboard to monitor commissions, payouts, and performance across all your affiliate programs.

House Grade
Two structural catches offset the strong headline terms. First, negative carryover is uncapped by default — a single winning sports whale can zero your commissions for months — so negotiate a monthly/quarterly NCO reset or high-roller quarantine before scaling. Second, undisclosed admin fees plus bonus, game-provider and payment-processing deductions cut the effective rev-share well below the 50% headline (~35% at the top tier). It runs on a Vanuatu (Tier-2) offshore licence aimed at grey-market Asian GEOs, and strictly excludes the US, UK, Australia, Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, France and Germany. Stats are day-level (not real-time) with a 15-business-day payout hold, and there was one resolved 2022 GPWA missing-payment warning. Best for experienced media buyers and sports publishers with genuine Vietnam/Indonesia/Thailand traffic; default to USDT payouts to avoid regional banking friction.
Medium
~30%
By negotiation (CPA & hybrid; KPI-gated)
Monthly (within 15 business days; $100 min)
Yes
Yes
Medium
~30%
By negotiation (CPA & hybrid; KPI-gated)
Monthly (within 15 business days; $100 min)
S2S Yes / API Yes
Established Asian sportsbook/casino (since 2007) on MyAffiliates: 30-50% rev-share, USDT/e-wallet, 10% sub-affiliate. Uncapped NCO (negotiable), undisclosed admin fees cut effective to ~35%, Vanuatu Tier-2 grey-market. Grade B — negotiate NCO reset.

House Grade
This is a Romania-only program and its affiliate terms are unusually opaque: the rev-share tier ladder, negative-carryover policy, bundling and cookie window are all gated behind the partner login, so verify each with your account manager before scaling. Expect a soft onboarding test period (~10-20 FTDs) and KPI/anti-fraud traffic-quality clauses, and note the effective rev-share is trimmed by Romanian gaming taxes. There's no crypto payout and the API is gated. One clarification: do NOT confuse this with 'Admiral Markets', an unrelated forex/CFD broker — commission figures from that program (e.g. €300 CPA) do not apply here. The compensating strengths are strong: ONJN Tier-1 licensing and Novomatic/Greentube backing make counterparty default risk negligible, the Gaminator brand and land-based hall network drive high-trust omnichannel conversion, and tracking runs on the award-winning PartnerMatrix platform. Best for Romanian-market SEO/content and social affiliates.
Medium
~45%
By negotiation (iGaming CPA gated; not the Admiral Markets forex CPA)
Monthly (~€100 min)
Yes
No
Medium
~45%
By negotiation (iGaming CPA gated; not the Admiral Markets forex CPA)
Monthly (~€100 min)
S2S Yes / API No
Romania-only Admiral (Novomatic/Greentube, ONJN Tier-1) on PartnerMatrix: blue-chip backing, negligible default risk, strong omnichannel conversion. But rev-share ladder, carryover, bundling, cookie all gated — confirm with AM. Grade B, flagged Provisional.

House Grade
45% headline is cut ~45% by flat operational/payment forfeits on Circus.nl (~24.75% effective); commissions capped at 2 years for post-Sept 2024 players; no S2S postback or API and stats update only every 24h; documented delayed-payout and shaving complaints tied to abrupt regional closures (Circusbet.rs, 2023).
Low
~45%
Negotiable via AM
Monthly
No
No
Low
~45%
Negotiable via AM
Monthly
S2S No / API No
Tier-1 regulated safety, but the 45% headline collapses to ~25% after flat admin forfeits, tracking is manual (no S2S/API, 24h stats) and a 2-year cap plus shaving complaints add risk. Best for compliance-ready EU super-affiliates who optimize on thin data.

House Grade
A regionally-focused program (Armenia + Romania) best suited to Caucasus and Romanian sports traffic — don't confuse it with the unrelated toto.nl Dutch lottery brand. Rev-share is on the modest side (casino tops out at 35%, sports at 30%) and a new 10% Armenian turnover tax (from July 2025) will further trim NGR on Armenian traffic, so model the effective rate and consider a CPA/hybrid deal. There are no crypto payouts (bank wire/Neteller/Skrill only), and — a real transparency gap — the public affiliate T&C and FAQ pages were inaccessible during research, so insist on a copy of the current terms (and clarify any soft dormancy clause) before committing traffic. The offsetting strengths are solid: genuine national licensing (Romania ONJN to 2033 + Armenia SRC), a 20-year non-white-label track record backed by Digitain, the real-time PartnerMatrix stack with S2S/API, and a No-Negative-Carryover policy.
Medium
~20%
By negotiation (CPA & hybrid on request)
Monthly (by the 15th; €50 min)
Yes
Yes
Medium
~20%
By negotiation (CPA & hybrid on request)
Monthly (by the 15th; €50 min)
S2S Yes / API Yes
Digitain-powered, dual-licensed (Armenia SRC + Romania ONJN), PartnerMatrix with S2S/API, no negative carryover, €50 threshold. Modest tiers (casino 20-35% / sports 15-30%), no crypto, new 10% AM turnover tax, gated T&C. Grade A — get terms in writing.

N/A
On request
On request
Once a month
On req.
On req.
N/A
On request
On request
Once a month
S2S On req. / API On req.

House Grade
~35% admin fee on GGR; non-real-time stats; negative balance reset only on request
Medium
~25%
On request
Monthly
Yes
Yes
Medium
~25%
On request
Monthly
S2S Yes / API Yes
Unbundled brand accounting, on-request negative resets, and crypto payouts keep risk low. But a ~35% admin fee guts the nominal 25-40% rates and stats aren't real-time. Best for SEO publishers who can negotiate a custom CPA or hybrid.