The traditional rakeback based system is being replaced with a gamified offering that rewards a variety of factors including deposits.

Though no concrete details have been revealed as yet, PokerStars have announced a major overhaul of their VIP scheme.

Since the VIP Steps system was announced last year PokerStars have reported that players are less focussed on volume, more flops are being seen, pot sizes are bigger and recreational players are playing for longer, more frequently.

The new rewards scheme will award StarsCoins across all the PokerStars platforms, including Sports and Casino.

It will also be a more gamified scheme, with more rewards offered during a single session of play, rather than month long goals.

The big change appears to be that a traditional rakeback system will be retired, in favour of:

One that rewards a variety of factors, such as volume, stakes, how often players play, and net deposits. Players whose rewards are likely to be significantly decreased under the new program are being contacted today with more details of the impact on them. All players will be contacted directly by email with more details as we get closer to launch for each country.

As yet no details are available of what the new gamified rewards may look like, but it is estimated that while most players will not notice much difference, high volume players could see a reduction in up to 85% of their expected rakeback, according to OnlinePokerReport.

The new system will be launched in Denmark at the end of May, with new regions being added throughout the summer.