Shuffle Airdrop 3 is Live with Weekly Leaderboard

Shuffle’s third and final airdrop is now live with 90,000,000 $SHFL tokens, representing 9% of the total supply. This new airdrop went live on March 7 and will run over the course of a year.

The third Shuffle airdrop is different from the previous two in that it is an ongoing weekly event, whereas the previous two were single airdrop events.

This time, players will have a chance weekly to earn points. The $SHFL prize pool will be distributed proportionally, meaning anyone who actively plays and meets the minimum threshold will earn a share of the rewards.

How you earn those points depends on a few factors, including your VIP level, account verification level, and even the games you play.

The weekly leaderboard

The new format features a weekly leaderboard that runs from Saturday (00:00 UTC) to Friday (23:59 UTC). If you miss a week, it does not matter, as the leaderboard will start fresh every week. There are no carryover points from the previous week.

How to earn points

The Shuffle airdrop rewards players based on points, but it does not work like a regular online casino tournament. Instead of just rewarding the total volume or value of bets, Shuffle rewards players based on several criteria. This includes:

• Volume: Total amount wagered.
• House edge: Playing games with a higher house edge generally earns more points than “safe” betting.
• VIP level: Your existing VIP level gives you a boost.
• Other variables: The specific game type and even the currency you use can slightly nudge your score.

The actual weighting of the scoring has not been revealed; however, they have released the algorithm that will be used throughout the year:

(((Wagered * (1 - Reward Penalty)) × (House Edge / 0.01)) × (Game Multiplier × Currency Multiplier)) × Rank Multiplier

The 10/90 payout rule

One important aspect of this airdrop is that the tokens you earn are not all given out straight away. Rather, only 10% is rewarded immediately once the week’s leaderboard is complete. The remaining 90% goes into a “vesting” vault that you can unlock over time as you wager on Shuffle.

Your Know Your Customer (KYC) verification level is one factor that has a big influence on the speed at which you can unlock the remaining 90% of the tokens.

How to track the airdrop

Shuffle has added a dedicated Airdrop 3 dashboard to their site. You can find this by logging into your account, navigating to the $SHFL dashboard, and clicking on the Airdrop tab located at the bottom of the page.

This interface updates your weekly points, your projected $SHFL allocation for the week, and your current vesting progress.

Criticism aimed at the new airdrop

When it was announced in February, the new weekly airdrop approach was met with some criticism from current Shuffle VIPs and $SHFL holders. They noted how new players were being treated the same as loyal players. It is hard not to find this a little galling for a player who has intentionally stayed loyal to Shuffle with the prospect of the third and final airdrop.

Shuffle has addressed this issue slightly, as owner Noah Dummett noted at the time, by stating that a player’s VIP level would be weighted into the rewards. These players will still get an advantage, but how great that advantage is, we do not know.

VIP rewards

Shuffle will be hoping this extended airdrop brings in players who are committed to playing over a long period of time and making their way through the VIP levels. Even if a player does not finish high enough on the leaderboard one week, the wagering they have done will help with their VIP level, and therefore increase their potential points earned in the following weeks.

Crypto casinos are moving away from traditional deposit or reload bonuses, and embracing ever more in-depth rewards systems. This is another step in that direction from a large casino like Shuffle. The airdrop, Shuffle hopes, will not just bring in players for one big payday, but regular players who will keep coming back time and again.

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