rugs.fun's referral system is unmatched. We pay out an industry-leading 33% of the house edge to anyone that refers players, not just our Partners. Win or lose, you are paid indefinitely for referring a new player to the site.
You'll earn 25% from direct referrals ("layer 1"), 5% from their referral referrals ("layer 2"), and 3% from those referrals' referrals ("layer 3"). This creates a powerful network effect where your earnings grow exponentially as your referral tree expands, which can be visualized below. Referrals are paid out based on the referred player's XP gain - meaning you get paid NOT based on their wins or losses, but rather on a much more consistent basis.
For example, a trade worth 5 SOL earns 20,000 XP, directly impacting your referral rewards.
For players you refer, when they hit Level 20, the bonus will be delivered as a Referral Crate worth at least 0.25 SOL (with a 5 SOL max win), assuming you referred them at Level 0. If you did not refer them at Level 0, they'll still get their crate, but you won't receive the crate nor any earnings at all for that matter. This change clarifies that Level 20 bonuses are now exclusively provided as Referral Crates. Our system is designed to reward those who bring in new players, not farm existing ones.
Referral earnings accumulate in real-time as your referred players place bets. You can claim your unclaimed earnings once a week by clicking the 'Claim Earnings' button in the Refer tab in your profile. Weekly earnings reset every Sunday at midnight UTC.
Legacy Bonuses refer to the previous system where Level 20 bonuses were paid as direct monetary rewards (+0.25 SOL per bonus level). These bonuses have been transitioned into Referral Crates for all new payouts, but existing Legacy Bonuses remain accessible and are tracked in your statistics.
To maximize your earnings, focus on referring new active players who will place bets regularly. The more your referrals play and earn XP, the more you earn - no matter whether they win or lose. Encourage your referrals to refer others to build your layer 2 and 3 network - just one player who refers 5 others can effectively double your earnings. Remember, you earn an extra 0.25 SOL-5 SOL Referral Crate for each referral that reaches Level 20 (and they do too via the Referral Crate!) on top of the regular earnings, so aim for quality, high-spending referrals who will engage with the platform.
The earnings dashboard highlights two key statistics: All-time Earnings, which includes all rewards accumulated, and Earnings from Referral Crates + Legacy Bonuses, which specifically tracks rewards from both Referral Crates and the previous bonus system. This allows for easy tracking of your referral rewards across systems.
You will receive no 0.25 SOL-5 SOL Referral Crate bonus from referring a player who is not new; they need to be level 0 at the time of the referral. They can be referred by either using your link or inputting it manually in their own Refer tab.
Quality of referrals >>> quantity. One high-roller will be worth more than even one hundred players that barely play. Keep that in mind, and don't try to farm refs from people who are already playing the game.
Get creative with how you attract new users, and you will be rewarded heavily for it.