Both components run on the same player. When a referred player makes a qualifying first deposit, the CPA fires once. From then on, the player's NGR feeds the RevShare side every month. A deal of 100 CPA plus 20 percent RevShare on a player who deposits and then generates 300 of NGR over six months pays 100 upfront and 60 over the tail, 160 total. The same player on a pure 40 percent RevShare would have paid 120, later; on a pure 250 CPA, 250, immediately. Which structure wins depends entirely on how long your players stay.
The rates in a hybrid are always discounted against the standalone versions, because the operator is giving up certainty on both ends. That makes hybrids genuinely useful in two situations: when you need media spend recouped quickly but your traffic retains well enough that walking away from the tail would be expensive, and when you are entering a new market or operator relationship and neither side has cohort data to price a pure deal confidently. A hybrid is a hedge, and hedges cost basis points.
The contract details compound because two models' clauses apply at once. Check the CPA qualification rules and baseline, the NGR definition and admin fee on the RevShare side, negative carryover, and especially whether the CPA is deducted from future RevShare earnings, a structure sometimes worded so the "upfront" payment is really an advance. Also confirm both components report separately in the program's statements; a single blended number makes the deal impossible to audit.
Why it matters
Hybrids are the deal type most often signed on instinct and regretted on reconciliation. Modeled properly against your retention curves, they solve a real cash flow problem while keeping upside; signed blind, they can underpay both a good CPA and a good RevShare. The math takes an afternoon and pays for itself on the first invoice.
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