Dear Nicolas
Thank you for your response.
I have just checked and realised that in this thread I did not in fact state that I used a bonus for my original deposit. However, I have said this to all the people that have asked me and I believe to the Professor, anyhow I believe this is irrelevant in my case as I will explain…
Having done much research to ensure I do not state infactual information, I completely understand that some people use bonuses to ‘tip the balance’ to end up with odds slightly in their favour. However, these people make very small bets with the bonus in order to ensure that it is statistically likely they will make a profit and thus consequently only make small amounts of money at each casino – but they frequent many casino’s so it all adds up…
If you have looked into my wagering, you will have noticed that I clearly do not fall into this category. I used a 100% match up bonus with no restrictions after perpetual email advertisements attempting to convince me to use a bonus (Why would I deposit and not use a bonus when bonuses are available?).
After depositing, I was instantly making bets of $10 upwards and often $25 (more than 10% of my deposit) whilst addionally playing slots – If I was a ‘bonus whore’ I would be a pretty crap one as I would be drastically reducing my chance of making a gain by not betting small amounts and playing high variance slots.
Additionally, it becomes clear that I am (unfortunately!) a hopeless gambler and not a bonus whore if you just look at my account history….I was lucky one day and withdrew $800. Then I just couldn’t help myself, cancelled the withdrawal, gambled more and advanced to $2000 and withdrew again.
Then, yet again I cancelled the withdrawal and gambled more, managing to get up to $4000 (by now the $100 bonus has surely become irrelevant) – a great amount for a student I could have paid off some debts! However, I cancelled the withdrawal AGAIN and gambled even more – this time often making bets of $400 – This is the trait of a gambler not a bonus whore!
You say that strategical Blackjack has a small edge but after much reading I believe that is not true unless you can card count or use a bonus and small bets – You cannot card count online, I made large bets and I didn’t grind through because I was betting fast and loose, thus I don’t understand why you are classifying me in this way?
As aforementioned, Cirrus sends me loads of promotional emails trying to get me to use one of their bonuses (I actually took the lowest percentage bonus because it had no maximum cash out and I wanted to gamble) – So surely it is unfair to then punish me for taking one?
The main thing I do not understand is why Cirrus have chosen this way to treat my big (big for me anyway!) win. They could advertise it and I would testify – imagine the headlines… “Man turns $100 into $10,000 in 24 hours!” – Surely the custom that would be gained from a press release like that would have covered the payout!
I am not a bonus whore, I have not acted even slightly like a bonus whore nor have I used bonuses to tip the edge in my favour as I have just proved. Why though, and I really do not mean to sound rude, do your casino’s offer bonuses if they then plan to take issue with payouts when they are used?
Anyway, I was told that I had been classified as an ‘advanced player’ because they said I have advanced blackjack skills – no one mentioned anything about it being due to a bonus, hence why I thought that was irrelevant and did not mention it in this particular post.
I sincerely do thank you for responding and pushing for a faster payout. I understand that timed payouts have history but when it happens it is clearly stated that it will happen – you must appreciate that nowhere in Cirrus terms and conditions is this mentioned and that I most certainly would not have deposited if I thought this would be the case.
It seems to me that the planned staggered payout was a punishment, as you seemingly believed that I was a bonus whore. I entirely understand this – any business should protect themselves from manipulation. However, I urge you, in light of the evidence that proves that I am not a bonus whore, to pay my winnings in a lump sum as soon as you can. I believe that a timed, staggered payout is not a reasonable arrangement to enforce on an honest player like myself.
Yours faithfully
Nicholas Halksworth
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