@the_soc 242446 wrote:
The distinction outwardly is subtle: “a winning streak” is legitimate as is “wagering randomly” (ref the quote above), but where a casino may see ‘bonus abuse’ is a systematic accumulation of wins using one of the betting patterns I described above – things very un-random and quite robotic. “Hanging around long enough” is also fine; by contrast the bonus seeker does the opposite – as soon as he wins or reduces his losses to a zero he stops (and logs out to refresh).
Here is the big difference between gambling onland and online: on land, I think what I’m describing as ‘bonus abuse’ would attract the pit boss’ attention and may get that player shown the door. Online, there is no shame – no one will look at you suspiciously if you play one or two rounds of roulette for every login you make: login, spin, win, logout…
With discipline like that, you can beat the casino – and lots of players are doing just that (with and without bonuses)
What you are referring to in your earlier post is not anything different than finding roulette or blackjack strategies to win. Players finding the optimal strategy. Like the doubling strategy you refer to, which is called the martingale strategy. This has nothing to do with bonus abuse in my honest opinion. It is legitimate and casino’s can not and should not do anything about it.
This being said, with the optimal blackjack strategy for example, the casino has less than 1% advantage over the player. If the player then also uses a bonus, it might be profitable for players to clear a bonus playing blackjack because of the extra money they make with the bonus. This is countered by the casino’s by excluding games like roulette and blackjack from wagering, or discounting the weight put on them.