@rmeeuwsen 242464 wrote:
Agreed.
I hope it does not sound like we “ganging up”, but it does not sound like bonus abuse.
So far then I believe we have:
Bonus Abuse – Players not following T&C’s by opening multiple accounts.
Legitimate Bonus Play – Players following T&C’s using bonuses to increase playing funds to win.We also have two approaches to bonuses.
Advertising – Lures to get new players.
Rewards – Rewards to repeat/loyal players.We also have two uses for bonus terms
Legitimate Casinos – Used to void winnings from players not following T&C’s
Rogue Casinos – Used to evade paying legitimate winsIs it as simple as this??
I took the critiques fine. I understand what you and TopCasino are saying, but if a person tries to use a betting strategy while using a bonus, I can see why a casino would feel that the bonus was not being used “in good spirit” – that issue of “spirit of the bonus” is a criticism that’s come up in the forums many times against casinos’ sanctions.
“Bonus Abuse” doesn’t mean a player has to invent the wheel, it could be as simple as using betting tactics to gain an advantage. That’s legitimate on it’s own (I don’t know how much so in a land based casino though), but if it includes using casino bonuses, I can see where a casino would be skeptical of continuing to give such a player bonuses.
Yes, I do think there are ways of beating online casinos, and the cornerstone of the approach is, discipline. To bet and behave in ways that most people would be too ashamed or too intimidated to do in land based casinos. It’s as simple as playing one or two rounds on a game like roulette, BJ etc., winning and logging out. Logging back in, playing another round or few and logging out when you’re up on the casino.
You can gamble that way with your own funds and not necessarily with bonuses. As such, “bonus abuse” is a term that can be confused with “advantage play” where no bonuses are involved. They both use overlapping tactics.