Hi Paul
Your example is correct in theory; if the casinos are happy to offer a £200 bonus to someone in the UK, then why not the equivalent to someone in Canada? Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work the same way in practise.
Usually players are gambling because they enjoy it and not to abuse a bonus and make a quick buck. However, what the casinos discovered was that whilst it is profitable to offer a person in the UK a £200 bonus (on the whole), a large percentage of players that were using GBP outside the UK, were doing so purely to take the maximum possible bonus.
These types of players are only looking to make 1 deposit so they can get the bonus, and they will cash it out as soon as the terms and conditions allow. It is therefore the difference in mentalities between legitimate players and bonus abusers that means your theory often doesn’t play out in practise. The casinos must assume that a person from the UK using GBP is a legitimate player because it is their home currency (although there will obviously still be some bonus abuse), which is why this currency is allowed at all for the bonus. However, real data has shown that a large percentage of players outside the UK using GBP are anything but legitimate players and hence the term.
I will pass your concerns on to the casino and let them know that should a legitimate player fall foul of the term you will help them to shout it from the roof tops! :slapface: Please understand though that this term wasn’t implemented as a bean counting measure, the effect of the type of abuse described above was very real, and extremely costly.
If there’s anything else I can do for you then give me a shout.
Cheers
Tim