Dear Nicolas and others
I have posted in the GW forum but have noticed the posts here and thus will respond here also.
Nicolas, you say I admitted to using a strategy, what I actually said was that I have picked up a strategy from times of losing. After much research, I cannot believe now that I did not even use one of the strategy’s that I have now found online. My strategy consisted of hitting with less than 16 when the dealer showed a 10, standing when the dealer has a 6 or less and I have more than 11, and always doubling with 10 and 11 – ask me of anything else and my knowledge is non-existent. For eg. what should you do with regards to insurance against an Ace?- As my account history will show I just never take it, is this a bad move? – thinking of it now as a 10 is the most likely card then maybe I should take the insurance every time? I dunno I was drunk and I just played how I fancied – though now I realised I should have followed a proper strategy.
I also play for fun, but I also hope to win money, I wish I could profess to having made ‘mathematically calculated’ bets but unfortunately I am a politics student not a mathematics student.
I do understand the issuance of bonuses – the only way a casino can stand out these days is by offering a good bonus offer. Of course these bonuses bring risks, a bonus hunter can gain a slight edge over a casino by using one – but this is a risk a casino must take and there should not be an issue when someone wins after having used one.
However, I urge you to stop referring to bonus abuse in my case. I deposited $100 with a $100 no restrictions no max cash out bonus. However, I instantly made relatively large bets (at least $10, often $25) and when I had made more money I was sometimes making $400 bets, this surely makes me exempt from ‘bonus whore’ classification. Furthermore, as my winnings are $10,000 then surely the original $100 bonus is completely irrelevant.
In your post, you seem to compare me to a card counter! I only wish this was true but unfortunately I am not. Nor do I indulge or am capable of any behaviour that is equivalent to that in the online world.
I have the uttermost respect for vigilance against bonus abusers – I am a happy go lucky gambler that does not like the fact that someone could mathematically get a better deal than me. However, as I have mentioned in my GW post but will repeat here for clarity, my account history shows that I am not a Bonus Abuser…
I deposited $100 with the ‘SHOTGUN’ 100% match up, no restrictions, no max cash out bonus with a 50x playthrough.
Out of the numerous promotional bonuses that I was emailed, I chose the aforementioned one precisely because it had no max cash out and I could play my favourite game, Blackjack. There were numerous better percentage bonuses available which I am sure would have appealed more to a bonus whore.
I bet fast and loose from the outset, making $10, $20, $50 bets on Blackjack and additioanlly playing some slots.
Thanking my lucky stars, I made it to $800 and withdrew.
I then cancelled my withdrawal, gambled more and made bigger bets, eventually ending up with a $2000 bankroll and again withdrew.
I still hadn’t had enough and cancelled the withdrawal again and played more blackjack and slots – reaching $4000!!
If this wasn’t enough (bare in mind I am a student and would lick a man’s shoe for a free pint – I really would!) I demonstrated the fact I am a pure gambler even more by again cancelling my deposit and this time making bets of up to $400, until I finally reached $10,000.
Now, gambler or not, I had to withdraw and stick with it this time, you cannot blame me for that, this will pay off a few credit cards!
My main point is that I am evidently not, by any measures, a bonus whore and thus should not be treated as such. Therefore I believe I should recieve my payout as any other player would, which I assume is promptly and in a lump sum.
Again, thanks for your involvement in this issue.
Yours Faithfully
Nicholas Halksworth
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