Casino Bonus Question

[Jeff_B]

I noticed in the blackjack that the odds for single deck blackjack are in the players favor. I deposited $50 at playersclubcasino.com and began playing and I won about $200..
I was content and needed to cash out so I went to cashier to find that my entire account bonus is in the bonus money section and that I can't cash out a dime.
I call and they told me I have to clear the bonus by wagering $2000 more

Is this standard that even though I won and I did not even know about a bonus when I signed up that I can't cash out my own money and my own winnings?

[WLVRYN]

Yes. This is your lesson to learn that you need to read terms and conditions at casinos before you deposit.

[TomR]

Yes, that is normal.

The first rule of playing casinos is to read the T&C's before signing up. I had this pounded into my head when one of the casinos I played at only returned $200 of my $1,100+ balance to my Neteller account. Yep, their T&C's clearly limited cashouts to the bonus amount, in my case $200 (Don't bother signing up at Maxima).

[Jeff_B]

Does anyone know if this is true for boss media sites in particular players club.. (that I can only win the bonus) I would much rather not bet $2000 in $2 increments to win a few hundred and get $50 for all my effort

I just called they said yes I could cash it all so this might be a good thing the way im running but can anyone second this? (she didn't seem very knowledgeable.. she kept telling my I had to wager $1600 more which I told her I understand about 5 times)

[Wilco666]

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Does anyone know if this is true for boss media sites in particular players club.. (that I can only win the bonus) I would much rather not bet $2000 in $2 increments to win a few hundred and get $50 for all my effort


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If you have enough bankroll, bet bigger amounts. Is much more EV per hour, and also more EV in general.

If you don't have the bankroll, just do the $2 bets.

If you are not willing to do either of those, casinobonuswhoring is not for you.

[cgwahl]

Also, from the website it sounds like single deck blackjack doesn't count toward the wagering requirement so you can't do that.

Did you wager with green chips or red chips? According to the website, if you wager with green (the money you actually deposited) you can cash that amount out.

[Jeff_B]

Well I played last night until about 6am and I managed to clear the bonus making about $100 in a profit in addition to the bonus.. not too bad
Anyone know anything else about this particular game? does the player really have the advantage?

[cgwahl]

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Well I played last night until about 6am and I managed to clear the bonus making about $100 in a profit in addition to the bonus.. not too bad
Anyone know anything else about this particular game? does the player really have the advantage?

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Check Wizard of Odds (http://www.wizardofodds.com). However, knowing most online casinos, the answer is most likely a no.


EDIT: Wizard of Odds says you do have a slight advantage.

[BigDave]

The only game I know that has a player advantage is Blackjack Switch (assuming you played with perfect strategy), and that is after figuring in the comps that you would earn playing the game. Not many places allow it anymore to clear bonuses.

Most times single deck drops Blackjack to 6/5 instead of 3/2, which gets the HA back on the casinos side.