Casino Reloads, What are Some of the Good Ones for US Players?

[adios]

I like the clearplay bonuses as well as cashable ones. All comments appreciated.

[aka23]

Unfortunately, the best reloads don't allow US players. Some of the good ones are:

1. Casinoshare -- $100 100% Clearplay match

2. Grand Prive & Big Dollar -- Weekly Clearplay matches varying from $100-$300 100% & $500 50%. This is a special offer that may be limited to VIPs. I started receiving them a few weeks after I signed up without any play other than winning on the signup bonus.

3. Casino Euro and Cherry Casino -- Cashable 30% up to $30. The casinos do not allow new US players, but I believe old players can still claim the bonuses. I have been banned from receiving bonuses at both, after their 60-day review.

4. If you dare, the shady RTGs have great bonuses on paper. Casinomeister claims the group has a plan to improve their poor history, and recently moved them from Rogue to Probation -- http://www.casinomeister.com/past_issues/virtual.php

[Sniper]

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1. Casinoshare -- $100 100% Clearplay match

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What are you playing to clear this?... Isn't Blackjack like 300x playthrough there?

[aka23]

Its the usual 60x French Roulette EV+ playthrough. However, you do not need to complete playthrough on the bonus. You can make a big bet, then cash out your winnings at any point, whether the playthrough is completed or not.

[adios]

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Its the usual 60x French Roulette EV+ playthrough. However, you do not need to complete playthrough on the bonus. You can make a big bet, then cash out your winnings at any point, whether the playthrough is completed or not.

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Yep, saves mucho time. You win some of these and lose some.

[timmah27]

For Grand Prive and Big Dollar: Can you just double up and cashout minus the bonus, or are you required to finish the playthrough requirements before you cash out? I tried talking to customer service but i got conflicting answers.

[aka23]

I've cashed out a couple dozen Grand Prive bonuses without playing through. All of the cashouts were received without issue. The most recent one was last week.

[GotChips]

what are some good casinos period from the US these days??

[swedeD]

So you have never had any problems with the Grand Privé group?

They have a lot of "bonus abuser" lines in their T&C. And French roulette only count 10% to the wagering requirement now (so playing through isn't slightly +EV any more, it's just -EV in both time and money).

[aka23]

I personally have not had problems with this group. My cummulative gain is larger with the Grand Prive group than any other MG group because of weekly (or more often) bonus offers. I used a half-bankroll BJ bet followed by cover play with each bonus and won far more than statiscally expected. For awhile last month, I was averaging 1-2 quality offers per day. Then the offers stopped. I don't know if this is because I won too much, because of US legislation, or because I got put on a list. In any case, you can cash out the bonuses without playing through.

Another poster mentioned being banned without explanation after he was paid recently. There was also an incident last year where they banned lots of players due to a high bonus to deposit ratio. In my log on CM a poster wrote,

"I deposited often without a bonus. But I was too near being in the black, or actually in the black, at more than one of their casinos. After an embarrassing (to them) fiasco last fall/winter, when they decided this cashout to bonus to deposit ratio was important and denied bonuses left and right, they then honored the bonuses and simply cut a LOT of players off. They (actually, a certain rep) removed my name from their mailing lists at all their casinos and I haven't received any promos from them since. (They actually dumped a lot of their VIP's in this manner.) I did receive the $500 snail mail trying to lure players back, but when I attempted to use the code, I was 'not eligible' for that promotion. They still hate me.

A further note about Grand Prive... And something that still bothers me. Before they came right out and began denying bonuses for particular players, many of these same players lost the NETeller function in their banking software. Grand Prive claimed it was a MicroGaming 'glitch' which lasted for months (almost 3 months for me), and was not experienced at another other casino group. We stirred up quite a ruckus, we got our NETeller function back (the 'glitch' was 'fixed'), and almost immediately after the mysterious 'glitch' disappeared we were put on the bonus abuser (bonus/deposits/cashouts ratio) list and denied all bonuses. I just don't like "sneaky".

GP has some of the best bonuses in the industry. It just seems that they take exception to players taking them up on all the offers they send out. "

[mtx]

Why are the Grand Prive bonuses 0xB again?

[grando]

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Why are the Grand Prive bonuses 0xB again?

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because you can withdraw the winnings without grinding out

for example - if you deposit $100 and get $100 bonus, you can bet $200 on 1 hand of baccarat, win, get $400, and be able to withdraw $300 without any further wagering

[mtx]

So are the other MGV bonuses, but those ones are 60xB or 45xB.

What makes these 0xB? Is it because they are Sticky Type II?

[aka23]

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So are the other MGV bonuses, but those ones are 60xB or 45xB.

What makes these 0xB? Is it because they are Sticky Type II?

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With a standard Clearplay, you have the choice to either playthough the bonus or cash out early and forfeit the bonus.

The Grand Prive bonuses are 0xB because you would not want to playthrough the bonus. The high wagering makes the playthrough EV negative. Instead you'd treat them like a sticky with no playthrough (0xB wagering requirements).

You are expected to make a gain while playing through the 45xB and 60xB bonuses, so many players would complete the playthrough and treat them like a cashable bonus with a 45xB or 60xB wagering requirement.