The end of reload bonuses and the beginning of somethign better?

[genesisgkh1]

I dont see play bonuses replacing deposit bonuses. These site need money flowing in. IMO, the sites expected neteller to leave, but not citadel, centralcoin, instadebet, etc. all at the same time.

I agree with NoChance, a new or lesser known ewallet gets Stars backing and offers large deposit bonuses for using them. Our governement will never learm that money flows downhill. As long as a majority of the people want marijuana or internet poker or anything else, someone will provide the service. We will probably waste billions in tax dollars on this and they will be as successful at banning internet gambling as they were at banning alcohol or marijuana. Hopefully this will just cost money. The alcohol and drug wars also cost many young lives.

[ChexNFX]

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Absolute just put some money in my account for being a good customer in the past.

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What?! Why? How much?

[AAAA]

if people need to have money online to play off a bonus they will make a deposit...so the bonuses will get more money online but not remind people that they have to reload...and save the sites lots of money on useless transaction fees.

[ChexNFX]

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I dont see play bonuses replacing deposit bonuses. These site need money flowing in. IMO, the sites expected neteller to leave, but not citadel, centralcoin, instadebet, etc. all at the same time.

I agree with NoChance, a new or lesser known ewallet gets Stars backing and offers large deposit bonuses for using them. Our governement will never learm that money flows downhill. As long as a majority of the people want marijuana or internet poker or anything else, someone will provide the service. We will probably waste billions in tax dollars on this and they will be as successful at banning internet gambling as they were at banning alcohol or marijuana. Hopefully this will just cost money. The alcohol and drug wars also cost many young lives.

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Although true in most cases, please give up this argument. It's about the oldest one in the book.

[ChexNFX]

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if people need to have money online to play off a bonus they will make a deposit...so the bonuses will get more money online but not remind people that they have to reload...and save the sites lots of money on useless transaction fees.

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Wouldn't this theory only hold true for retaining the good players? The only people I know that don't have to reload ever are good players.

[AAAA]

well, even bad players run good sometimes...the way it is, everyone has to generate a fee everytime they want a bonus. the way i propose, people could transfer money from friends, or win to work off play bonuses. either of these will save fees and allow some people to play even if they have a hard time depositing.

remember party poker allowed affiliates to fund an account for people and trigger the bonus...that was incredibly successful. i am just suggesting expanding that method.

[David]

The bottom line is.....bad players get broke fast and often. They need an easy way to get money back in. All of the people spending all the time to figure out a way around the mess is great.....for the players you don't make money off of to buy in and cash out. It is very unlikely that the players you really make the money off of will worry about any of this any longer. They will in all probability just take their business to homegames, underground games, and casinos. We have all seen what has happened to the quality of games over the past few months, it is only going to get worse. Bottom line....yes there will be ways around what has happened. The question is........will it be worth it? I, of course don't have the answer, but am inclined to say goodbye to internet poker for me.