Bonus Abuse

Ha, I whored BetFred playing blackjack making the minimum wager this weekend and ended up ahead +250euros!! I cashed out and preceded to get an e-mail from them today saying I am uneligible for their monthly bonuses for three months on account of bonus abuse. Oh well.....How often does this happen? Plus I read somewhere that online casinos are in the process of working together to form a blacklist for bonus abusers? Better take advantage while you still can!!

It does not happen often, I have only been banned from casino.net and I have whored every casino I get my hands on. As for the blacklist, some software groups do share, I know yobes has trouble on the Playtech platform after winning big on 3 non cashables on the same day.

Yeah I did 2 non-cashables (so didn't really whore it much) when they first came on the site in the same day... Playtech casinos got no love for me now
I hear Golden Palace has reloads all the time... never been offered one
Never been banned for the patient whore of a bonus though

dang I hope playtech casinos don't give me trouble in the future. I still have many to do  :-\

Just dont do them all in the same day...

Every slot bonus that I've seen is negative EV so you can expect to lose the bonus before completing the wagering requirements unless you hit a big win. So if you're playing for pure financial gain I recommend staying away from that game. The only time I play slots is for cover play to not look like a bonus abuser, and  even then I don't wager too much. You say you were doing blackjack bonuses so it sounds like you're on the right track. Just stick with the casinos recommended on the blackjack page. In regards to your payment issue you'll just have to check the deposit methods for prospective casinos before you sign up.

Casinos do this cause they are SCARED of us!! Normally casinos have the edge over the player but the bonus shifts the advantage in favor of the player. This is the ONLY way to consistently profit off of online casinos and they know it. Labeling certain players bonus abusers is their way of dealing with this issue. So my advice to avoid this would be to go a little beyond the minimum wagering, try different games, and split up cashouts. Turtle betting $1/hand the whole way also sets off alarm bells. Non bonus play is recommended before claiming a bonus at another casino in the same group such as Casino Rewards.