Is this how it should be? bet365 bonus wager

[JaCkPoT__]

I deposited $1000 at bet365 and got a 20% $200 bonus, I lost everything except $1 dollar. Since I playd between 5 and 7 dollars pr spin I just let it be there and made a new deposit of $1000, this time without a bonus. I thought everything would be fine now, I hade a couple of nice spins and won it back to $2000. When I checked the cashier it showed that only 1800 was able for a withdrawal.

Is this how it should be? Since I had $1 left I'm supposed to "lose" $200? If I had played $1 pr spin I would of course have spent it before deposit, do I really have to go down in stakes to "remove" the bonus wager?


This is what Coustomer support told me:


Lee F has joined this chat.
You are now chatting with Lee F.

Lee F Hello, welcome to bet365 Live Chat. How may I help you?

Marius Hi, I just deposited 1000 dollar and got 200 in bonus, then I lost everything and deposited 1000 dollar more without bonus, why is the bonus still in my "withdrawal terms" when I bust the first time the next deposit can’t be reflected by the first bonus that I lost both bonus and deposit ?

Lee F Can I take your username and four digit security number please?

Marius XXXXXXX

Marius security number on the visa card?

Lee F The four digit security number is a number that you selected when you opened your account and is usually a memorable number to yourself. We ask you to provide this before any action is taken on your account to ensure it is the account holder that we are corresponding with.

Marius I have no idea, I have written both my password and username to talk to you, I can’t remember any code I'm afraid, can it be XXXX?

Lee F XXX is correct thank you.

Marius okay good
Lee F Please allow me a few minutes to review your account with regards to the bonus.

Marius yup

Lee F Thank you.

Lee F Thank you for waiting. I have reviewed your account and can see that you had $1 left of your bonus when you made your second deposit thus keeping the bonus and its wagering in effect. What I can do is remove the bonus from your account which will leave your $1801.85 cash balance, would you like me to do this?

Marius lol are you kidding so just since I did not play that last 1$ you remove 200 $ from my account?

Marius when I play 5-7 pr spin, that really matters?

Lee F One moment please.

Marius ok

Lee F After reviewing your gameplay I can see you used the majority of the bonus funds but did not use them all. As you then deposited funds you kept the bonus active on the account and have continued to wager towards the wagering requirement and your winnings have been credited to your bonus balance updating it back to the original $200. As you had spent most of the bonus funds should you now wish to have the wagering removed we would also need to remove the bonus.

Marius lol how much have I wagered and what’s left?

Lee F The options available to you are to keep the $200 bonus on the account and continue with the wagering requirement or have the bonus removed leaving your $1801.85 balance.

Marius yes, but how much have I wagered and have much left is it? Where can I find this numbers?

Lee F The wagering requirement for this bonus is x25 times your deposit and bonus. Based on your deposit and bonus this equates to a total of $30,000. You have so far wagered $5,388 towards this.

Marius okay ty, This is just so silly when I play 5-7 pr spin of course I don’t play one spin withe 1 dollar before I deposit more, I will never play at bet365 again....

Lee F Unfortunately the only means to find this from a customers point of view would be via the game history, the information may be used to calculate and track your progress. Of course you may alternatively contact our customer services via chat for an update anytime.

[chayton]

I remember one time I got stuck with a previous bonus because I had an unfinished bonus round on a game. It does suck.

[rainmaker]

It happens that WR carries over, and most players will see this as annoying. But many casinos practice this, the balance must go down to zero (automatic system) and they can probably not change this manually.

But, I don`t think Bet365 handled this in a good way. They should have removed the WR together with the ~$200, and manually credited your account with +$200 again. This would have solved the case with no further problems. They should obviously have given you "goodwill" here.

If you deposited 2X $1000, then they should have understand that you have the potential to be a "good" customer (if you are new there). Amateurish to leave you unhappy over a small case like this.

[rainmaker]

Oh, and you should notify the Bet365 rep about this thread. I see you are a new member, just a friendly heads up. And welcome

http://www.casinomeister.com/forums/...et365-mgr.html

[refre]

Always zero out any bonuses before making a new deposit.
And remember the 20% bonus comes with a 150XB wagering requirement, so it's not worth it.

Freddy

[sparkz]

odd indeed, I agree they should of given the $200 as a goodwill gesture. Whats $200 to them when they are keeping a customer happy and making sure they continue to deposit. For the sake of $200 the player may never deposit there again.


Realistically I know 90% of places you can play at do void the bonus once you hit below the $1 mark (literally below so 99c).

I recall quite a few times that happened. On 1 occasion in particular many years ago I had won $1800 from a $30 deposit at "mansion casino". When I deposited I was given a $30 deposit bonus automatically.

At that time I thought I could play.... then if I won something nice I would be able to forfeit the bonus and cashout my winnings.

After getting to the $1800 mark I wanted to cashout so I got in touch with support to ask them to remove the bonus and they told me that I still had my bonus to meet WR on before I could cashout.

My heart sank as the guy told me I had a few $1000 left to wager.

Just before I closed the chat window he told me to wait a sec, rechecked details and saw the bonus went below $1 at some point (think I was on my last $1 and then hit a few wins to build myself back up). He then said because it went below $1 the bonus was void and I was fine to cashout

[De Beuker]

Agreed, they should have handled this better.
But I think normal CS people are not allowed to do that.
Should have taken it to upper management maybe.

But whats up with that 'bonus'??
25x deposit+bonus for a measily 20%??

Now thats a depositpenalty if ever I saw one!

In the future, stay as far away as possible from this kind of 'bonuses'.

[rainmaker]

Agreed, they should have handled this better.
But I think normal CS people are not allowed to do that.
Should have taken it to upper management maybe.

But whats up with that 'bonus'??
25x deposit+bonus for a measily 20%??

Now thats a depositpenalty if ever I saw one!

In the future, stay as far away as possible from this kind of 'bonuses'.

Bet365 has this "€3,000 Bonus Bundle". You can claim bonuses up to €3000 every month. It may look good for players, but yes, it`s a bad offer.

From 365:


€3,000 Bonus Bundle
Enjoy a batch of great bonuses every month!

You have the chance to claim even more great bonuses than usual, whenever it suits you, as our €3,000 Bonus Bundle promotion returns.

It allows you to claim a series of deposit bonuses from €10 up to €200 each time. You can make the most of this great offer up to four times each week – meaning there's over €3,000 in bonuses available every month.

Simply enter the offer code BONUS3000 every time you make a qualifying deposit/transfer and enjoy a batch of frequent bonuses, whenever you feel that your bankroll needs a boost.



T&C for the bonus:



Promotion runs from 00:00 GMT on 2nd January until 23:59 GMT on 26th June 2011.

To be eligible players must deposit/transfer at least €50 into their Casino account during the promotional period, with the exception of players from China with Bronze status in our VIP Scheme who must deposit a minimum of €100 in order to claim a Bonus Bundle bonus. All players will receive a bonus of 20% on their qualifying deposit, with the exception of Chinese players with Bronze status in our VIP Scheme, who will receive a 10% bonus.

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All bonuses claimed as part of this promotion are valid for a period of 30 days. Any unused or unredeemed bonuses will be removed after 30 days, along with any winnings attributable to them. Only the remaining balance of the original deposit will be withdrawable.

To make the bonus withdrawable the initial deposit/transfer plus bonus must be played through 25 times. Players from Poland must play through the deposit/transfer plus bonus 200 times before the bonus becomes withdrawable.

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Any prize/bonus amounts offered will be calculated using the current currency multiplier table as determined at the sole discretion of bet365.

Only wagers made on Real Money games will contribute towards the wagering requirement.

Where a customer requests a withdrawal or transfer out of their gaming account, prior to the necessary wagering requirement being met, they will lose all bonus and winnings attributable to the account. Only the sum of the original deposit or remaining balance of the original deposit will be withdrawable.

No minimal risk wagering is allowed to contribute towards bonus wagering requirements. Players deemed to be using minimal risk wagering tactics to redeem their bonuses or cash prizes risk having their bonuses, cash prizes and any subsequent winnings removed.

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[Repro]

Although it's very stupid to leave $1 after wagering $5K+ with a bonus in play, i think this could have been handled better by the casino.

At least i think he learnt his lesson the hard way: ALWAYS ZERO OUT ON A BONUS !!!

I think if the OP contacts the rep it will be fixed, but than he should STOP PLAYING by now and keep his balance right the way it is (and be patient).

[Jasminebed]

I've taken the liberty of alerting the Bet365 rep to this thread.

I've been a happy customer of Bet365 for quite some time. I find they have a very professional team generally, but frontline customer support is only one level in any organization.

Payouts are fast at Bet365, and even though I've remained low roller, my bonuses have improved over time.

Comps are good, and carry no max cashouts or wagering, cash as you want to play.

Might be worth hanging in to see if they set things right by you.... even if it meant the $200 w/ a WR.

Doesn't matter where I play, when I come to make a deposit, I zero out first. I don't want to check if I had a bonus, what their rules are, etc.