Match bonus at intercasino

[chuchu59]

So where is Ryan? Shoudnt he be explaining why the promotional letter was sent out.

[Casinomeister]

So where is Ryan? Shoudnt he be explaining why the promotional letter was sent out.

I don't think they can create and send different CD's so
that excluded countries don't receive anything with the match bonus on
them. I'll make the suggestion when CDs or letters are sent to excluded countries bonus offer is not stated.

He did mention the following: We are striving to
ensure that our players receive the best they can and therefore offer a
10% credit on the players' losses each month from our excluded
countries.

What's wrong with that?

And it has nothing to do with race. C'mon, how do you know that Ryan doesn't come from Chinese descent?

[chuchu59]

I don't think they can create and send different CD's so
that excluded countries don't receive anything with the match bonus on
them. I'll make the suggestion when CDs or letters are sent to excluded countries bonus offer is not stated.

He did mention the following: We are striving to
ensure that our players receive the best they can and therefore offer a
10% credit on the players' losses each month from our excluded
countries.

What's wrong with that?

And it has nothing to do with race. C'mon, how do you know that Ryan doesn't come from Chinese descent?

I mentioned earlier that it was a letter,not a CD. They can definitely weed out the addresses so that players from excluded countries dont receive the promo. Come think of it. If this letter was posted to a player that had played there before and he deposits and plays. He wouldnt be getting the 100% bonus stated in the letter,would he? So he says tough luck,you get back 10% of your losses anyway. Frankly,this is similar to the Omni case only that there is different treatment.

By the way,I never mentioned anything racist,so Bryan why are you mentioning what descent Ryan could probably be of.

[Casinomeister]

...By the way,I never mentioned anything racist,so Bryan why are you mentioning what descent Ryan could probably be of.

That was in response to Vinylweatherman's comment:

...Pity Gibraltar is not part of the EU, or you could make a complaint that they have discriminated on the grounds of Race by singling out the countries of China and Hong Kong - discrimination does not have to be direct, it is enough to show that a rule disproportionately singles out one racial group.

[GrandMaster]

Pity Gibraltar is not part of the EU,

The government of Gibraltar seems to believe othewise, see for example,
http://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/gov_dept...and_the_eu.htm.

or you could make a complaint that they have discriminated on the grounds of Race by singling out the countries of China and Hong Kong - discrimination does not have to be direct, it is enough to show that a rule disproportionately singles out one racial group.

By the same argument every company would have to sell its goods or provide its services at the same prices and with the same conditions everywhere, otherwise it would be discriminating against some ethnic group.

[Casinomeister]

I think the EC and EU are two differing entities. One is for commerce (EC), the other is political (EU). Gibraltar is not an EU state.

[GrandMaster]

I think the EC and EU are two differing entities. One is for commerce (EC), the other is political (EU). Gibraltar is not an EU state.

The EC morphed into the EU at some point. Gibraltar is not a member state, as it is not an independent country, but it is part of the EU. As http://www.fsc.gi/gib/eea.htm states:
"Gibraltar is a constituent part of the European Union, having joined with the United Kingdom in 1973, under the provisions of the Treaty of Rome relating to European dependent territories. However, it is excluded from the Common External Tariff, the Common Agricultural Policy and the requirement to levy Value Added Tax."

[vinylweatherman]

If it's fine for Casinos to discriminate against players simply because of where they live, how do they feel when the players consider a casino disreputable simply because the software they have chosen to utilise is used disproportionately by rogue operators. I am guilty of this myself, if I see RTG I log off the site immediately because of my experience at Crystal Palace, coupled with all the bad posts about RTG operations. Thsi issue does concern me, as UK has been discriminated against in the past by one or two casinos, and I do not want them to get the idea it is fine to start turning their backs on whole countries because they are unable to contain the fraud they get from some players.

We are being asked to stop shunning casinos simply on the grounds they use Playtech or RTG, and that we should judge them on their individual performances. I would therefore expect casinos to judge players on an individual basis. rather than simply on the fact they come from a country that has a disproportionate number of fraudulent players. I bet they won't ban the USA if they get a lot of fraud from there. Intercasino should change their systems in the way Littlewoods have to prevent the abuse they are getting (I know what players are doing, and it isn't necessarily country specific - it's freely posted on various fora billed as playing Intercasino without ever having to risk your own funds).
If the business does become more formally regulated they may well find that such broad discrimination will be illegal. Even now, they would have to offer the same terms to all residents of EU contries (as opposed to EC wider membership). It is up to consumers to vote with their PCs. If the USA make life even more difficult, I expect they will push to open new markets. There has been a noticeable push here in the UK. Only a year ago online casinos were not general knowledge, and often equated with internet porn sites as "shysters and immoral"; now they advertise everywhere, even on TV!!!