200% Bonus; Deliberate deception, or just incompetent?

**silkprint** · 24th August 2009, 05:57 PM

I think it is deliberate .

**Jasminebed** · 24th August 2009, 06:59 PM

It may have started as incompetent. That's pretty incompetent, I know they teach those math skills before high school.

But their error has been pointed out to them, and still they persist with the same wording. I don't think this incompetent, I think it is dishonest and deliberately trying to mislead players.

The wanted wording to attract players, and are persisting in using an outright false statement to do so.

I'll offer an alternative: Get up to $500 in match play.

Sounds so much better than "PLAY AT A CASINO THAT CAN'T DO GRADE 5 MATH".

**Rusty** · 24th August 2009, 09:05 PM

It is not incompetence it is clever marketing - from the Casinos perspective anyway.
There is another lie though as well as the ones pointed out.
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Register and deposit as little as $25 or as much as $250 and we will give you 200% match bonus up to $500 spreadout through your first 5 deposits. On the first deposit you will receive a 100% match bonus and a 25% deposit bonus on your next four deposits!

If that were true you could deposit $25 total over 5 deposits and receive $50 total bonus.
Obviously you need to deposit more than $25 total over 5 deposits as there are minimum deposits requirements on each deposit.

**winnington** · 25th August 2009, 12:49 PM

Whoever worded that promotion got 30% on 2 math midterms + 30% on the final exam, and thought he walked out of the course with a 90.

**aka23** · 26th August 2009, 06:09 AM

It's marketing math. Quite a few casinos do this. Another good example is onlinecasino.com . Their home page states "300% Bonus" in giant font. They mean a 100% bonus on the first 3 deposits -- 100% x3 = 300%.

**NASHVEGAS** · 26th August 2009, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by aka23

It's marketing math. Quite a few casinos do this. Another good example is onlinecasino.com . Their home page states "300% Bonus" in giant font. They mean a 100% bonus on the first 3 deposits -- 100% x3 = 300%.

I suck at all math especially withdrawal algebra and marketing geometry

**donwon4** · 26th August 2009, 07:56 PM

that is a perfect reason to by-pass that casino, and never go there!!!!

**KasinoKing** · 28th August 2009, 10:22 AM

Just a little update;
I've been in contact with this casino appealing for them to change this wording from lies to the truth - so far they refuse to budge.

But today it just got worse when the casino sent me an automatic e-mail trying to encourage me to deposit;

Make an initial deposit now and we will give you a 200% bonus in total on your first 5 deposits! Start playing with more money than you deposited! This means more fun for you, and a better chance to win our progressive jackpot of over...

This is even worse than what it says on their website!
At least there they explain how they arrived at this mythical 200%...

KK

**SlotKing** · 28th August 2009, 11:13 AM

Hmmm...

Let's think about this...

For the sake of argument, let's say I'm not necessarily the brightest of minds (

) and take them up on it...

"Oh wow... that sounds so good - I just have to try them out!!!"

I deposit the max to get the most out of the so-called 1st deposit match... $500... WOW!! I have a ton to play with!!

All of a sudden, I hear the sound of a vacuum cleaner and before you know it, my $500 has been sucked out of my account before you can say "I've just GOT to deposit again!"

One deposit, $250 gone in who knows how long (not long, I'm guessing), one trip to Control Panel, a couple clicks to uninstall it.. sounds a lot better than this...

"Oh Man... Maybe the next deposit will be so much better! That way I can go up to 125% in free money!"
"Oh Man... Maybe the next deposit will be so much better! That way I can go up to 150% in free money!"
"Oh Man... Maybe the next deposit will be so much better! That way I can go up to 175% in free money!"
"Oh Man... Maybe the next deposit will be so much better! That way I can go up to 200% in free money!"

Ugh...

If casinos are going to design a promo such as this one, they shouldn't for one second think that the majority of the people who visit their sites are ignorant, stupid, or just plain dumb... because whoever designed the wording for that "promo" is all 3 of those.

My 3 cents

**winnington** · 28th August 2009, 11:19 AM

Speaking of "free money", that's another term that's abused by tons of casino promotions.

"free money" is a no deposit chip, not a % match bonus with strings attached.