
Originally Posted by
rockydyke
Louise, while we're talking about bonus's I just went to cherry red and the weekend bonus is gone. Can you please explain this.
Next logical step really.
It should be OBVIOUS that players will simply CHANGE from Neteller & Moneybookers if the BONUSES were their KEY OBJECTIVE, whereas players who were NOT prepared to change their normal deposit method JUST because of ONE casinos recent change to ONE of TWO regular promotions would simply move their play elsewhere, or not play at all.
The argument that "most players" do NOT use Neteller or Moneybookers makes the step even ODDER that it would be if most players DID. However, whilst most players use other methods, these are AMERICAN players, who CANNOT use either ewallet. This step is more logical when taken in this context, as AMERICAN players are completely unaffected, but EUROPEAN players, where these ewallets are VERY popular ARE affected a great deal.
When Rushmore started out, they were for American players, and had deposit methods that ONLY American and Canadian players had ready access to. Later, expansion of deposit methods meant European players could play, if anything, MORE easily than American players.
This step tips the balance towards favouring American players, who will still be able to have the weekend bonuses, but European players will have to use a different deposit method to also qualify.
I believe fees are not much to do with this, Credit Card deposits ARE still eligible for the bonuses, yet merchant fees are FAR bigger than with Neteller and Moneybookers, and Rushmore cannot even reverse deposits back to Credit Cards when players withdraw to cancel out the fees, as they could with Neteller and Moneybookers.
The withdrawal of bonuses must have been a reaction to something else, and was designed to give the marketing team "breathing space" to consider what to do, as currently they had nothing in mind to roll out as a replacement.
Discouraging deposits by Neteller/Moneybookers also means they can take longer to pay out. Players who deposit via ewallet EXPECT payment back to the same ewallet, and FAST. Players who deposit by credit card can expect payment by cheque, or perhaps bank wire. These methods are SLOWER than Neteller, and player expectation is that these methods will be slower - so they don't complain so readily for delays of less than 2 weeks. Cheques, for example, can be held up until money is moved to the processor, and then they are sent out. Expectation is anything up to 4 weeks. No way does it REALLY take 4 weeks from POSTING a cheque to it's arrival, but this is often how long it takes from requesting a withdrawal for many casinos. Most of this time is spent in delays "in the system" BEFORE the cheque enters the postal system.
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