Best Promotions Ever?

[Simmo!]

I got contacted by a casino today asking me what a good promotion might be. Got me thinking about the ones I've liked in the past and I thought it might make a good subject for a thread. For two reasons:

1) it gives feedback to the casinos who read here as to what players like
2) if they take note, we get better promotions LOL.

Personally the two promotions that I like are good Cashback offers (20% plus) and Holiday promos. I'm also a bit partial to Techno Gadget promos like iPads and stuff.

That said, the key is to whether I think I have a chance of winning. The promos that go to the Biggest Wagering Players don't interest me in the slightest as you just can't compete with some of the high rollers. The ones with lots of prizes and a level playing field in terms of qualification are more me.

But I think that's a given for most players.

So anyone want to chime in with what promotions float their boat, and particularly which promos in the past have really turned them on.

PS. Any references to winning trips to the 2006 World Cup will result in a 7 day ban

Cheers

Simmo!

[Casinomeister]

... I'm also a bit partial to Techno Gadget promos like iPads and stuff.

That said, the key is to whether I think I have a chance of winning. The promos that go to the Biggest Wagering Players don't interest me in the slightest as you just can't compete with some of the high rollers. The ones with lots of prizes and a level playing field in terms of qualification are more me.

Good points. I too am partial to winning a gadget. Winning cash...why care if you'll probably play it back anyway?

Personally, I like to see something tangible come out of a win. Something creative or just plain practical.

[KasinoKing]

So anyone want to chime in with what promotions float their boat, and particularly which promos in the past have really turned them on.

As you already know - I'm the complete opposite to you!
Cash-back offers (what, you have to LOSE to get the bonus! ), gadget competitions and wagering tournaments have no appeal to me at all.
Cash bonuses are the only thing which turn me on.

Best in recent times have been the Ladbrokes "can't lose" promos; e.g. Wager just £25 and get a £25 bonus.

The single best promo recently was back in December; note the amount of WR required (by the red blob) and my balance prior to cash-out (from a $50 deposit & 5 minutes of play).
More of these please!

[liquuid_fusion]

Wow never seen a smaller wagering requirement!

I much prefer wagering competiton promotions to random prize draws, as the former you can work towards winning something and get an idea how well you will do, wheras the latter I just assume i'm never going to win (and even if I wager/lose looooads, I might still not win).

Gadget prizes and things are sometimes good but only if I actually want the prize in question.

I prefer cash prizes, then I can buy whatever I want with it afterwards.

Don't much like holiday promotions as they are usually not very flexible.

[coxwel]

ohyes the dendera one was nice

cheers

coxwel

[Larsenne]

Hello, dear fellow members.

I prefer bonuses with wageringrequirements, like 100 % bonuses or more. I am a low roller player for the most. And with a bonus I can taste the sweetness of being a little more high roller.
Sometimes I am lucky to get through the wr, fine. If I don't, I have had a great time at the casino.

Regards
L'aresenne

[love2winalot]

Hiya: I kind of gave up a long time ago. "The same time the casino's all said, No Prom's or Bonus for Table Players".......

Fine, i understand how this is really hard for the casino, as they have to have really high WR, or they are most likely gonna lose money on the Bonus. But a Promo offer is different. And who Died, and said, 'There can only be one"

The following are for All Table games; You just choose the one you like.

1. Match bet, up to $50 on any even money bet. All games
2. Free Spin, or dice roll, with match bet, and limit of $50 win. craps, sic bo, roulette.
3. Deposit $200, or more, and get a Gift, valued at $50 or more. Have a few different gifts to choose from.
4. Deposit $300 or more, via any method of your choice, and get a Free Western Union withdraw, "all fee's paid by the casino", on any withdraw of $1999 or less. This is done within an hour or so, after withdraw request is made.

And any other thing that is not just the normal, 100% match bonus, 30x play thru, max cashout $100, or the standard $5 happy birthday to you free chip.
Real casino's do this kind of stuff, and the only difference is that instead of going to a window in the store in the casino to get what you won, it is being mailed to you. So What? It was Free..........

I am glad Simmo started the thread, and dissapointed again, that casino reps have not been told to Stop asking us what we want. You Know, because there are 20 threads, all started by different Casino Reps, asking what it would take for you to deposit/play there?

[cdomi66]

I personally enjoy a nice deposit bonus with low wagering requirements (e.g. 20x or lower) so I feel like I have a chance at actually making wager req and being able to cash out.

Cashback on deposits is great, even if I don't deposit huge amounts still gives me that extra chance.

And, finally, I like to feel appreciated for my play. Emails showing up from manager/vip dept etc, with acknowledgement of that and a special perk makes my day Random free chips make me feel like I have a small chance to maybe recoup those losses

The more perks I get, the more I deposit and play...treat the customer well, they always come back.

[Simmo!]

Thanks everyone so far.

One of the things I was particularly interested in is actual real world examples of promos/signup offers that got you interested like KK alludes to with Dendera. Anyone else got a memory for any of those?

Gifts, competitions, holidays...even if it's just a signup bonus, which one and what made it stand out?

[love2winalot]

Hiya: It was a long time ago. But it went something like this. Download casino. deposit XX amount. Log into the free spins area. There was a Wheel, like wheel of fortune. You had $10, at set $1 per spin, and you get 10 free spins, with the $10 they gave you. What was ever won, if anything, then got added to your real money account. There was no wagering requirement, but you could not just automaticly make a withdraw either.

Another one i remember was, 'Play in fee mode", and a % of whatever you ened up with, over the starting Balance, gets added to your real money account. There was a max you could win, and it was also set to $1 flat bets. All games were included.