Should casinos that bonus ban by country/region remain accredited?

[KariRunk]

I don't really get it how they can do this. How is it possible to ban someone based on where you live?

Would it be better if they would start banning based on your race? Something like this: We don't give bonuses to jews. All inuites have wagering requirements of 999x bonus+deposit. All caucasians are eligible for bonus but can play only slot called Rastafar. And so on.

[silcnlayc]

Bonuses a not a given right, but are a privilege. I really do not get it where a player thinks that a casino OWES them this. Where in the world does it say that a casino MUST give a bonus to everyone?

I am truly befuddled by the attitude of many thinking it is their right to get one.

The other thing I do not get is that I have NEVER heard of anyone being grateful for getting bonuses by a casino.

I mean, c'mon...no where does it say that they owe you anything in regards to gifts, bonuses or what have you. But yet, many players feel ENTITLED to one. Why??

Do not say because you spend money there and they should give you back a little something...they do not HAVE to. Just as any land based casino does not have to give anything. You choose to play, they do not force you to deposit.

I really would like to know why anyone thinks they are owed a bonus by a casino. With so much bonus abuse going on I am really amazed over the fact that bonuses are still offered, with many T&C's but still offered...and tough playthroughs. I feel if you do not like their terms and playthrough, you have a choice of not taking one. Easy as that!


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[KariRunk]

Bonuses a not a given right, but are a privilege. I really do not get it where a player thinks that a casino OWES them this. Where in the world does it say that a casino MUST give a bonus to everyone?
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You're absolutely right that they don't HAVE to give anything. I was asking if you think it's right for them to ban bonuses based on where you live?

[silcnlayc]

KariRunk: You're absolutely right that they don't HAVE to give anything. I was asking if you think it's right for them to ban bonuses based on where you live?

Sorry, I guess I didn't answer it...Yes, yes and yes. It is their right to offer to whoever and wherever they choose to.

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[KariRunk]

Sorry, I guess I didn't answer it...Yes, yes and yes. It is their right to offer to whoever and wherever they choose to.

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Ok, I appreciate your view. One more question, would it be ok to offer bonuses based on your race?

[darkpixie]

I think if they are going to offer something like this, and blast you with marketing emails constantly offering said bonus then they have no business discriminating who gets them. If they have have issues with certain countries than say XYZ country can not play here or don't offer bonuses.

[maxd]

I thought I might toss a few things for thought into the discussion here:

• casinos do get deluged with fraudster groups working out of specific locations/areas/countries.
• casinos need to protect their business from fraudsters otherwise their business will suffer, possibly fatally.
• banning by region is a necessary evil, nobody particularly likes it and they do lose business because of it, but something has to be done and this is one way to deal with it.
• until someone comes up with a better way to deal with the problem region banning makes sense.

So, it's not the same as racial discrimination at all. It's more like sticking extra cops in neighbourhoods with high crime rates. Yeah, it kind of sucks, but what else are they supposed to do?

[liquuid_fusion]

There are reasons why casinos ban based on country. It's not arbritrary. One example is Denmark. Quite a few years ago it was shown on TV how to bonus-bag and thousands of people tried it - the casinos had no choice but to ban Denmark from receiving bonuses or face going bust.

Casinos identify where disproportionate amounts of bonus users come from and ban those regions.

While there is logic behind banning certain countries, there would be no logic in banning based on race (unless it was proven that a certain race are much more likely to be bonus baggers, which seems very unlikely!). So it's a completely different situation.

[darkpixie]

Ban the players not the bonus seems sensible to me.

[silcnlayc]

KariRunk: Ok, I appreciate your view. One more question, would it be ok to offer bonuses based on your race?

Of course, race is always brought up for things that have nothing to do with the other. Is race one of the questions on your signup page? If not, then it is a moot point and I have not seen this anywhere I have signed up at. So, it cannot be done since it is not a field to answer in your signup page and the casinos do not have a clue what race you are.

maxd I thought I might toss a few things for thought into the discussion here:
casinos do get deluged with fraudster groups working out of specific locations/areas/countries.
casinos need to protect their business from fraudsters otherwise their business will suffer, possibly fatally.
banning by region is a necessary evil, nobody particularly likes it and they do lose business because of it, but something has to be done and this is one way to deal with it.
until someone comes up with a better way to deal with the problem region banning makes sense.

So, it's not the same as racial discrimination at all. It's more like sticking extra cops in neighbourhoods with high crime rates. Yeah, it kind of sucks, but what else are they supposed to do?

Excellent points. I agree with totally.
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