do we expect too many freebies from casinos?

**sattty** · 26th December 2011, 06:57 PM

being disabled and pretty much house bound playing the slots provides me with many hours of entertainment

spending xmas alone this year i was hoping for a few freebie chips from the casinos i deposit at reguarlly to help pass xmas by ....

sadly this was not the case...only 32red gave anything away to me ...

it got me thinking ..was i being greedy expecting a few freebies..im no high roller but i spread several hundred a month around a few casinos more if ive made a profit in another casino....

is it to much to hope for a xmas give away from casinos you frequent i think not.....but as i said perhaps im just being overly optimistic expecting something for nothing..afterall there in it to make money not give it away..

but i will certainly think twice before depositing in some places again...a little customer service can go a very long way...32red living proof of that

i do hope the casinos been more generous towards others

**Jasminebed** · 26th December 2011, 07:57 PM

No, I don't think you are expecting too much. Land-based casinos give out freebies, including cash, presents, food, rooms, shows, and drinks in some places.

One casino I made one visit to and lost less than $100 sent me a $15 Christmas present... and that's cash, no restrictions.

I hope you had a merry Xmas anyway satty, I too was alone for Xmas.

There's one online casino that gives out their bonuses for NYs, so there may be hope yet.

**Takkaone** · 26th December 2011, 08:44 PM

I think i am guilty as charged... Was a bit unhappy about not getting some freebies for christmas, like other players did. Felt some kind of "hey, it´s x-mas. where is my freechip? why do they get one and i don´t...."

But if i am honest with myself and look over the complete last year, i can only say that i got my "x-mas presents" simply on other occasions earlier this year. Sometimes after a bad session, or giving back a nice win. Etc....

I don´t know if that is true for you, but i think we often forget the nice gestures we got over time. Especially when seeing others getting something or having expected to get a gift and it does not arrive...

**sattty** · 26th December 2011, 08:48 PM

tbh the freebie from 32red is the one and only free chip i been given by a casino...ever..

not sure why i was hoping xmas would be any different lol...

free chips are like unicorns i think only seen in dreams

**Realitybitez** · 26th December 2011, 09:28 PM

Im always wanting freebies when Im between pay days and have nothing to play with

but I never really get overly excited over them. Probably because the occasions I do win on them, are few and far between

I really look at freebies as something to kill time with because I never win on them

Oops! I lie

I did for the first time ever win on a freebie and that was the other day eek: Still cant get over it

But I hear ya, I think of the casinos I played for years literally and I never recieved free chips, just bonus offers and I dont really do bonuses. Then the last few months I have been trying out new casinos galoore and liking them

and the majority have passed a free chip my way.

I guess it all depends on the casino's ya play

Originally Posted by sattty

tbh the freebie from 32red is the one and only free chip i been given by a casino...ever..

not sure why i was hoping xmas would be any different lol...

free chips are like unicorns i think only seen in dreams

**nisosbar** · 26th December 2011, 10:50 PM

When I started playing online, I was quite the novice, and didn't even know what a 'comp' or 'a chip' were. LOL I just enjoyed playing.

I still try not to expect anything from casinos. They are businesses, after all, and they offer entertainment that is almost universally negative expectation for the bettor, to use a term from statistics, i.e., 'the house always wins in the long run'.

If they can afford to throw a chip my way from time to time, I appreciate it and always try to thank them. It's a kind of relationship, and both of us have to cultivate it in order to see it grow.

**PNEFOREVER2** · 26th December 2011, 11:49 PM

Must admit I was a little bit disappointed with 1 or 2 casinos.

We must remember that this is a business and casinos are here to make money just as much as we are here to make money from playing them (hope that makes sense-I've had a few).

We can't just expect freebies everytime theres a special occasion,however I do think casinos realising how much we have spent there over the course of the year is a nice thing.

Spent quite a bit for me at 32Red and rarely taken much out but after recent generous acts,amongst other random acts and just awesome service I have to take my hat off to them.

GoWild did seem a little quiet though as I never took anything out from them since my initial deposits which was a while back,and their bonus' do seem quite poor to me-think I saw an extra 5 per cent being thrown on their usual deposit bonus' and their free spins aren't always on the best slots -felt like they had seen 32reds wheel promo and knew they couldn't compete.

But then again who can?

**Nate** · 27th December 2011, 12:03 AM

If you think thats bad - try asking for about 20c to top your comp points up and get treated like a punk ... I thought I've seen it all.... Until now... You could deposit $50000 and it wouldn't matter to some places... Once you're a punk in their eyes...forever you will be one...

Nate

**PNEFOREVER2** · 27th December 2011, 12:14 AM

Originally Posted by Nate

If you think thats bad - try asking for about 20c to top your comp points up and get treated like a punk ... I thought I've seen it all.... Until now... You could deposit $50000 and it wouldn't matter to some places... Once you're a punk in their eyes...forever you will be one...

Nate

Another good point,I have trouble accessing my points on 32red for some reason as the page won't connect,I asked them if they could check them and check if they were correct,as they seemed to be rising slowly,as a good will gesture they upped them to 1000 so I could play a little.

I didn't cashout but I tell you what,I was damn grateful-you simply don't get this service anywhere-its just unheard of.

**Nate** · 27th December 2011, 11:03 AM

Originally Posted by PNEFOREVER2

Another good point,I have trouble accessing my points on 32red for some reason as the page won't connect,I asked them if they could check them and check if they were correct,as they seemed to be rising slowly,as a good will gesture they upped them to 1000 so I could play a little.

I didn't cashout but I tell you what,I was damn grateful-you simply don't get this service anywhere-its just unheard of.

I have reported this issue to Pat Harrison - The page continuously times out in Flash and Download. Its easier to access from Flash, the download is annoying - You need to close the 'My Account' tab and then try again - It sometimes takes 3-4 attempts until I get to see my rubies.

Another issue for the past week or so (seems to have been rectified) was that the rubies were being added much much later. You would receive a points but it could take anywhere from 1 - 5 hours for them to accurately reflect.

Nate