Having resumed online play at Xmas following a couple of years' break, I've noticed a great change in casino bonuses.
When I first started online play, pretty much any game could be played when fulfilling bonus requirements. As casinos caught onto how much they were giving away, gradually wager requirements went up.
However, I've noticed that while I've been away, a new strategy has been adopted. Either ban pretty much all games for bonuses except slots, or have games count a ridiculously small percentage towards WR.
Personally I'm not motivated by the sign up bonuses these days. I play JorB VP, and it's more important to me that there is decent customer service (Unibet take note) and fast payouts. But I'm wondering if anyone - apart from slot junkies - are actually attracted by the bonuses these days given the ridiculously stringent conditions?
And while I'm on the subject of different games counting different percentages towards bonus WR, I've noticed that my current favourite casino Red Flush also uses those games to determine loyalty points and cashback. So I have to wager 100 just to earn 1 loyalty point v 10 for slots. And then when you do redeem any cashback, it's then subject to promotional WR with all the associated game percentages.
Not a problem since, like I said, I don't really play for the bonuses and it's the casino's prerogative to decide these things. But having wagered in excess of 220,000 here, it would have been nice to earn something approaching the 200 plus I would have received in the good old days, as opposed to 30.
Are there any recommendations out there for a half decent loyalty scheme that isn't going to discriminate non-slot play (JorB in particular)?
Thanks
When I first started online play, pretty much any game could be played when fulfilling bonus requirements. As casinos caught onto how much they were giving away, gradually wager requirements went up.
However, I've noticed that while I've been away, a new strategy has been adopted. Either ban pretty much all games for bonuses except slots, or have games count a ridiculously small percentage towards WR.
Personally I'm not motivated by the sign up bonuses these days. I play JorB VP, and it's more important to me that there is decent customer service (Unibet take note) and fast payouts. But I'm wondering if anyone - apart from slot junkies - are actually attracted by the bonuses these days given the ridiculously stringent conditions?
And while I'm on the subject of different games counting different percentages towards bonus WR, I've noticed that my current favourite casino Red Flush also uses those games to determine loyalty points and cashback. So I have to wager 100 just to earn 1 loyalty point v 10 for slots. And then when you do redeem any cashback, it's then subject to promotional WR with all the associated game percentages.
Not a problem since, like I said, I don't really play for the bonuses and it's the casino's prerogative to decide these things. But having wagered in excess of 220,000 here, it would have been nice to earn something approaching the 200 plus I would have received in the good old days, as opposed to 30.
Are there any recommendations out there for a half decent loyalty scheme that isn't going to discriminate non-slot play (JorB in particular)?
Thanks