Bovada casino/ my experience

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Hello, I'm finally looking to get my experience with online casinos out for people to consider before playing online. I have a few years with significant deposits with one and average with several other online casinos.
Currently I'm a everyday player and have been for over a year straight. The previous year and half was consistent play maybe 4-6 times a week with my average deposit being $200-$1500 each time I play. My total deposits I'm not exactly sure but it's in the neighborhood of 100k just in the last year.
Happy new years BTW it's now
12:32am 1-1-25.
I'll type and make this as direct as possible although there's alot that I've noticed and have had to deal with within this last year or 16 months that is very upsetting and very dishonest by either the site itself and or hosts as I'm a hosted player and recently reached the highest level on Bovada you can reach which is the "hall of fame" aka the "Red Room"..
When i set up my account with Bovada I mostly stuck to blackjack as that's what I've played in my local casinos for years. Also a hosted player for over 15 years with Ameristar casinos. So I'm very experienced with gambling, comps and what to expect and how to treat dealers ect. It's not uncommon for me to tip 4k in one night if I've had a good run although that is something I had to get ahold of as there's no need to tip that much but it's important to tip dealers and show the casino you appreciate the opportunity to play. And it's just a good practice especially if you do win more than a few hundred bucks once in a while. I got to the point of winning 7 out of 10 trips between 6-15k and even over 20k sometimes all with 100 or less bets usually, sometimes would play 300 hands with 3 hands going if I'd done well before.
I started playing slots online and in short order I was reaching 5k almost every day I played then 10-15k+ all on slots, on Bovada.
I made my first few withdrawals then a few more each one was over $2500 and a few were over $6k and then two days in a row i withdrew $15k each day so it was awesome but that quickly turned into nit being g able to win anything no matter the bet or slot I played it was like a restrictions was placed on my account or a secondary program was attached to the slots, I wasn't sure of how but it was very obvious that I was being restricted on winning. Countless calls and emails about slot function being different or seeing the reels change when I'd hit a winning spin. This went on for several months and I couldn't figure out what was happening as they said they don't put restrictions on players. After several months I did catch something happening and it was only part of what was happening to me. Once I received an email saying I was hosted and what a great accomplishment that was, I really didn't win anything for sometime. It was only after depositing $6k that i was able to reach $500 and that went on for a while not being able to get over 5 and it was tough even getting that. One night I had a argument with my host, which had become a normal thing as I would told or promised bonuses or larger bonuses if I continued to play like I had been, which ment depositing money. Finally I reached $2700 and I withdrew like $1600 and once again I couldn't win crap. It took almost $10k before I started having wins again so by then I knew i was being watched or interfered with when I played. Eventually all the agents and my host had the impression that I was a complete mental case or something cause I'd played back some larg wins, several times over the period of a year or more so this is what led to a phone call to my "host" threatening to not play at Bovada anymore. So a few hours later I logged in to play and the slots worked like they used to, reels spinning alot slower and i was winning! All of a sudden I received an email from my host with an emoji 😉 winking or maybe it was wink wink but he was online watching my play and his other statement basically admitted that he was allowing or letting the wins happen that I was getting right then. So yeah the host get a notification of when a player logs in and they must have some after market or extra software or something that allows wins, how many , how much ect. But I was in shock that this person made such an error to say what he did and the wink wink asking how I was enjoying my wins. I'll leave this here but there's alot that these places will do and they do it. My phone would also get extremely hot every time I logged in to play, sometimes if I hit something an error message would appear and make me reload then I would not get wins. This went on and on many many times. I have hours of screen record showing this and more. I was told that there was technical issues that affected slots the week before, but I'd called in that week after over 10k was spun with no wins and they said nothing about technical issues. I don't belive there was it was just a convenient excuse to cover what they were doing. But they'd give me a bonus of 300 or something and that's would be spun to zero every time. Anyway I've been taken or played when I had no chance and have given up 100k and everything I'd withdrawn. My host had even promised larger bonuses if I continued to play the level I was then over a month later I asked him about that and he denied saying that then he admitted it bit said he couldn't do it .. Just complete dirt bag crap that I've never experienced with a casino host before. Then he offered me a 35% bonuses on my deposits twice a week, if i hadn't made withdrawals of course and then I was constantly shorted 300 400 or more every time and that kept me from playing with the amount I'd been promised. They made a few of them right but the damage was done, I didn't have that money to keep playing the days before and that's just another tatic I belive and they never did anything for me just more excuses saying they don't restrict blaw blaw but I have some great evidence now from multiple people there saying things they shouldn't have and the email wink wink that's a bombshell of a mistake he made. Like I said I have hours of screen record, chat logs, phone calls, emails all from and to them that in any normal sisuation would sink them in court. Now out of country poses a delicate and tricky process if someone wanted to sue a online casino but i hear its possible.
What i have is a gift from God, I'd think anyway if legal action was looked at. I'm sure there's a law firm that'd love to see all this. And yes I'm supper pissed off. Over 100k I belive and alotbof that was played when I had ZERO chance to win. So think about taking the money and running if and when ya win cause it won't last.
 
Will do an abridged version in a second;
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Hello, I'm finally looking to get my experience with online casinos out for people to consider before playing online. I have a few years with significant deposits with one and average with several other online casinos.

Currently I'm a everyday player and have been for over a year straight. The previous year and half was consistent play maybe 4-6 times a week with my average deposit being $200-$1500 each time I play. My total deposits I'm not exactly sure but it's in the neighborhood of 100k just in the last year.

Happy new years btw 🎉 it's now 12:32am 1-1-25.

I'll type and make this as direct as possible although there's alot that I've noticed and have had to deal with within the last 12-16 months that is very upsetting and dishonest by either the site itself and/or hosts. I'm a hosted player and recently reached the highest level on Bovada you can reach which is the "hall of fame" aka the "Red Room".

When i set up my account with Bovada I mostly stuck to blackjack as that's what I've played in my local casinos for years. Also a hosted player for over 15 years with Ameristar casinos. So I'm very experienced with gambling, comps and what to expect and how to treat dealers ect.

It's not uncommon for me to tip 4k in one night if I've had a good run although that is something I had to get ahold of as there's no need to tip that much but it's important to tip dealers and show the casino you appreciate the opportunity to play. And it's just a good practice especially if you do win more than a few hundred bucks once in a while. I got to the point of winning 7 out of 10 trips between 6-15k and even over 20k sometimes all with 100 or less bets usually, sometimes would play 300 hands with 3 hands going if I'd done well before.

I started playing slots online and in short order I was reaching 5k almost every day I played then 10-15k+ all on slots, on Bovada.

I made my first few withdrawals then a few more each one was over $2500 and a few were over $6k and then two days in a row i withdrew $15k each day so it was awesome but that quickly turned into nit being able to win anything no matter the bet or slot I played it was like a restrictions was placed on my account or a secondary program was attached to the slots, I wasn't sure of how but it was very obvious that I was being restricted on winning. Countless calls and emails about slot function being different or seeing the reels change when I'd hit a winning spin. This went on for several months and I couldn't figure out what was happening as they said they don't put restrictions on players.

After several months I did catch something happening and it was only part of what was happening to me. Once I received an email saying I was hosted and what a great accomplishment that was, I really didn't win anything for sometime. It was only after depositing $6k that i was able to reach $500 and that went on for a while not being able to get over 5 and it was tough even getting that. One night I had a argument with my host, which had become a normal thing as I would told or promised bonuses or larger bonuses if I continued to play like I had been, which ment depositing money. Finally I reached $2700 and I withdrew like $1600 and once again I couldn't win crap. It took almost $10k before I started having wins again so by then I knew i was being watched or interfered with when I played. Eventually all the agents and my host had the impression that I was a complete mental case or something cause I'd played back some larg wins, several times over the period of a year or more so this is what led to a phone call to my "host" threatening to not play at Bovada anymore.

So a few hours later I logged in to play and the slots worked like they used to, reels spinning alot slower and i was winning! All of a sudden I received an email from my host with an emoji 😉 winking or maybe it was wink wink but he was online watching my play and his other statement basically admitted that he was allowing or letting the wins happen that I was getting right then. So yeah the host get a notification of when a player logs in and they must have some after market or extra software or something that allows wins, how many , how much ect. But I was in shock that this person made such an error to say what he did and the wink wink asking how I was enjoying my wins.

I'll leave this here but there's alot that these places will do and they do it. My phone would also get extremely hot every time I logged in to play, sometimes if I hit something an error message would appear and make me reload then I would not get wins. This went on and on many many times. I have hours of screen record showing this and more. I was told that there was technical issues that affected slots the week before, but I'd called in that week after over 10k was spun with no wins and they said nothing about technical issues. I don't belive there was it was just a convenient excuse to cover what they were doing. But they'd give me a bonus of 300 or something and that's would be spun to zero every time.

Anyway I've been taken or played when I had no chance and have given up 100k and everything I'd withdrawn. My host had even promised larger bonuses if I continued to play the level I was then over a month later I asked him about that and he denied saying that then he admitted it bit said he couldn't do it.

Just complete dirt bag crap that I've never experienced with a casino host before. Then he offered me a 35% bonuses on my deposits twice a week, if i hadn't made withdrawals of course and then I was constantly shorted 300 400 or more every time and that kept me from playing with the amount I'd been promised. They made a few of them right but the damage was done, I didn't have that money to keep playing the days before and that's just another tatic I belive and they never did anything for me just more excuses saying they don't restrict blaw blaw but I have some great evidence now from multiple people there saying things they shouldn't have and the email wink wink that's a bombshell of a mistake he made. Like I said I have hours of screen record, chat logs, phone calls, emails all from and to them that in any normal sisuation would sink them in court. Now out of country poses a delicate and tricky process if someone wanted to sue a online casino but i hear its possible.

What i have is a gift from God, I'd think anyway if legal action was looked at. I'm sure there's a law firm that'd love to see all this. And yes I'm supper pissed off. Over 100k I belive and alotbof that was played when I had ZERO chance to win. So think about taking the money and running if and when ya win cause it won't last.
 
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Hello and happy new year!

I'm finally looking to get my experience with online casinos out for people to consider before playing online. I have a few years with significant deposits with one and average with several other online casinos.

Currently I'm a everyday player and have been for over a year straight. The previous year and half was consistent play maybe 4-6 times a week with my average deposit being $200-$1500 each time I play. My total deposits I'm not exactly sure but it's in the neighborhood of 100k just in the last year.

I'm a hosted player at Bovada and recently reached the highest level you can reach which is the "hall of fame" aka the "Red Room".

When i set up my account with Bovada I mostly stuck to BJ as that's what I've played in my local casinos for years. Also have 15 years experience with Ameristar.

It's not uncommon for me to tip 4k in one night if I've had a good run although there's no need to tip that much but it's important to tip dealers and show the casino you appreciate the opportunity to play. I got to the point of winning the majority of my sessions sometimes winning over 15-20k.

I started playing slots and seemed to always manage to get to a balance of 5k+ and sometimes even 10-15k.

I started. Asking withdrawals, starting from $2.5k and eventually managed to withdraw $15k two days in a row, which was awesome. Unfortunately it quickly turned into not being able to win anything no matter the bet or slot I played it was like a restrictions was placed on my account.

I have made countless calls and emails about slot function being different or seeing the reels change when I'd hit a winning spin. This went on for several months and I couldn't figure out what was happening as they said they don't put restrictions on players.

After several months I did catch something happening. Once I received an email saying I was hosted, I didn't win anything for sometime. It was only after depositing $6k that i was able to reach $500 and that went on for a while not being able to get over 5 and it was tough even getting that.

One night I had a argument with my host over promised larger bonuses that never materialised. This had become quite a common occurrence. Occasionally I could win something but then go back to not being able to win for long periods so I was sure I was being watched and interfered with

Eventually all the agents and my host had the impression that I was crazy, maybe because I'd played back some of my big wins. This prompted me to phone them and threaten not to play at Bovada anymore.

A few hours later I logged in to play and it seemed like they had flicked the switch and the games were playing like they used to and I was winning. The host emailed me a winking emoji. I believe this shows he was watching my play and essentially an admission he was allowing the wins this session

So yeah the host get a notification of when a player logs in and they must have software that controls how many and how much wins a player gets allows wins, how many , how much ect. I was shocked that the host was so brazen in the wink.

Other things happened too. My phone would get hot when I played, errors would happen and then subsequently I couldn't win. This happened many times over and over. I was told this was technical issues but I have hours of recordings to prove otherwise. I also have chat logs, emails, phone calls.

Anyway I've been had for around 100k when I had no chance but I have some great evidence now from multiple people there saying things they shouldn't have and the email wink wink that's a bombshell of a mistake he made.

I'm sure there's a law firm that'd love to see all the evidence I collected. I'm very pissed off as I believe I lost 100k when I had ZERO chance to win. Only concern is the offshore nature of the casino and how that affects law.

So think about taking the money and running if and when ya win cause it won't last.
 
Looks good, i apologize not the best writer and a few head injuries over the years..

I wanted to add just a bit even though this is just some of the issues both had and of course some good experiences and over all, not counting these unfortunate issues or the attitude of the host, which I've never ever heard of a host being so un becoming of a "host"and belive me I know they work for the house and not your friend although my host in Blackjack is a awesome person and I gave up my executive host to keep my regular host, that says alot I belive.. feel like giving him a shout out but I'm not here for that. I have to say withdrawals were mostly always a breeze and never took more than 30min even larg withdrawals came through quickly.
Eventually I had a few get delayed but it may have been an issue with my bitcoin adress not sure but it made me wait 24 or 48 hours and in that time I played back 5700. Just for the record I did do well for sometime and likely because I kept playing back alot before I ever withdrew a dime, like 300k or more idk but this is what I belive lead to me being taken advantage of so much, by a system and possibly people as I mentioned.
I had an issue in the first several months with the live dealer blackjack where I had elected to stay on a hand or 2 or 3 hundred but it gave me a card and busted. The other hand was 400 and I elected to buy insurance and it didn't give me insurance so lost 600 and I even chatted with a player before leaving the table and then I was told in the help chat that they didn't see me playing any hands of that size, which I was for a while so that was upsetting and my first experience with an undesirable outcome I'd hopped would be fixed once I contacted the customer service but no they got me there. Last year about 7 or 8 months ago when I was emailing them often about the issues with slots not functioning like they were in had sent some email that was kinda direct and a bit odd as I was up for a day or so playing and I received a response that said something about mental illness and yes it was directed at me or my email but they certainly didn't stop me from depositing 10's of thousands of dollars chasing the wins i had been getting in the beginning. That was kinda obvious there was some issues with anxiety and stress , I can't belive they didn't close or temp close my account but they were getting alot of money from me then so that's another mark I'm not sitting well with. I even told my host I was in big trouble and he just said "be careful of what you say".. and then he asked me later on if I'd over extended myself and of course then I said no but I'd already told him a few times on multiple calls I was in trouble and needed a significant win. But I continued to loose and loose and a few different times I spun over 1k at 0.50 cents and 0.20 cents down to zero, only small wins on the way down and a couple times I counted the number of spins in a row that were loosing spins and one was 169 or so and one was right at 200 spins without a win of any kind. Yet I stayed loyal or stupid idk yet, if I hit a giant pot then I'll walk but yeah rough go. I also hit a 25k hit not 4 weeks ago and I had just under 30k then I proceed to spin 100 spins for 5 or 6 hours and zeroed out.. ugh and that's crazy cause before I won anything after that I'd played back 29 ksomething then alot of deposits and 2 bonuses a week so roughly over 40k before I got any type of win and I'm still fighting that one as the system knows I hit that 25k but doesn't pay attention to weather or not I walked with it. That's nit good for us that go big trying to get over 100k. I was told one night on a call with my host that he wasn't sure he should be telling me this but he said sometimes there's like 100k people playing and the system doesn't work or can't handle that volume and I was in shock again at hearing something that was known and kept from me and I imagine everyone else. But somehow I do like Bovada and I still play everyday although I'm getting right there where I'm gonna walk unless something changes in a big way for me. You don't treat players like that especially ones that buy in alot and every day all the time and like I said I'm at the final level can go further and I got zero nothing for that and all I get is the 2 reviews a week with now smaller bonuses that for the last month or more plays 100% of them back with no wins to speak of. Idk how this is allowed to happen but I just want some common ground and a good win and ill leave it be there but I doubt they'll do much unless they realize what I have but I haven't threatened to take action, its been hard not to but I'm realistic and also don't want to cause too much waves ya know..
 
I would recommend writing smaller chunks of text and using more paragraphs.
Yes sir I apologize I'm shirtbon time today and when I decide to get this stuff out I just go, kinda thr same way I spin slots I guess but I am sorry for the headache having to proff all that. I won't do any more promise
 

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