As I already have said, Nordicbet has not changed their T&C. You guys are talking about two different sets of T&C here.
1. If you follow the Casinomeister link when joining Nordicbet, then you are entitled to a 150% welcome bonus unless you are from: Netherlands Antilles, Argentina, Belgium, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Greece, Hungary, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Turkey and United States.
2. If you do not use any link, then players from following countries are entitled to a 100% bonus: Norway, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Faro Island, Iceland, New Zealand and Australia
Should also remember that Nordicbet has a generous bonus system with no special restrictions (no max bet, no restricted games etc) and quite reasonable WR compared to other Net Entertainment based casinos.
Ordinary welcome bonuses (no aff links):
Nordicbet B X 35
Betsafe B + D X 30
Unibet B X 50
CasinoEuro B + D X 25
Different sets of terms can cause problems. Players may not necessarily follow the link appropriate for their country, especially if they join via spam. They could see one set of terms by following a link, but end up being bound to a different set when they register.
It seems some countries are banned via one link, but not another, and this is down to behind the scenes affiliate deals that are hidden from the player.
A further problem is that terms that are hidden for normal visitors can not be reread by players who initially followed a link to a different offer, and later on decides to have another look at the terms by going to the site. To them, the terms would appear to have changed since they joined.
There was a pretty big fuss at Rushmore because a player followed an affiliate link to a good bonus, got the bonus, but then had their winnings confiscated because they had deposited by Neteller, which was NOT forbidden in the terms through the affiliate link, but WAS forbidden for other players. The Rushmore rep then said that the affiliate was in error as they should have changed the link on their site as the original offer had been withdrawn, but the PLAYER would still have their winnings confiscated even though they had no way of telling this offer had expired.
Affiliates in general cannot be trusted to get it right, and casinos cannot be trusted to play fair when an affiliate gets it wrong, or worse, deliberately misleads the player. This does not apply to all casinos and affiliates, but the only fair way is to have the SAME terms and conditions for ALL players, no matter how they arrive at a site.
This could be a problem at Nordicbet if a non qualifying player is given the wrong bonus, but then has their winnings confiscated.
It seems there are now THREE different sets of terms, depending on country of origin AND method of entry to the site. A visit to the site could bring up any one of these, and would depend on how the player got there. Most internet users have no idea this makes any difference, as they see websites as independent entities, and the idea is just as silly as claiming the contents of an individual book would differ if you used the street entrance to the bookstore, rather than the mall entrance.
The more this discussion grows, the more my original theory about ths being a core vs non-core marketing issue is proven.
Which sign up bonus is this? The 50% one for 30 EUR states this: Please note that offer is for non-core country players and is available to players from the following countries: Andorra, Austria, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Faroe Islands, United Kingdom, Greenland, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand.
My manager told me that this is exclusively for affiliates and you won't be able to find it on their site by yourself. They encouraged me to use that link for UK traffic, as the other 100% 100 EUR offer was only for Scandinavian countries.
P.S: Just asked them, turns out this 50% up to 30 EUR is for sports betting only. .
Clearly, their core is "Scandinavian countries", and non-core is everybody else. Only core countries are being actively drawn in by the 100% bonus, non-core either get nothing, or special affiliate deals.
What is to prevent a rogue affiliate using the "Scandinavian" link in order to boost their non-core traffic? It is the players that would find out they were not eligible for what was advertised, and the affiliate would still get paid if the player signed up anyway.