Ive been reading thread after thread, about endless online casino complaints. I would have to guess that negative threads here out post positive ones by 4 to 1. No doubt this is a place to get real time information on current events along with critical information needed if youre willing to even risk your money gambling in cyberspace..
My views are a bit different from this. When I read your opinions I was quite sure about that you are from the US. However it is totally understandable. I commented in a forum recently that the casino groups that recently allow Americans haven't got as good offers, features, game settings as those who don't. And I think this is because having no other choice americans have to choose these, so these groups can plunder the wallets of the USA players they way they like, having no competitors. Like in a monopoly situation. That is what I think of Rival and Top game for example. And in this situation no wonder you have this opinion. Moreover you have Las Vegas and other B&M with long history.
On the other I am allowed to play in most casinos, and personally I experienced many good developement in the casinos and casino groups I play at. I mostly play at the William Hill Group, and I was also a player in Crown Solution Gaming casinos before William Hill purchased them. I liked their bonuses in the past. They offered bonuses with high match percentages very often, like 100%-200% with low WR, like 10x, or 11x. I wondered how they could offer these bonuses, and I thought soon it will be ended, so it was a great surprise when it just became even better when William Hill purchased them, kept the low WR multiplier, and added every game as allowed, even roulette. And now they removed the cash-out limit as well, so winning large jackpots is not a problem any more regarding withdrawals. And this renewed system now reflects in the older Crown soultion gaming casinos as well. And besides William Hill casinos - also offering good bonuses - appeared, like Expekt, or Grande Vegas, an RTG, that allows roulette play with bonus, that is very rare at RTG.
In my country there are very few B&M casinos, and here there are no special comp points given, you just enter the casino, play, and leave. If you drink or eat, that is also paid by you. Most people here who gamle on machines play in pubs on slots machines, that have terrible pay out, not very favourable paytable, and many times you can't even be sure what the bonus feature is about. And there is no manual to check it. In these circumstances for me online casinos are much better alternative then B&M casinos. Way much better! Especiall when I consider that they give free money as bonus, I don't have to wait long for a roulette spin, and I can play from the comfort of my home any time I wish, even on cold days. I also agree that it would be better to get bonuses with no playthrough, or with 1x WR, but compared to other possibilities in my country, online casinos are the best choice for me recently. And if I add to this those good changes, from which I also mentioned some above, I can say personally I am satisfied. My opinion is still that players can still find some good casinos -provided they do not live in a restricted area, like the USA -, where the WR is not high, and the bonus rules are good, the comp points mean real cash, and the game features are friendly (like no bet required roulette spin, etc...). For example I have just received no strings attached no deposit bonus for New Year from Eurogrand. So it seems excetions in the good sense exist!
My opinion regarding the rogue casinos is same as those who had already commented. That problem should be solved somehow...
You also wrote that the situation can get better in the US only in case the good B&M brands appear online. I always wanted to know why they are not online yet? Can somebody answer it? It is quite odd they are not online. There is example that B&M casinos in other countries go online as well. Like Grosvenor casino, the partner casino of Blue Square. They are originally a B&M group in the UK, but now Grosvenor is online as well. Why is it not a practice in the US? I guess because of that ban, but before the ban why wasn't there efforts to make the big US brands online as well?