Nifty29 said:
Max - is it possible you can verify if the player placed large bets at the beginning, so we can at least settle the question of whether he is a 'genuine player' (whatever that means).
I'm talking to the Party's people about this, about how much we can discuss about what we know. Since their policy is officially "eCOGRA and eCOGRA only" it's not as easy as you might think.
AFAIK Max has seen the relevant information.
I'm not sure about you, but I'm prepared to take his word for it. Has he or Bryan ever been wrong? Sure, but ill put my money on a runner with a 99% strike rate every time.
He may well have seen it but as you can see in his reply to your question he is not saying, so I am sorry but you are unable to "take his word for it", nor am I. So there you go, you're assuming things that are not backed by evidence.
If max or CM does come through and say yes - I have seen the play logs and he was betting more than 70% of the initial bonus balance right from the start, then fine, the casino's decision would be acceptable to me.
It would not be acceptable to me if any of these things happened:
- his bonus balance temporarily fell to $10 or something and he made a $10 bet.
- he was progression betting and made 1 or 2 large bets as a result of losing several in a row, then returned to small bets immediately.
- he made a sum total of multiple bets that exceeded 70% over many spins of the wheel and they are using the rule to deny the payout (as I said before the rule is so vague it could be interpreted that way).
So you see, I have an open mind.
As jod said, you can stomp your feet and blow raspberries until the cows come home, but the FACT remains they arent going to pay. In fact, if they are reading this thread and the complete nonsense the advantage gang are coming up with, they're probably doing what I'm doing - laughing.
Please show one quote from me where I have "stomped my feet", "blown raspberries", or demanded the casino pay anyone.
You should try sticking to the facts, and try to attack the actual argument if you have something of merit to contribute, instead of inventing straw men every time.
As for "advantage gang"
, again you're assuming things without a shred of evidence. I have suggested an alternative version of the term that I believe is unambiguous. It would not help the "advantage gang" to rewrite the term this way. I would love your or anybody else's input on that.
As for why I care, I am both a player at Party Casino and an affiliate that currently recommends them as a decent place to play.
If I find they are using deliberately vague clauses to seize legitimate winnings from players then that will change on both counts. But once again, before you make another unfounded assumption about me, there is not enough information to make that call either way.
I find arguing with someone who has their mind made up without knowing the facts tiresome, as I am sure others reading this do, so please excuse me if I won't continue this back and forth with you Nifty. Cheers.