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The industry wants to be taken seriously, and wants to have a reputation and the perception that follows, that it’s geared more towards ‘entertainment’ as opposed to ‘gambling’. Can you think of any other form of industry that enforces its policies as much as online casinos do? And don’t lose sight of the fact that this is an ‘entertainment’ industry. It’s all about ‘fun’, right?
It’s illegal to jaywalk, yet that rule is almost never enforced. You can jaywalk in front of a police car, and they’re not going to do anything about it. They can, they have every right to do something about it, but they don’t. People take soap and towels from hotels all of the time. I know good people who’ve done so, and I’m sure you also do. Some people rip off their mattress tags, and no one is kicking down their doors to take them down. But you break any online casino rule, AFTER winning no less, and whatever positive news you could have about online gaming (prizes/winnings are what it’s all about), are basically flushed down the toilet. “Sorry to hear that, but you broke a rule and now you have to live with it. Again, I’m sorry, but rules are rules.” Fun.
Certain members scoff at the idea that casinos should have it written into the program, what games players can and can’t play while using bonuses, because hey, it’s so easy just to read through T&Cs, so why bother with that? At least acknowledge that there’s an ongoing problem with this approach. It can’t be that hard to tweak the software here and there. It’s 2010 for god’s sake! Why laugh it off? Why wouldn't it be to everyone's advantage to have it programmed into the software? WHY?!!!
Certain people want us to have a clearer picture of what those T&C’s actually mean, and all I’m thinking about is that there shouldn’t be any (other than are you of the legal age to gamble). As far as I know, you can’t make crap clear…
When people encourage us to read the casino’s T&C’s so that we don’t screw up, all I’m thinking about is why would they (the casinos) write it in a way that could potentially screw the player out of their potential winnings? When certain people feel that it’s our duty/responsibility to read those T&C’s are frequently as possible, I can’t help but wonder if we’re heading towards a standard that is ultimately stumping/retarding the growth of the online gaming industry (specifically with casinos).
It’s okay though, because some people have no problems understanding and making sense of those T&C’s. But what about people with any kind of intellectual disability? I see buses full of people with disabilities going to the B&M casinos, and I suspect that a number of them play online. Are you telling me that the T&C’s are easy as 1-2-3 for them to read and comprehend? Would the casinos be doing their part to deny these people the right to be playing there, prior to accepting their deposits?
So, when you’re proud that you’ve read the terms, and that you didn’t break any of them, and that you can hang your hat on that, just take solace in the fact that there are others who weren’t as lucky and cognizant as you are. They can’t ALL be criminals now, can they?
In many ways, you are also responsible for the casinos not doing a better job of making online gaming more user/player friendly, and giving them enough of a push of going above and beyond the status quo. Where's their motivation to improve the quality of the entire online gaming process? The more that people defend casinos for denying players their winnings for breaking a not-so-clear T&C, gives them ample ammunition to write up a new wave of more not-so-easy to understand T&Cs. At what point is it too much?
Point being, playing at online casinos shouldn’t be about reading policies, it should be about getting money in/out quickly and safely, while having fun and enjoying the easy process. Are we at that point yet? Is it a quick, easy, safe, fun, and entertaining process for you? It sure as **** isn’t for me, at least not all of those things at once. I’m not saying that there aren’t any good casinos, but the bar on expectations should be raised (and not stay as is).
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The industry wants to be taken seriously, and wants to have a reputation and the perception that follows, that it’s geared more towards ‘entertainment’ as opposed to ‘gambling’. Can you think of any other form of industry that enforces its policies as much as online casinos do? And don’t lose sight of the fact that this is an ‘entertainment’ industry. It’s all about ‘fun’, right?
It’s illegal to jaywalk, yet that rule is almost never enforced. You can jaywalk in front of a police car, and they’re not going to do anything about it. They can, they have every right to do something about it, but they don’t. People take soap and towels from hotels all of the time. I know good people who’ve done so, and I’m sure you also do. Some people rip off their mattress tags, and no one is kicking down their doors to take them down. But you break any online casino rule, AFTER winning no less, and whatever positive news you could have about online gaming (prizes/winnings are what it’s all about), are basically flushed down the toilet. “Sorry to hear that, but you broke a rule and now you have to live with it. Again, I’m sorry, but rules are rules.” Fun.
Certain members scoff at the idea that casinos should have it written into the program, what games players can and can’t play while using bonuses, because hey, it’s so easy just to read through T&Cs, so why bother with that? At least acknowledge that there’s an ongoing problem with this approach. It can’t be that hard to tweak the software here and there. It’s 2010 for god’s sake! Why laugh it off? Why wouldn't it be to everyone's advantage to have it programmed into the software? WHY?!!!
Certain people want us to have a clearer picture of what those T&C’s actually mean, and all I’m thinking about is that there shouldn’t be any (other than are you of the legal age to gamble). As far as I know, you can’t make crap clear…
When people encourage us to read the casino’s T&C’s so that we don’t screw up, all I’m thinking about is why would they (the casinos) write it in a way that could potentially screw the player out of their potential winnings? When certain people feel that it’s our duty/responsibility to read those T&C’s are frequently as possible, I can’t help but wonder if we’re heading towards a standard that is ultimately stumping/retarding the growth of the online gaming industry (specifically with casinos).
It’s okay though, because some people have no problems understanding and making sense of those T&C’s. But what about people with any kind of intellectual disability? I see buses full of people with disabilities going to the B&M casinos, and I suspect that a number of them play online. Are you telling me that the T&C’s are easy as 1-2-3 for them to read and comprehend? Would the casinos be doing their part to deny these people the right to be playing there, prior to accepting their deposits?
So, when you’re proud that you’ve read the terms, and that you didn’t break any of them, and that you can hang your hat on that, just take solace in the fact that there are others who weren’t as lucky and cognizant as you are. They can’t ALL be criminals now, can they?
In many ways, you are also responsible for the casinos not doing a better job of making online gaming more user/player friendly, and giving them enough of a push of going above and beyond the status quo. Where's their motivation to improve the quality of the entire online gaming process? The more that people defend casinos for denying players their winnings for breaking a not-so-clear T&C, gives them ample ammunition to write up a new wave of more not-so-easy to understand T&Cs. At what point is it too much?
Point being, playing at online casinos shouldn’t be about reading policies, it should be about getting money in/out quickly and safely, while having fun and enjoying the easy process. Are we at that point yet? Is it a quick, easy, safe, fun, and entertaining process for you? It sure as **** isn’t for me, at least not all of those things at once. I’m not saying that there aren’t any good casinos, but the bar on expectations should be raised (and not stay as is).
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