VS was a fantastic place to play when i joined 2 years ago but they have done nothing but cut back the
promotions since Dan left.Player Loyalty counts for nothing as shown by the selective deposit bonus
offer last week which was the last straw for me.Any serious player cannot consider playing at the reduced
rtp when the standard rtp is available in many other casinos,its just throwing money away.
I agree with you on the RTP aspect of things, where you have a choice to play games with a higher RTP at a different casino then you should absolutely do that. I called them out on this when they made this change in a rather sneaky fashion IMO, and made a video about it.
When it comes to the bonuses though I don't agree. I used to get quite regular 100% up to £200 bonus offers, standard 10% increments post-wager release. They were a nice little perk and I'd often take them. Then a little while ago they dried up completely, haven't had one for quite some time now, but it hasn't changed VS being my default casino choice (RTP issue notwithstanding). A bonus is just that to my mind, something on top of the normal experience.
All I'm really after at a casino is:
1) Reliable platform. (i.e. No lag, crashes, good website etc.)
2) Wide games selection.
3) 24/7 customer support.
4) Accredited at CM with an active presence.
5)
Fast payouts.
6) Decent site design. (i.e. easily searchable, as VS is, compared to
LeoVegas which is bloody awful)
7) Nice extras. (Such as MyRTP which I think is a fantastic site feature at VS.)
Nice to have would be:
1) Reasonable rewards structure. (IMO the Weekend Booster, COS, Wheel of Fortune etc are all OK.)
2) Bonus offers. (And yes, these do seem to have dried up a bit at VS, but as you can see, they're last on my list.)