Don't you get a refund if you don't play he battle? I can vaguely remembering that being the case.
I can recall once getting a refund but that was ages ago.
I am sure Dan will confirm one way or another.
I've escaped accidentally registering late for the 100 euro battle by not having $150 or so. If you register before it begins, you can cancell your buy-in.
Not 100 one, but I did receive a refund once on a battle I was unable to play. Was told it was a courtesy at the time, and that's quite a bit ago.
I too would like to extend my thans to Videoslots from the non netent players. We are a bit of a friendly bunch, and it is a limited pool. A member from Indonosia plays most days because she is not allowed NetEnt either. She's saying goodnight while we are putting on coffee.
There is a very valid point to be made that low-rollers are rewarded better on the achievements. It's been brought up more than once before, but all of us that do "high roll", or "medium roll" depending on your definition, will still get 5 free spins at minimum bet, while if you bet $5 a spin, you will get get 5 spins @20 cents, for something like 5 wins in a row, or 100 winning spins.
No one casino will fit every player, but I think VS does a fine job of trying to accommodate many.
If anything, I think they cater more to the low-roller, although I have had some perks over the past year when I shifted gears from low-roller to mid-roller, at at least VIP and occasionally high roller. Except it's hard to quantify yourself as high roller at $3 or $5 when some games offer $300 spins.
Much as I love Videoslots, they don't need to be the only pair of shoes in your closet. I choose to play jackpot games elsewhere where I do earn loyalty or bonus play, as there are pretty much no perks offered (except of course swift payments).
I joined VS after the introduction of tournaments, and it is a very large part of why I stay, and sometimes deposit a fair amount to qualify.'
Dan, back when the battles were introduced, there was a plan to introduce private tourneys. I had some luck last weekend, and would have liked to host a tourney with a cash prize for the non-NetEnt players. I knew that there was already a mechanism in place to allow just that set of players, I did not want to limit it further.
We get to share successes in the battle chats, it would be nice if we could share with others with a cash transfer to the casino to sponsor a battle. And undoubtedly not bad for your business, as if you won $20 in a battle someone sponsored, the winner would probably gamble on that $20, which should mean the house has the edge once they are playing.
You knew that already, why you set up the whole private tourney section that never got operational.