Vesuvio said:
KK, looking back my comment does seem a bit harsh, but I'll try and explain why I said it:
On the Omni thread you were criticising another player (Megan) for being a 'stupid' bonus hunter for flat betting close to the wr. Now, ok, if you were just a 'gambler' and were upset that people exploiting bonuses would reduce the amount of extra money you had to feed your habit, then fair enough - a selfish attitude, but understandable. Instead, you also claim to be a 'clever' bonus hunter.
This just doesn't seem to be the case. The earnings you've mentioned on here for the last three years are very low for anyone spending a reasonable amount of time at casinos and considering themselves a bonus hunter. I know my results are no better than average, but I made more in 6 months, despite the terms nowadays being much less generous. Comments you've made about, for instance, not taking advantage of the viper autoplay are enough to send a shiver down the spine of any bonus hunter
You also don't seem to understand, for instance, sticky bonuses.
Thanks for the reasoned reply and your advice.
I would just like to point out though, that I never said Megan was 'a 'stupid' bonus hunter.' That was someone else - it might have even been Mitch?
(Sorry Mitch if it wasn't you - I can't be bothered to look now!)
I did say I thought that her pattern was likely to be seen by the management of Omni as 'bonus abuse'. I know that this is subjective, and some will say it's not abuse. But if that is not, then what is bonus abuse?
Let's ignore irrelevant comments from some posters about Craps, Roulette etc. which do not even enter into the equation, because as we all know (and it's clearly stated) that they do not count towards WR.
I asked several times, and no one has answered. Put yourself in the position of the casino owner. Obviously they think there is such a thing as 'bonus abuse' or they wouldn't mention it in their T&C's. So if the player stays within the permitted games, other than taking minimal risks to the point of WR & cashing out, what else could they possibly describe as 'bonus abuse'?
That is all I'm asking. What else do
you think they could mean?
Before people start having a go at me again for making 'ridiculous' statements, I want to repeat again,
I'm not saying I think that Megan 'abused her bonus', but
I am saying I'm not surprised that the casino
deemed her to be a 'bonus abuser'. There's a big difference there!
I may not have explained that very well in my earlier posts, as most were done in an extreme hurry due to other pressures in what has been a very busy & stressful week in 'the real world'. So I'm sorry about that.
But yes, I am worried that if more & more people start doing this, my easy money income will dry up. Aren't you worried about that?
As to me being a 'clever bonus hunter'. Well, as you can see from the date above, I only joined Casinomeister in August this year. And this is the first forum I have ever read, let alone joined. So in my ignorant state (which many will say I'm still in!) before I joined, I thought I
was a clever bonus hunter! But many of you guys have put my activities totally to shame :notworthy
Maybe I should change my name to KasinoKlutz!
But you know, I'm quite happy plodding along making my average $300+ every month. It means I can indulge in my gambling addiction without ever having to put in a penny that I've had to work for. This is sooooo much better than those dark days before I discovered online casinos, when my hard earned cash would disappear before my very eyes on the back of some 3-legged donkey that called itself a racehorse!
So each to their own eh? I'm happy with what I do, and I'm sure you are too.
Have a nice rest-of-the-weekend.
KK
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I had a quick look back at the Omni thread (though it's now too long for anyone to read in one sitting!) and you're right, I don't think you ever criticised Megan the way I thought you did.
