Referral bonuses are waste of time

[Fivestar4everMVP]

In most cases, referral payments are not one-time only but our payment can depend on the player that we refer. If they are active, we can get payments from time to time. Maybe there are also casino who has an additional 1-time payment bonus on top of our lifetime payments each time we refer a new player.

One time, I was promoting a gambling platform, and I got about 10 referrals. They were inactive users who created accounts only on the platform, and the platform promised me a $500 reward for each referral. But the problem was, the reward was locked. I could only get the reward if I accumulated a commission on my referrals’ wagers.
This policy added another layer of complexity. Some casinos don’t make their terms and conditions very clear. They hide them in dark corners.
My advertising money was essentially wasted. I ended up with a fake unclaimed balance.

Just from your story line without having to read to the end, or should be able to know that it's probably a scam or not a rewarding referral  system, where on earth can they afford to offer $500 per user as referral bonus, where can they get the money, they will rather run bankrupt, all these are what we should always look at because working on any referral bonus, what are their requirements, history, ToS, and also we can further make enquiry on those that already have a past relationships with them if they can be trusted.

There is no casino under this planet earth that will pay $500 per referral given to them, except the casino is a scam and do this to make their unsuspecting victims engage themselves in referring more unsuspecting victims to them.
As good as i know, Casino normally don't have any fixed rate on gamblers referred to the casino, but they pay based on how much money the person referred wager on the casino, and for a casino to pay you $500 for just one person refered, it means that such person will have to wager as from $5 million dollars up.

Although this is not to say that some casino wont or can't be generous enough to pay such, but it's very rare, and like i said, which you also said, any casino paying such an amount of money for referral should be properly investigated, there is a high chance that such a casino is a scam, for that amount sound too good to be true, and like we know, whatever sound too good to be true is always likely not true.

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[wallet4bitcoin]

Referral bonuses are just baits to win people over. In reality, its not what its actually presented as. The conditions are always vague until it gets to withdrawal, thats when you actually know whats at stake.

So they get gamblers in through those ref bonuses and promise them juicy offers and at the end of the day, you have to either commit funds or you are required to hit an almost impossible target to receive the ref bonuses in reality.

[Richbased]

Referral bonuses are just baits to win people over. In reality, its not what its actually presented as. The conditions are always vague until it gets to withdrawal, thats when you actually know whats at stake.

So they get gamblers in through those ref bonuses and promise them juicy offers and at the end of the day, you have to either commit funds or you are required to hit an almost impossible target to receive the ref bonuses in reality.

You are very correct, it is very controversial how referral bonuses are being promised to a customer if they refer people but at the end you find out that a particular condition is being attached to it as sometimes you might even find it difficult to meet up this conditions thereby not having access to your referral bonuses and often times if they give you access to this bonuses they will urge you to exhaust the whole bonus on a particular event which is very very annoying

[delfastTions]

Referral bonuses are just baits to win people over. In reality, its not what its actually presented as. The conditions are always vague until it gets to withdrawal, thats when you actually know whats at stake.

So they get gamblers in through those ref bonuses and promise them juicy offers and at the end of the day, you have to either commit funds or you are required to hit an almost impossible target to receive the ref bonuses in reality.

You are very correct, it is very controversial how referral bonuses are being promised to a customer if they refer people but at the end you find out that a particular condition is being attached to it as sometimes you might even find it difficult to meet up this conditions thereby not having access to your referral bonuses and often times if they give you access to this bonuses they will urge you to exhaust the whole bonus on a particular event which is very very annoying

In general, I don’t like bonuses based on referral links for several reasons. 
First of all, if you send such links to your friends and good acquaintances, and they use them and remain dissatisfied with the site that you recommended them to visit, then you risk ruining your relationship with thtem. 
And all this is simply because of some meager, one might say ridiculous, payments to you.  And then, you will receive bonuses if you or your friend actually fulfill some additional conditions.  In general, all this is quite confusing and dreary. 
And doing this with links is often simply disgusting.  In any case, this is definitely true for me.

[Oilacris]

In most cases, referral payments are not one-time only but our payment can depend on the player that we refer. If they are active, we can get payments from time to time. Maybe there are also casino who has an additional 1-time payment bonus on top of our lifetime payments each time we refer a new player.

One time, I was promoting a gambling platform, and I got about 10 referrals. They were inactive users who created accounts only on the platform, and the platform promised me a $500 reward for each referral. But the problem was, the reward was locked. I could only get the reward if I accumulated a commission on my referrals’ wagers.
This policy added another layer of complexity. Some casinos don’t make their terms and conditions very clear. They hide them in dark corners.
My advertising money was essentially wasted. I ended up with a fake unclaimed balance.

Just from your story line without having to read to the end, or should be able to know that it's probably a scam or not a rewarding referral  system, where on earth can they afford to offer $500 per user as referral bonus, where can they get the money, they will rather run bankrupt, all these are what we should always look at because working on any referral bonus, what are their requirements, history, ToS, and also we can further make enquiry on those that already have a past relationships with them if they can be trusted.

There is no casino under this planet earth that will pay $500 per referral given to them, except the casino is a scam and do this to make their unsuspecting victims engage themselves in referring more unsuspecting victims to them.
As good as i know, Casino normally don't have any fixed rate on gamblers referred to the casino, but they pay based on how much money the person referred wager on the casino, and for a casino to pay you $500 for just one person refered, it means that such person will have to wager as from $5 million dollars up.

Although this is not to say that some casino wont or can't be generous enough to pay such, but it's very rare, and like i said, which you also said, any casino paying such an amount of money for referral should be properly investigated, there is a high chance that such a casino is a scam, for that amount sound too good to be true, and like we know, whatever sound too good to be true is always likely not true.

You wouldn't really be that so dumb on not to notice out with those kind of offerings specially if you've been into referral hunting or affiliation on which you would be most likely be able to know
on where those bonuses will really be ranging and if its something that go past beyond those numbers in huge gaps or simply that too good to be true then its impossible that you wont really be having that kind of suspicious approach towards it on which we do know that everything that do really looks too good be true then it is likely to be a scam. You wont really be that so dumb on not to notice about those offerings if ever a certain casino would really be proclaiming something like this.

Its true that referral bonuses arent something that you should really be putting that focus on because the amounts you would really be able to get will really be just that peanuts
not unless if you do get those a couple or whale players do play under or sign on your link then that would really be giving out some good numbers but not something
big on which it is really just that normal that its not something significant.

[slapper]

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You wouldn't really be that so dumb on not to notice out with those kind of offerings specially if you've been into referral hunting or affiliation on which you would be most likely be able to know
on where those bonuses will really be ranging and if its something that go past beyond those numbers in huge gaps or simply that too good to be true then its impossible that you wont really be having that kind of suspicious approach towards it on which we do know that everything that do really looks too good be true then it is likely to be a scam. You wont really be that so dumb on not to notice about those offerings if ever a certain casino would really be proclaiming something like this.

Its true that referral bonuses arent something that you should really be putting that focus on because the amounts you would really be able to get will really be just that peanuts
not unless if you do get those a couple or whale players do play under or sign on your link then that would really be giving out some good numbers but not something
big on which it is really just that normal that its not something significant.

Especially in the area of online gambling, you have to be a little... let's say, "questioning" about those outrageous, out-of-this-world offerings. Come on, really! If you've played the game and been looking for affiliates and referrals, you would really, truly know the range in which those bonuses normally fall. In addition, if something seems too good to be true, you already said it! It's most likely a con. Probably!

referrer rewards? They are very, very small peanuts. Unless, of course, you manage to convince the whales, the major players, to use your link. You might notice some respectable statistics only then. But let's face it, it won't significantly alter your life. It simply isn't. Be very, very smart hence. And always, always be wary of those deals that seem too good to be true. Always

[Onyeeze]

Since I have seen a referral bonuses given by a particular platform I don't seen any of the referral bonus being withdrawn or swapped to cash before, I know that what a casino gambling platforms does with the referral bonus given by customers or patronizers is to use it and spin a game, spinning gambling is the most important thing the use a referral bonus to do, secondly they will use it and book any game they feel like playing if the referral bonuses amount is up to the amount to bet another game in that  particular platform, so let us not take a referral bonus as important as money in our account that's withdrawal able.

I believe you should know the differences between a bonus and the conditions that come along with ng with it,  some time in some casinos when the total referral payment is made at the end of the month,  the gambler is mandated according to the conditions that established those bonuses it will be subject to some certain amount of wagering and at that point the gambler if he passed all the requirements will be able to withdraw the balance to they wallets.

I have referred some one to a platform before and my rewards came in but I was unable to withdrew until I met the withdrawal condition pf a 1x total wager amount before withdrawal approval,  this is what most casino implement,  to huck the gambler when ad into risking their bonus payment at some points.

We are still saying the same thing but you misunderstood me, when bonus is given a customer through referral, some people intension is to withdraw the bonus immediately but base on the conditions of the particular website maybe you can not withdraw it until you meet up with their terms and conditions but you can use it and place another gamble in their site which is allowed, but those people whom has already seen the referral bonus is interest to withdraw so that they can convert to fiat, what we are saying is that in referral bonus they have criteria and conditions you will meet before withdrawing to your wallet, I think its quite understood by some people who don't know why referral bonus doesn't allow to be withdrawn

[South Park]

Referral bonuses are just baits to win people over. In reality, its not what its actually presented as. The conditions are always vague until it gets to withdrawal, thats when you actually know whats at stake.

So they get gamblers in through those ref bonuses and promise them juicy offers and at the end of the day, you have to either commit funds or you are required to hit an almost impossible target to receive the ref bonuses in reality.

You are very correct, it is very controversial how referral bonuses are being promised to a customer if they refer people but at the end you find out that a particular condition is being attached to it as sometimes you might even find it difficult to meet up this conditions thereby not having access to your referral bonuses and often times if they give you access to this bonuses they will urge you to exhaust the whole bonus on a particular event which is very very annoying

And then even if you were to build a good network of referrals and you were finally making good money the casino could change the rules of the game and you will be back to square one, and this is something that happens not only online but also offline, as it is very common that a person that works by receiving commissions from each sale they make is fired because the business owner despite enjoying the full benefits of an effective seller at the end they refuse to pay so much money to a single person.

[Hamphser]

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You wouldn't really be that so dumb on not to notice out with those kind of offerings specially if you've been into referral hunting or affiliation on which you would be most likely be able to know
on where those bonuses will really be ranging and if its something that go past beyond those numbers in huge gaps or simply that too good to be true then its impossible that you wont really be having that kind of suspicious approach towards it on which we do know that everything that do really looks too good be true then it is likely to be a scam. You wont really be that so dumb on not to notice about those offerings if ever a certain casino would really be proclaiming something like this.

Its true that referral bonuses arent something that you should really be putting that focus on because the amounts you would really be able to get will really be just that peanuts
not unless if you do get those a couple or whale players do play under or sign on your link then that would really be giving out some good numbers but not something
big on which it is really just that normal that its not something significant.

Especially in the area of online gambling, you have to be a little... let's say, "questioning" about those outrageous, out-of-this-world offerings. Come on, really! If you've played the game and been looking for affiliates and referrals, you would really, truly know the range in which those bonuses normally fall. In addition, if something seems too good to be true, you already said it! It's most likely a con. Probably!

referrer rewards? They are very, very small peanuts. Unless, of course, you manage to convince the whales, the major players, to use your link. You might notice some respectable statistics only then. But let's face it, it won't significantly alter your life. It simply isn't. Be very, very smart hence. And always, always be wary of those deals that seem too good to be true. Always

There are really indeed pros and cons and this is why choosing on which one you would really be favoring is the main thing that you would consider whether you would be dealing with it or simply skip on it.
Doesnt matter on what you are dealing with neither affiliate marketing or referral hunting on which bonuses would really be that something that big but just like been said that unless if you have been able to get some whales under you then thats a good one but if not then its not something that should really be bothering yourself on focusing into. Its not a waste of time if you are really that good on marketing
or really good on hooking people just like been said above which i do agree but not all does have the that kind of skill or interest on doing so considering on the bonus that you do get on which it is really just that
depends whether you are really that serious on inviting people or not.

In my case, im not really that interested on spreading up links because i dont gamble that much and i dont like to put up much effort just to get some peanuts.
If you are that someone who doesnt really care and does like on getting those possible bonus then its your choice on doing so.

[Beparanf]

One time, I was promoting a gambling platform, and I got about 10 referrals. They were inactive users who created accounts only on the platform, and the platform promised me a $500 reward for each referral. But the problem was, the reward was locked. I could only get the reward if I accumulated a commission on my referrals’ wagers.
This policy added another layer of complexity. Some casinos don’t make their terms and conditions very clear. They hide them in dark corners.
My advertising money was essentially wasted. I ended up with a fake unclaimed balance.

Because you made many referrals for rewards on a casino platform, but your rewards were locked. Maybe you did something wrong with the casino, or the users who created the account from your referral link didn't play bad and didn't do KYC.

He didn’t something wrong but he didn’t do right either because referral rewards works as commission to the total rakeback earned by the referral user. You can’t just earn fix amount by bringing random user that became offline after they create an account.

The amount that he earned will obviously locked and just unlocked whenever his referral players will play and wager an amount until it meets the 500$ commission. It’s more on max possible earning for referral commission.

[Odusko]

Referral bonuses are just baits to win people over. In reality, its not what its actually presented as. The conditions are always vague until it gets to withdrawal, that's when you actually know what's at stake.

So they get gamblers in through those ref bonuses and promise them juicy offers and at the end of the day, you have to either commit funds or you are required to hit an almost impossible target to receive the ref bonuses in reality.

To some extent, those who get actively engaged in referral program have their own plans and have to implement those plans effectively and as much as gambling is concerned, what give you an edge over others is the amount of wager that you have and also how smart you can accumulate them, and in as much as I can say referral plans are most beneficial to those that can implement such as trying to stay active with those that register under your referral code and how much they wager monthly, this goes a long way to show and point at which direction your monthly referral earnings will be.
Sometimes, as a person who wants to take part in a referral program, you have to first of all pay good attention to how well your downlines wager per month, because that is the wager in which your monthly earnings will be calculated.

[Agbe]

Referral bonuses are just baits to win people over. In reality, its not what its actually presented as. The conditions are always vague until it gets to withdrawal, thats when you actually know whats at stake.

So they get gamblers in through those ref bonuses and promise them juicy offers and at the end of the day, you have to either commit funds or you are required to hit an almost impossible target to receive the ref bonuses in reality.

Exactly, I saw some of them just now, guy I became tired of the promotional bonus in the sites. I was just asking myself if those bonuses can be withdrawn. 1 BTC to 5 BTC as bonuses. Really as you said, they just traps and nothing more. And now because the referral bonuses are big so for those gamblers that do not want to play in the casino would be attracted to sign up to them and thinking the bonuses will be withdrawn but it is for wagering only and even they think that they would used it to win so they can withdraw the winning and another big irony again. So everything became frustrated to them. Referral bonus is part of the advertisement so we should not blame the casinos but they should use a moderate amount for the bonus and make it reality because those big amount some are using when you registered, you will not even see the bonus. And some scam sites use this referral bonus to lure gamblers to sign up and be scammed.

[Oilacris]

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You wouldn't really be that so dumb on not to notice out with those kind of offerings specially if you've been into referral hunting or affiliation on which you would be most likely be able to know
on where those bonuses will really be ranging and if its something that go past beyond those numbers in huge gaps or simply that too good to be true then its impossible that you wont really be having that kind of suspicious approach towards it on which we do know that everything that do really looks too good be true then it is likely to be a scam. You wont really be that so dumb on not to notice about those offerings if ever a certain casino would really be proclaiming something like this.

Its true that referral bonuses arent something that you should really be putting that focus on because the amounts you would really be able to get will really be just that peanuts
not unless if you do get those a couple or whale players do play under or sign on your link then that would really be giving out some good numbers but not something
big on which it is really just that normal that its not something significant.

Especially in the area of online gambling, you have to be a little... let's say, "questioning" about those outrageous, out-of-this-world offerings. Come on, really! If you've played the game and been looking for affiliates and referrals, you would really, truly know the range in which those bonuses normally fall. In addition, if something seems too good to be true, you already said it! It's most likely a con. Probably!

referrer rewards? They are very, very small peanuts. Unless, of course, you manage to convince the whales, the major players, to use your link. You might notice some respectable statistics only then. But let's face it, it won't significantly alter your life. It simply isn't. Be very, very smart hence. And always, always be wary of those deals that seem too good to be true. Always

Just make yourself that be realistic and be wary on whats real and whats delusion because if you do stick into something which isnt really that could be attained or reach up then you would really be just fooling up yourself that you could be able to reach out such condition that you could really be able to take advantage or having that significant amount when it comes to referral earnings on which we know that it cant really be just that so simple even on inviting a single person to register under your link. Its always been challenging even getting your first referral or even touching up yourself on affiliate marketing even more.

[Hirose UK]

Referral bonuses are just baits to win people over. In reality, its not what its actually presented as. The conditions are always vague until it gets to withdrawal, thats when you actually know whats at stake.

No, the referral bonus is intended for a gambling site to have more customers by having an affiliate share referral link and an affiliate will get number of benefits when a gambler registers using the link he or she has shared.
But the size of the bonus that can be obtained depends on how many accounts are registered with the link and also how many accounts make deposits on the gambling site.
If you think about it logically referral bonuses are equally beneficial for both parties.

So they get gamblers in through those ref bonuses and promise them juicy offers and at the end of the day, you have to either commit funds or you are required to hit an almost impossible target to receive the ref bonuses in reality.

The person who spends money to reach the target so that the bonus can be claimed is not a gambler who is an affiliate but a gambler who registers using a referral link that has been shared by an affiliate.
Here I think there are quite lot of gamblers who are also affiliates on one of the gambling sites.
And you have different point of view regarding referral bonuses.

[DabsPoorVersion]

Referral bonuses are just baits to win people over. In reality, its not what its actually presented as. The conditions are always vague until it gets to withdrawal, thats when you actually know whats at stake.

No, the referral bonus is intended for a gambling site to have more customers by having an affiliate share referral link and an affiliate will get number of benefits when a gambler registers using the link he or she has shared.
But the size of the bonus that can be obtained depends on how many accounts are registered with the link and also how many accounts make deposits on the gambling site.
If you think about it logically referral bonuses are equally beneficial for both parties.

Aside from the affiliate promotion that bonus depends on the number of registered users, some casinos actually offer an additional bonus where you can earn every amount spend of your referral. Meaning, ever deposit/bet of the referred user, a small percentage of it will directly go to your account. A type of bonus to gather more players/users.

Some of the gamblers make use of this method, using the bonus they get to be able to play even without depositing any amount of money. Trying their luck by the use of money from the referral bonus, and if they win, they got to withdraw their bonus + winnings.

[michellee]

Just make yourself that be realistic and be wary on whats real and whats delusion because if you do stick into something which isnt really that could be attained or reach up then you would really be just fooling up yourself that you could be able to reach out such condition that you could really be able to take advantage or having that significant amount when it comes to referral earnings on which we know that it cant really be just that so simple even on inviting a single person to register under your link. Its always been challenging even getting your first referral or even touching up yourself on affiliate marketing even more.

If you can't afford to work using affiliate links, it's best not to try it because it wastes your time. Or you can keep at it and advertise the casino using your affiliate link. There may be people who will register via your affiliate link.

But getting more people requires effort and knowing where to promote it. Most people can't find a place that can help them promote their affiliate links and just randomly spread their affiliate links. This is what makes most people fail and cannot generate commission bonuses.

Yes, working through affiliate links is not as easy as one might think. We should have experience with affiliate links before to know what to do. But they can still try it if they want to know how the process works so they can gain new experience in the affiliate field.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Referral bonuses are just baits to win people over. In reality, its not what its actually presented as. The conditions are always vague until it gets to withdrawal, thats when you actually know whats at stake.

So they get gamblers in through those ref bonuses and promise them juicy offers and at the end of the day, you have to either commit funds or you are required to hit an almost impossible target to receive the ref bonuses in reality.

As much as this is true, i would say that, there are still some gambling casinos that are truly honest with their referral system and bonuses, it is just that most gamblers don't or fail to read and understand the casinos terms and conditions regarding the referral system.
Some gamblers do think that casinos pay them the referral bonus according to the number of signups that join the casino through their referral link, but in reality, it is absolutely not so, most gambling casinos i know of will only pay a gambler the referral bonus when the person or user he or she referred deposits money, and gambles on the casino, the casino will pay the user according to the amount of money the referral deposits on the casino and possibly wager.
But unfortunately, this is something most gamblers seem not to understand about referral bonuses.

[Oilacris]

Just make yourself that be realistic and be wary on whats real and whats delusion because if you do stick into something which isnt really that could be attained or reach up then you would really be just fooling up yourself that you could be able to reach out such condition that you could really be able to take advantage or having that significant amount when it comes to referral earnings on which we know that it cant really be just that so simple even on inviting a single person to register under your link. Its always been challenging even getting your first referral or even touching up yourself on affiliate marketing even more.

If you can't afford to work using affiliate links, it's best not to try it because it wastes your time. Or you can keep at it and advertise the casino using your affiliate link. There may be people who will register via your affiliate link.

But getting more people requires effort and knowing where to promote it. Most people can't find a place that can help them promote their affiliate links and just randomly spread their affiliate links. This is what makes most people fail and cannot generate commission bonuses.

Yes, working through affiliate links is not as easy as one might think. We should have experience with affiliate links before to know what to do. But they can still try it if they want to know how the process works so they can gain new experience in the affiliate field.

I dont care about it most of the time since we know that it would really be just giving you some peanuts or not something significant.Im not really that hoping that there's some whale that would really be
registering under your link which it is really that close to impossible to happen unless if you are that extremely lucky then it could but dont expect for something like this. Whenever you do decide on going with referral hunting or affiliation then its true that it would really be needing a little bit of extra effort on spreading your link on different mediums but if this is only that you are serious but if you do
make some casual move or actions just to show up some interest on inviting someone then it isnt bad.Just make it sure that it wont really be that totally affecting out the time you have been spending
on gambling yet we know that this is really just that for fun in the end of the day.

[Wiwo]

Referral bonuses are just baits to win people over. In reality, its not what its actually presented as. The conditions are always vague until it gets to withdrawal, thats when you actually know whats at stake.

So they get gamblers in through those ref bonuses and promise them juicy offers and at the end of the day, you have to either commit funds or you are required to hit an almost impossible target to receive the ref bonuses in reality.

Exactly, I saw some of them just now, guy I became tired of the promotional bonus in the sites. I was just asking myself if those bonuses can be withdrawn. 1 BTC to 5 BTC as bonuses. Really as you said, they just traps and nothing more. And now because the referral bonuses are big so for those gamblers that do not want to play in the casino would be attracted to sign up to them and thinking the bonuses will be withdrawn but it is for wagering only and even they think that they would used it to win so they can withdraw the winning and another big irony again. So everything became frustrated to them. Referral bonus is part of the advertisement so we should not blame the casinos but they should use a moderate amount for the bonus and make it reality because those big amount some are using when you register, you will not even see the bonus. And some scam sites use this referral bonus to lure gamblers to sign up and be scammed.

Although apart from being a trap, some gamblers are smart enough to be able to win some good amount out of those bonuses you feels are trap,  all that matters is where you position yourself and how best you intend to handle the whole situation and to what advantages you have in your head to arrive at,  although sometimes we have to meet some heavy requirements to be able to withdraw such bonus and aside from that,  you need to deposits a huge amount for you to qualify for such huge bonuses.

But these welcome bonuses as mentioned is not the same as referral bonuses,  because both have different conditions,  in fact, welcome bonus have high wager requirements, while referral earnings on the other hand is free from every form of conditions.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Referral bonuses are just baits to win people over. In reality, its not what its actually presented as. The conditions are always vague until it gets to withdrawal, thats when you actually know whats at stake.

So they get gamblers in through those ref bonuses and promise them juicy offers and at the end of the day, you have to either commit funds or you are required to hit an almost impossible target to receive the ref bonuses in reality.

Exactly, I saw some of them just now, guy I became tired of the promotional bonus in the sites. I was just asking myself if those bonuses can be withdrawn. 1 BTC to 5 BTC as bonuses. Really as you said, they just traps and nothing more. And now because the referral bonuses are big so for those gamblers that do not want to play in the casino would be attracted to sign up to them and thinking the bonuses will be withdrawn but it is for wagering only and even they think that they would used it to win so they can withdraw the winning and another big irony again. So everything became frustrated to them. Referral bonus is part of the advertisement so we should not blame the casinos but they should use a moderate amount for the bonus and make it reality because those big amount some are using when you register, you will not even see the bonus. And some scam sites use this referral bonus to lure gamblers to sign up and be scammed.

Although apart from being a trap, some gamblers are smart enough to be able to win some good amount out of those bonuses you feels are trap,  all that matters is where you position yourself and how best you intend to handle the whole situation and to what advantages you have in your head to arrive at,  although sometimes we have to meet some heavy requirements to be able to withdraw such bonus and aside from that,  you need to deposits a huge amount for you to qualify for such huge bonuses.

But these welcome bonuses as mentioned is not the same as referral bonuses,  because both have different conditions,  in fact, welcome bonus have high wager requirements, while referral earnings on the other hand is free from every form of conditions.

You are very right bro, a welcome bonus is completely different from a referral bonus, a welcome bonus is like a gift from the casino for joining the casino, and in other to make sure gambler don't end up abusing this bonus, the casino imposes some heavy or hefty wager requirements to deter gamblers from making multiple accounts in a bid to get as much welcome bonus as possible. this is completely different from referral bonus which involves the gambler working really hard to get other prospective gamblers to sign up on the casino using their referral link.

So yeah, i also will not completely regard welcome bonuses as a trap, for there are some gamblers who through such bonuses have end up making good amount of money they never did expect, all depends on how lucky a gambler is at the end of the day.