Chasing bonuses, is it really worth it?

[Wakate]

By expressing what you supposedly think, it seems that you are unaware of the drawbacks that have been mentioned in the thread, including the fact that in order to chase the bonus, you have to bet more or meet the wagering requirements. Casinos that offer bonuses have studied them thoroughly, and if they offer them, it is because they are profitable for them. Equating bonuses with “free money” is too simplistic.

I am aware about the drawbacks when trying to claim free money with other requirements attached. In this case anyone that want to claim any bonus that require you to make a deposit and play some bets should evaluate the requirements again before making any deposits if it really worth the stress. I have seen many bonus with wagering requirement and if you can not make deposit and bet with your deposit, I'll advise to forget about the bonus.

[Fredomago]

Gamblers can choose to do whatever they want besides everyone has their reasons for gambling so if a gambler decides to chase bonuses that's up to the individual. It might not really be a bad idea to chase bonuses if you don't have to wager huge amounts of money. Some casinos have challenging criterias to be able to earn bonuses and personally I don't think going through all those stress is worth it. Even though this is the gamblers choice to make it's not wise to chase anything im gambling, profits, losses and even bonuses as well.

Exactly, at least this is not a big deal for someone that is doing the chasing of bonus in a wise way, knowing all the risk that is attached to it and how to go about them all, people have reason for what ever they chose to do and if that thing is favourable to them they can continue with it. Perhaps, this bonus chasing is favourable to some person and so they keep up with it.

Those who keep on doing it might be possibly gaining something out of it, else, they are just throwing money in hope that they'll be able to achieved reaching the wagering requirements and then manage to cashout their profits, but similar to what you said, there are gamblers who might doing good with chasing bonuses and with that skills and capabilities they continue to find those interesting offers and try their luck to managed to reached their wagering targets.

[bakasabo]

Maybe someone can share their stories of chasing bonuses than simply saying that is impossible to achieve, waste of money and time? Together we can build true statistics. Because from side it might be that users here once tried to get bonus, but did not do their best, failed, and that has build general negative vision.

I will start with myself. No matter how many times I have tried, playing Plinko game was my best achievement with wagering around x20-25. All other games made my balance turn 0 much faster.

[tbterryboy]

It's all depends on the type of bonus that the casino is given as I would love to chase a bonus that has to do with 100% deposit on my money regardless of me having to wedger some amount of money before I can claim my bonus. Why I will chase that type of bonus is because with the extra bonus I can gamble more and then make more profit, my capital of just $100 won't give me the same profit as when I use $200 capital depending on if I'm to get all my bets correctly wish I do sometimes although there are other times that it wont be worth it because I might lose heavily. I think bonuses are very good, they encourage us to gamble more and they also reward us for playing more on the casinos and the casinos gain more because they are getting loyal players and also getting new players from this bonuses.

One thing that I always hated when having a welcoming bonus was the turnover. Meaning that, if I deposit 100 dollars for example, they also give me another 100 dollars as welcome bonus, that sounds lovely isn't it? But, now they ask me to gamble 4000+ dollars worth of wager to be able to actually wager. That's not okay and I will probably not be able to make that much money out of this, I rather stay away from it as much as possible and I rather do a better job on the long run if I can. Hence, most of the time I even reject those ones.

[Oluwa-btc]

Chasing bonuses is a subjective thing, and only gamblers who find bonuse offers attractive that will Chase after it, because bonuses comes with it own conditions and for gamblers who can clearly interpret terms and conditions, their will discover what the hidden conditions in bonuses are and will definitely want to avoid it, but if the bonus come with zero conditions like meeting the wagering requirements then is a welcome gifts and can be chased after.

With or without chasing welcome gifts, some gamblers become naturally fixated with bonuses.When I first started gambling,chasing bonuses felt like a big opportunity but to an extent,i realized they're not the real game.Bonuses are more like marketing tools that appreciate players,attract new users and keep the hooked ones coming back.Bonuses were never a reason for me to bet.

[Bitcoin.com97]

Some person are lucky with bonuses , there’s are some casino that gives bonuses maybe depending on how much you been gambling with , which you cannot withdraw but use to stake more games , bonus is good, it’s a way to of rewarding and appreciate they loyal players, most people are still lucky to win from their  bonus , welcoming promo bonuses is like a free money , even if one doesn’t win  with it, but have never chase bonuses, I bet whenever I want , but if I’m given free gift I only use such opportunities to play few games even if I don’t money , I have never won with bonus , so bonuse was never the reason for my bet.

[panjul07]

Maybe someone can share their stories of chasing bonuses than simply saying that is impossible to achieve, waste of money and time? Together we can build true statistics. Because from side it might be that users here once tried to get bonus, but did not do their best, failed, and that has build general negative vision.

What kind of true statistic you are looking for while it is not a secret where most users are failed to complete wagering requirement when they took a welcome bonus.
No exact percentage absolutely but I believe 95% or even more users failed in this situation.
What is needed is luck, no matter how great you try, your luck will still be the main factor.

I will start with myself. No matter how many times I have tried, playing Plinko game was my best achievement with wagering around x20-25. All other games made my balance turn 0 much faster.

Unfortunately wager on plinko is not counted toward wagering requirement in most bonuses especially welcome bonus.
Even if there is casino where your wager on plinko or even dice is counted, it will have so low contribution like 5%-10%.

[Victorybit1]

As a gambler there sre some things you don't really need to experience, just look at those chasing losses and ask yourself if it is worth it. Gamblers that chase don't gamble responsibly and it's even evident a lot of times, for those that don't chase losses the result is clear, these type of gamblers are disciplined and in control of their actions unlike gamblers that constantly chase their losses, there is a high chance of getting addicted to gambling in the long run and you end up losing more. you cannot recover your losses by chasing them or gambling more

[POPOLUV]

The rules that surround bonuses in some betting site is not really worth it for some gamblers should be chancing or depending on because this particular topic reminds of some experience i had back then when i don't have money on my online betting account but i have bonus to use and play, and the condition of this bonus is that i must use it before three days and anything excceding three the bonus will expire, so i used the bonus to book a game and which i stake with the bonus, lucky to me i won the ticket, and for me to be able to transfer this from bonus wallet to main account so that i can transfer it my bank account, one of the rules of the bonus say i will wait till 12 in middle night to be able have assces to transfer the money to the bank, i waited to the time to reach as instructed but could you believe that i try all i Could to transfer the money and it was not working, and funnyest things is that i watch the money won using bonus diminish just like that and from that day i hated anything like bonus in betting site.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Some person are lucky with bonuses , there’s are some casino that gives bonuses maybe depending on how much you been gambling with , which you cannot withdraw but use to stake more games , bonus is good, it’s a way to of rewarding and appreciate they loyal players, most people are still lucky to win from their  bonus , welcoming promo bonuses is like a free money , even if one doesn’t win  with it, but have never chase bonuses, I bet whenever I want , but if I’m given free gift I only use such opportunities to play few games even if I don’t money , I have never won with bonus , so bonuse was never the reason for my bet.

Normally, the way most casinos give bonus is based on welcome bonus which is being activated by deposits and some wagering requirements, for casinos that doesn't put a crazy wagering requirement on their bonuses, it's easy for some lucky gamblers to win  and get a significant profits from that bonus and that's why they continue to chase after the bonus. Those that it has favoured before will always go for it because they assume they can win again like last time.

[leonair]

Do we have gamblers here who mostly play just for casino bonuses, like free spins, deposit bonus, cashback, and all that?

I’m honestly not into that kind of style. My gambling is not even consistent. I play when I feel like it. So when there’s a bonus, I sometimes feel forced to play just to use it, even if I’m not really in the mood.

And most of the time, those bonuses come with heavy wagering anyway. So in the end, are you really winning from it? Or just playing more than you should because of the promo?

I also don't like bonuses very much. Because if you accept a bonus, you have to complete a very large wager for it. I like to gamble freely, because I can exit gambling at any time. But in the case of bonuses, the balance will be frozen until a certain amount of wagering is completed.

Bonuses work very well when someone is preparing to enjoy gambling for a long time. In this case, deposit bonuses are a very good option. However, I personally have not taken bonuses much because I have had many bad experiences with deposit bonuses. I am always afraid of high wagering.

[Johnlomape]

Chasing bonuses is a subjective thing, and only gamblers who find bonuse offers attractive that will Chase after it, because bonuses comes with it own conditions and for gamblers who can clearly interpret terms and conditions, their will discover what the hidden conditions in bonuses are and will definitely want to avoid it, but if the bonus come with zero conditions like meeting the wagering requirements then is a welcome gifts and can be chased after.

With or without chasing welcome gifts, some gamblers become naturally fixated with bonuses.When I first started gambling,chasing bonuses felt like a big opportunity but to an extent,i realized they're not the real game.Bonuses are more like marketing tools that appreciate players,attract new users and keep the hooked ones coming back.Bonuses were never a reason for me to bet.

Casinos have been using bonus reward to attract hamblers making making a single gambler to have more than one casino at a time. This kind of moving from one casino to the next is not really good for newbie gamblers that have not really gained experience in the gambling world. Gambling should be exercised with ease and it's not something that need to be done often for the sake of making quick profits from gambling. Chasing bonus can look very cool but the end can be very disappointing.

[Wakate]

Normally, the way most casinos give bonus is based on welcome bonus which is being activated by deposits and some wagering requirements, for casinos that doesn't put a crazy wagering requirement on their bonuses, it's easy for some lucky gamblers to win  and get a significant profits from that bonus and that's why they continue to chase after the bonus. Those that it has favoured before will always go for it because they assume they can win again like last time.

Casinos are very wise here and they are giving us bonus to make us want to gamble again after we must have exhausted the money that is left in our bankroll. Casino will give you bonus to make you want to gamble again so that you can try your luck. If you gamble again and you were unable to make profits, that can give you another small bonus which you will have to make deposit to continue gambling.

[tabas]

I did that and I honestly don't want to chase for them. They're worth it at first when it's the first time you're claiming it. But if it's the second time and you're fulfilling a lot of requirements, you'll have a hard time and will lose your excitement towards it. It's up to you if you like chasing all of those bonuses and cash backs. As for the free spins, I think they're fun and they don't require so much so that's manageable and there's no need to be too focused in it when you try to get some when it's announced by the casino where you gamble at.

[MRY]

Normally, the way most casinos give bonus is based on welcome bonus which is being activated by deposits and some wagering requirements, for casinos that doesn't put a crazy wagering requirement on their bonuses, it's easy for some lucky gamblers to win  and get a significant profits from that bonus and that's why they continue to chase after the bonus. Those that it has favoured before will always go for it because they assume they can win again like last time.

Casinos are very wise here and they are giving us bonus to make us want to gamble again after we must have exhausted the money that is left in our bankroll. Casino will give you bonus to make you want to gamble again so that you can try your luck. If you gamble again and you were unable to make profits, that can give you another small bonus which you will have to make deposit to continue gambling.

Repetition of incentives is a very relevant industry strategy towards enticing our feelings to invest further. In my opinion, these little bonuses plans are just a trick that intends to compensate the huge losses the players have already incurred. Your presence of mind in these system manipulations stands as a score in the long term in my wallet. We should be cautious of any false advertisement.

[Akbarkoe]

Normally, the way most casinos give bonus is based on welcome bonus which is being activated by deposits and some wagering requirements, for casinos that doesn't put a crazy wagering requirement on their bonuses, it's easy for some lucky gamblers to win  and get a significant profits from that bonus and that's why they continue to chase after the bonus. Those that it has favoured before will always go for it because they assume they can win again like last time.

Casinos are very wise here and they are giving us bonus to make us want to gamble again after we must have exhausted the money that is left in our bankroll. Casino will give you bonus to make you want to gamble again so that you can try your luck. If you gamble again and you were unable to make profits, that can give you another small bonus which you will have to make deposit to continue gambling.

So do you think this whole thing about bonuses is a form of marketing technique? Or a trap? They deliberately do that to attract and keep gambling? That's really very cruel!
So you need to call them smart or cruel?
The person in that mind is very sad if he is always rash in terms of chasing bonuses, wanting to play and depositing what he has, I am very sorry, why is he not in his right mind to immediately realize that gambling is not to be pursued, bonuses are not to be obtained, as long as we logically cannot measure it is better to ignore it.

[Orpichukwu]

I did that and I honestly don't want to chase for them. They're worth it at first when it's the first time you're claiming it. But if it's the second time and you're fulfilling a lot of requirements, you'll have a hard time and will lose your excitement towards it. It's up to you if you like chasing all of those bonuses and cash backs. As for the free spins, I think they're fun and they don't require so much so that's manageable and there's no need to be too focused in it when you try to get some when it's announced by the casino where you gamble at.

Welcome bonuses for first-time deposits are always one of the best; they use them to welcome you to the casino. After that bonus I usually ignore every other bonus unless I take time to read their requirements or on special occasions where I'm being awarded free bets which also don't come with hard-to-reach maximum requirements. Bonus hunter, if they are not really gaining from it, I don't see that kind of stress as what's worth it, as it costs both money and time resources.

[topbitcoin]

So do you think this whole thing about bonuses is a form of marketing technique? Or a trap? They deliberately do that to attract and keep gambling? That's really very cruel!
So you need to call them smart or cruel?
The person in that mind is very sad if he is always rash in terms of chasing bonuses, wanting to play and depositing what he has, I am very sorry, why is he not in his right mind to immediately realize that gambling is not to be pursued, bonuses are not to be obtained, as long as we logically cannot measure it is better to ignore it.

Bonus in a promo is indeed a marketing technique for gambling because consciously or not in the end most gamblers will do it for the pursuit of bonuses but when talking about the problem of cruel or not actually it depends on the level of the gambler himself.

When we realize as gamblers that pursuing bonuses in gambling is not the main goal then I don't think it will be a big problem because we know that this is just a distraction but when trying to continue to pursue even not to miss all the promos and bonuses given and even do many ways so that bonuses can be obtained it can be not worth the sacrifice given.
Not that bonuses are wrong and we participate in promos to get bonuses are also wrong but we must stay within the gambling guidelines that we have set from the beginning so that we don't get too busy in the pursuit of bonuses but don't pay attention to our own conditions.

[batang_bitcoin]

Casinos are very wise here and they are giving us bonus to make us want to gamble again after we must have exhausted the money that is left in our bankroll. Casino will give you bonus to make you want to gamble again so that you can try your luck. If you gamble again and you were unable to make profits, that can give you another small bonus which you will have to make deposit to continue gambling.

That gives the sense of completing and fulfilling it, and that's why they give on giving it to the users they know that are going to obliged themselves take it. But, it is still on our decision if we're going to follow what they like. If the offers are unaccepting, there's no need to hurry with it. And yet, if there are some of it that are very interesting offers, why not just try it for that special offer and after getting the bonus, calculate how much you've lost and won, or you're simply just breaking even but at the same time you've enjoyed completing the quest.

[STT]

It is marketing but also if you like betting and you get a free bet, then wheres the negative.  You are going to do it anyway might as well make it a free bonus then you cant lose :p
   There's a limit of course where you overbet or are not even enjoying what you doing but just trying to jump through hoops, then sure its not the situation I would overreach on.  
   Most offers are there to get attention and raise some revenue, likely leading to further bets beyond the initial free bet is an easy thing to offer and justify for a company.  Its a mutual benefit thing imo, you try a game and your luck is going to be the same free or not.