Are bonuses getting worse or players just get harder to fool?

[xenomorfo]

Many gamblers complain about this bonus because its requirements are impossible to meet, but it really comes down to personal choice  You’re free to click the bonus button or not when filling out the deposit form. I understand that there are always some people who carelessly click the bonus feature without reading the terms and conditions, but on the other hand, I don’t think this is entirely bad. For me, this is a situation where the casino gives me the opportunity to gamble with a higher multiplier by using the large bonus they offer, and if, for example, you’re lucky, it’s not impossible to meet those requirements.

Obviously it's just a publicity stunt to attract new users and make them commit to playing to get to the bonus.
My grandfather always said that no one gives you anything, in fact i don't expect there to be gifts from casinos. Play only if you enjoy it and if you can get the bonus better.

[Pandu Geddon]

Weekly or monthly bonuses are more appealing to me than a big bonus with very difficult wagering requirements. Some gamblers may still be interested in welcome bonuses that offer a large amount. They just need to pay closer attention to the terms.
Ignoring such bonuses when registering and trying a new casino is also my choice. Unless there is a welcome bonus specifically given to try out the casino. The amount is certainly not large, but for trying out a casino I think it is not a problem as long as it is not burdened by high wagering requirements.

Out of long-standing habit, I always try to claim bonuses after all, why turn one down when it’s so easy to get? Even if there’s a high wagering requirement, that doesn’t mean I’ll necessarily push to meet it. Of course, many players will try to clear it, which is exactly what the casino wants, as that’s how they make a profit. I think players need to decide for themselves whether they actually want the bonus, or if it’s better to just play for fun without any added pressure simply to relax after work.

If you don't mind the wagering requirements for claiming the bonus, of course it's not a problem. You can also continue to bet as usual. The concern is for those who are not used to it and think that such bonus offers will be very profitable. Without carefully reading the terms for claiming the bonus, many also feel deceived. In fact, it is entirely the gambler's own fault for not reading the terms and conditions related to the bonus.

[panjul07]

Here is the "2 pills question": would you rather take a 200% bonus with 40x wagering or 5% cashback you can actually withdraw?

Easy to answer, of course rakeback is much better bonus than deposit bonus with huge wagering requirement.
Of course, this is just my personal opinion, and everyone has their own preferences when it comes to bonuses.
With the fact that there are still many casinos still offering deposit bonus with 30-50x rollover, it shows that there are still people who like this type of bonus.
If no gamblers like deposit bonus, most casino would have stopped offering deposit bonus.

[DPHOR]

If you don't mind the wagering requirements for claiming the bonus, of course it's not a problem. You can also continue to bet as usual. The concern is for those who are not used to it and think that such bonus offers will be very profitable. Without carefully reading the terms for claiming the bonus, many also feel deceived. In fact, it is entirely the gambler's own fault for not reading the terms and conditions related to the bonus.

This is the reason why I don't jump after casino bonuses because I know that there would be a time where they would make things too difficult for you to understand, as I know the casino always sets Terms that may looks so easily but very hard to handle, I mean.
One may easily be tied down trying to claim the bonus, of course they uses this bonus of thing to hold down people who are gambling on that site, and they would be trying everything possible just to make sure they meet up their wagering requirements to enable them make withdrawal.

[pawanjain]

Been looking at how some projects approach rewards and honestly i'm starting to question the whole bonus model wth

Whats even the point of a huuge 300% bonus if you gotta recycle your balance 40 times before you can withdraw anything? And heres what i dont get... we willingly accept bonuses that basically lock our money behind a bunch of conditions nobody reads.

Give me some decent rakeback or actual cashback over a locked balance with a fancy number attached to it!

Here is the "2 pills question": would you rather take a 200% bonus with 40x wagering or 5% cashback you can actually withdraw?

Most casino sites have a wagering requirement but I think 40x is a little too much above the actual wagering requirements on many sites.
15x to 25x is still the ideal range where many casino sites fall and it's still difficult to achieve if you are not a seasoned gambler.
I will go for the 5% cashback since its much easier to obtain since it doesn't have any such tedious requirement.

[Kelward]

If you don't mind the wagering requirements for claiming the bonus, of course it's not a problem. You can also continue to bet as usual. The concern is for those who are not used to it and think that such bonus offers will be very profitable. Without carefully reading the terms for claiming the bonus, many also feel deceived. In fact, it is entirely the gambler's own fault for not reading the terms and conditions related to the bonus.

This is the reason why I don't jump after casino bonuses because I know that there would be a time where they would make things too difficult for you to understand, as I know the casino always sets Terms that may looks so easily but very hard to handle, I mean.
One may easily be tied down trying to claim the bonus, of course they uses this bonus of thing to hold down people who are gambling on that site, and they would be trying everything possible just to make sure they meet up their wagering requirements to enable them make withdrawal.

Many gamblers are wiser now we don't get carried away by bonuses because there are always strings attached to them, for some of us they're things to look at and mostly ignore because they are not actually free to withdraw wins, if you care to go through their wagering requirements you will think twice about taking the bonuses. Better to deposit funds into your gambling account and gamble how you like, I will rather deposit small amounts and gamble with it than being enticed by bonuses. My advice to bonus seekers is that they should read through the casino's terms and conditions for the bonus before getting carried away by it because these bonuses are nothing more than marketing strategies to entice gamblers.

[UpTober]

Bonuses basically play well on the psychological aspects of gamblers. For example, a gambler must have a specific goal that he will use this amount of money for gambling, but when he sees such a bonus, he cannot be limited to that specific amount, but at that time he has to use more money to fulfill the conditions even if he does not want to. Such offers or bonuses motivate gamblers to play with more money.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Here is the "2 pills question": would you rather take a 200% bonus with 40x wagering or 5% cashback you can actually withdraw?

Where I have two options like this to choose from, I definitely will not want to go with an option where I still have to depend on chance to get anything out of the bonus, and in all my gambling experiences so far, bonuses where conditions like wager requirements has to be meet has never favored me, so in a situation where I am presented with two bonus options like the above, I will gladly choose the 5% cashback option that I can withdraw immediately.
I've always been of the opinion that casinos will hardly give out money for free, well, this used to happen but gone are those days, this days, every bonus coming from a casino usually have some form of strings attached, and this is what every gambler ought to know, maybe this will help us all know how to better treat some of the bonus offers casinos present to us.

[Supreme Donvic]

Many gamblers complain about this bonus because its requirements are impossible to meet, but it really comes down to personal choice  You’re free to click the bonus button or not when filling out the deposit form. I understand that there are always some people who carelessly click the bonus feature without reading the terms and conditions, but on the other hand, I don’t think this is entirely bad. For me, this is a situation where the casino gives me the opportunity to gamble with a higher multiplier by using the large bonus they offer, and if, for example, you’re lucky, it’s not impossible to meet those requirements.

Obviously it's just a publicity stunt to attract new users and make them commit to playing to get to the bonus.
My grandfather always said that no one gives you anything, in fact i don't expect there to be gifts from casinos. Play only if you enjoy it and if you can get the bonus better.

A casino giving out bonus is just a strategy to get more customers and I believe everyone knows this and everyone that has a casino will always use this process if they have the funds, bonus is one of the things that attract people to new casinos, as a new casino coming into the market you need to give good bonus offers, if you don't give good bonus offers you won't see players coming to your casino because they already have a casino that they are using and I believe they will likely be comfortable there so it is only bonus that may attract them to your casino.
And yes the casinos are not giving the bonus for free they get something in return which is more customers = more money.

[leonair]

Whats even the point of a huuge 300% bonus if you gotta recycle your balance 40 times before you can withdraw anything? And heres what i dont get... we willingly accept bonuses that basically lock our money behind a bunch of conditions nobody reads.

Give me some decent rakeback or actual cashback over a locked balance with a fancy number attached to it!

Here is the "2 pills question": would you rather take a 200% bonus with 40x wagering or 5% cashback you can actually withdraw?

Those who accept the bonus must know that in return they have to complete a large wager. Why would a casino platform give you such a large bonus without any conditions? If a 300% bonus is given without any conditions, gamblers will deposit and withdraw money without gambling, including the bonus, and if this continues, the casino site will not take long to go bankrupt. You are probably new to gambling, so you do not have a good idea about deposit bonuses. If you cannot afford this requirement, if you think that you will never be able to fulfill this wagering. Then skip the bonus, deposit your own money and gamble and complete 1x wagering and withdraw. Cashback is good, but you will get it after gambling and to get a large amount of cashback, you have to gamble a lot. So nothing is safe, everything is risky on gambling.

[AmaGold70]

Been looking at how some projects approach rewards and honestly i'm starting to question the whole bonus model wth

Whats even the point of a huuge 300% bonus if you gotta recycle your balance 40 times before you can withdraw anything? And heres what i dont get... we willingly accept bonuses that basically lock our money behind a bunch of conditions nobody reads.

Give me some decent rakeback or actual cashback over a locked balance with a fancy number attached to it!

Here is the "2 pills question": would you rather take a 200% bonus with 40x wagering or 5% cashback you can actually withdraw?

One of the main reason why casinos give plenty of bonuses upon signing up or making deposit is just to attract customers to their platform, but making profit from these bonuses is easier said than done. Conditions are actually attached to these bonuses which makes it harder for gamblers to profit from. Many gamblers don't use to meet up with the bonus demand, and likely to loose your bonus to the gambling platform. I usually don't like using this bonuses because of the so much conditions that is difficult to meet the demand. However I prefer given me cash back which I can withdraw rather than huge bonus fund.

[Yeesha]

The answer is simple and I don't think that anyone would love to worn himself out playing for a very long time because of huge bonus with a very high wager requirement. I will go for 5% cashback that I can withdraw. However, some greedy gamblers will go for 300% bonus because their instinct tells them they can end up making profit.

Then I that case, whatever troubles that they face is as a result of their greediness. Some casino are using fake bonus promise to steel more money from gamblers or players. Your instinct cannot always be right, especially when it comes to gambling. If your shadow can leave you when you are in the dark, then why won't your instinct be wrong sometimes. Casino is not going to offer 300% bonus without having any ulterior motive. 5% cashback is actually better than that.

[Muba20]

Here is the "2 pills question": would you rather take a 200% bonus with 40x wagering or 5% cashback you can actually withdraw?

Those who use bonuses are now much more careful because almost everyone knows that some bonuses are not for gamblers. I ignore those conditions that have very difficult conditions for prioritizing bonuses. What is the benefit of those who have to recycle the balance 30 times or more for a 200-300% bonus? Every gambler should know about bonuses well in the beginning. Moreover, a common thing is that no such bonus is given by the casino that anyone can easily achieve. By giving bonuses, they try to attract gamblers, but the gambler has to analyze how much that bonus is worth withdrawing and take a decision. There is no logic in losing your money by being excessively greedy.

I would definitely be interested in a bonus that I can easily get, but I am not interested in a bonus that is large but unlikely to actually be received. That is why a 5% bonus is a good amount for me that I can withdraw.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

Here is the "2 pills question": would you rather take a 200% bonus with 40x wagering or 5% cashback you can actually withdraw?

Requesting for a whole 40x wager requirement from gamblers on a crypto casino on a bonus is actually unfair, irrespective of whatever percentage the bonus might be, because the chances of winning 40x times or an odd of 40x is not always easy, which means that the casino will later end up having the money back when you loses to accomplish the requirements. So to me, it is better to accept a 5% deposit bonus that has no wagering requirements, than a 200% bonus that offers a 40x wagering requirement. However, i'm happy the UK Gambling Commission has initiated the idea that casinos operating in its jurisdiction only offers a maximum wagering requirement for bonuses to be just 10x.

[Findingnemo]

Bonuses need to be more lucrative because of more competition in the market, meanwhile, the casino also can't just hand over free money that is why they offer 200 or 300% deposit bonus while having high roll over requirement to actually make it into a real money.

Flat cashback is best option if we do the matg but as I said again, the casino can't handout free money so it always comes with the catch.

[Nwada001]

Here is the "2 pills question": would you rather take a 200% bonus with 40x wagering or 5% cashback you can actually withdraw?

I will always be of the opinion that I should be given money without any wager requirement that I can freely withdraw. That's better than when I’m being offered $1m with 99% chances of losing it. This is the reason why I avoid claiming some deposit and first-time bonus. It's so exhausting, and it’s a trap set for us by casinos – an easy way to lose your deposit and yourself.

[Joeboy]

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This is the reason why I don't jump after casino bonuses because I know that there would be a time where they would make things too difficult for you to understand, as I know the casino always sets Terms that may looks so easily but very hard to handle, I mean.
One may easily be tied down trying to claim the bonus, of course they uses this bonus of thing to hold down people who are gambling on that site, and they would be trying everything possible just to make sure they meet up their wagering requirements to enable them make withdrawal.

Interestingly enough, some folks are only after how high this bonuses is that they would even forget to pay attention to all the condition that are attached to these bonuses... Casino's operations would already tell even a lame man that they are profit minded, so as a gambler you shouldn't then expect them to carry a huge amount or other benefits and give to you without expecting something in return...And at times this requirements could be very well demanding and even very unrealistic for the gambler in question...Just imagine the Casino asking a gambler that before the can get that bonus, that he must deposit an amount that he hasn't even seen or touched in his life, how do they expect such an individual come up with such a fund?  This is why folks are advised to first read the conditions and if it is unreachable then it is best the put a full stop instead of trying to reach what they can't achieve later on..

[Powerjumboo]

Been looking at how some projects approach rewards and honestly i'm starting to question the whole bonus model wth

Whats even the point of a huuge 300% bonus if you gotta recycle your balance 40 times before you can withdraw anything? And heres what i dont get... we willingly accept bonuses that basically lock our money behind a bunch of conditions nobody reads.

Give me some decent rakeback or actual cashback over a locked balance with a fancy number attached to it!

Here is the "2 pills question": would you rather take a 200% bonus with 40x wagering or 5% cashback you can actually withdraw?

Why would I take a 200% bonus where I can get instant cashback and withdraw it in a moment? Then again I have to take a bonus that has a 40x wagering requirement. I would never take that. I would always choose the less risky and less laborious option, because I must consider that the cash out of the bonus will be the easiest for me. Moreover, to get a higher bonus, you have to go through some conditions where it seems that everyone fails in the beginning and in the middle, they cannot enjoy the bonus and in the end everyone considers rushing to claim the bonus as a waste of time.

[obuoma]

Most casino sites have a wagering requirement but I think 40x is a little too much above the actual wagering requirements on many sites.
15x to 25x is still the ideal range where many casino sites fall and it's still difficult to achieve if you are not a seasoned gambler.
I will go for the 5% cashback since its much easier to obtain since it doesn't have any such tedious requirement.

I don't know why OP used those two options when we know that some casinos offer both of them, I mean some percentage as deposit bonus together with another percentage as withdrawable cashback without any wagering condition. First deposit bonus of some of the casinos I know do come with crazy wagering condition but that is understandable since the offer is big, it should not be easy to get else the casino might have a hard time paying the millions of winnings that may be possible from such bonuses. Hence, I feel more interested in the cashback which is easier to get without any rigorous condition.

[Churchillvv]

5% cashback sounds way better than a 200% bonus with 40x wagering, at least the value is actually yours

Perfectly said, a casino expect the gamblers to be dumb completely and not to weigh promotions or have second thoughts about it before they hop on it, they the fuck will I have have to bet 40x and win to win a 200% bonus, I saw this on 1x bet back then and fuck I got so pissed because it was all a scam. I don’t know if anyone ever won their bonuses.