Re: Are casinos ripping us off when not counting certain wagers for bonuses?
by on 14/12/2025, 06:20:12 UTC
This is exactly why people play older established casinos like stake even though they offer fairly worse house edge compared to these fancy newer casinos that offer “better” bonuses and promotions.
You may ask, stake collects its premium upfront, while the fancy casino collects its tax by ripping you off, what’s the difference?
The difference is stake is honest, while other isn’t. (Stake is just an example here btw)
And imo, like how it is with the OP, people don’t like it when they were lied to. That’s why stake keeps advancing while the smaller casinos collapse. It’s because their foundation sucks.
IDK if I was lied to so to speak, it just makes no sense why some wagers count towards certain things and some don't. I'm risking money everytime I click a button. You may ask, stake collects its premium upfront, while the fancy casino collects its tax by ripping you off, what’s the difference?
The difference is stake is honest, while other isn’t. (Stake is just an example here btw)
And imo, like how it is with the OP, people don’t like it when they were lied to. That’s why stake keeps advancing while the smaller casinos collapse. It’s because their foundation sucks.
It is free money so I can't complain about how their wagering calculation works towards the bonuses. So the best possible solution is try different ones and find which one where you feel the bonus system is worth if bonuses are priority. I ignore bonus and any kind of promotion, the only progress I see is the ranking which I also don't push for the ranking up rewards, I just let to be happening on it's own.
I am not wrong; Yahoo is referring to the wager that he has already completed, which was already credited to his account. However, when it comes to claiming promo codes for specific bonuses, it indicates that he did not complete the wager, which is required to be eligible for the bonus. This is misleading. Probably they have two categories of the wagers, one of them is a total wager and the other one is a qualified wager. I have seen this at other casinos, too. However, it is up to the players to choose which one they want. The problem is, player come to know about these only when they already wagered a certain amount and want to take some bonus.
@Findingnemo I agree it's free money which is why I am not raising a big stink. Just asking opinions on if gamblers find that fair behavior. I'm free to not deposit and not play if it bothers me that much.