Some casino questions/advice. ...I know I know.

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kevxross

08-10-2005 08:13:38

I know there are tons of casino posts, and believe me I've been reading through almost all of them. I'm a little overwhelmed and would still like a little advice if some of you could help. I've never done a casino site before, so I don't exactly know what I'm getting into.

I'm doing a trade for someone and I have to do an offer on allthis4free. My first question is whether I should even bother trying to do one of the casinos which are eligible for the "Network launch promotion" (free ipod shuffle or gameboy micro). These casinos include [b7e9d14bf70]Blackjack Ballroom, Golden Tiger Casino, Casino Del Rio, or Europa Casino[/b7e9d14bf70]. Being the casinoob I am, should I go for these or should I "play it safe" and go for starluck or planetluck?

Is it true that all of those casinos have sticky bonuses? And am I right about sticky bonuses in this analogy

I sign up for Casino Del Rio and deposit $250. I get a $100 bonus from them. I must wager $2800 ($350 x 8) before I can cash out. Say My account is at $300 when I'm ready to cash out. Will they only send me $200? The other $100 just stays in my casino account? So basically no matter where I stand when I want to cash out, it's always my account - $100? Or is my bonus money kinda separate from the rest of my account and I can burn through it first and thus not have it in my account when I want to cash out? I've read their terms, but they're not too clear on this.

[quote7e9d14bf70]6. All PLAY BONUS credits are for wagering purposes only. (No withdrawal will be honored for an amount less than the PLAY BONUS. Upon your FIRST withdrawal (regardless of the number of deposits), any amount up to the equivalent value of the PLAY BONUS will be deducted from your play balance or winnings prior to settlement. The first credits wagered will be deducted from your deposit(s) rather than from the PLAY BONUS). [/quote7e9d14bf70] [i7e9d14bf70]- Straight from Casino Del Rio's terms and it's all I could find about it...[/i7e9d14bf70]

Also, what's the best method for depositing? I can't sign up for Neteller because I live in Maryland (wtf is up with that?). I'm aure they'll deny my credit card, and I'd really like to avoid epassporte if I can (tried dealing with those fuckers already. Don't like em).

Bah, anyone who read this and can shed light on any or all of my questions, it's much appreciated!

goofygarber

08-10-2005 08:28:53

Don't take the bonus! If youd o, its much, much harder to cash out and sometimes they don't even let you cash it out. ePassporte has worked great with casinos for me; and I've no problems with them.

Those promo casinos are fine, I guess, but it seems like too much money for me. I did StarLuck for allthis4free, $50 deposit via epassporte virtual, played it out and lost everything but I don't get the item becuase its not a promo casino.

Its all up to you

FreeOffersNow

08-10-2005 08:37:07

If you're inexperienced, I wouldn't advise playing in any of the casinos eligible for the launch promotion...$300 is a lot to put on the line for your first time. I'd stick with Starluck and a $50 deposit. Also, you're correct in your assumption regarding the Del Rio situation...sticky means it stays with you while you wager, but it is taken back when you try to withdraw (it will NOT remain in your account as "PLAY MONEY" once you withdraw...it will be gone!)

kevxross

08-10-2005 08:53:00

[quotead212d3a56="FreeOffersNow"]If you're inexperienced, I wouldn't advise playing in any of the casinos eligible for the launch promotion...$300 is a lot to put on the line for your first time. I'd stick with Starluck and a $50 deposit. Also, you're correct in your assumption regarding the Del Rio situation...sticky means it stays with you while you wager, but it is taken back when you try to withdraw (it will NOT remain in your account as "PLAY MONEY" once you withdraw...it will be gone!)[/quotead212d3a56]

What a rip!

Thanks, I think I'm gonna go with my original plan and just do starluck to complete the trade.

hehehhehe

08-10-2005 09:56:37

I was thinking of doing Blackjack Ballroom sometime somewhere. So you should just call them and tell them to take away the bonus to avoid the sticky?

lakersin2025

08-10-2005 10:12:20

Can you ask them to take away the sticky if you have already started playing? I did Casino Las Vegas yesterday on Gamesgifts and they gave me like 135% bonus. I put in $50 and my account had $115.

Peinecone

08-10-2005 10:13:00

The bonus for blackjack ballroom is not sticky, it just has a REALLY high wager amount before cashing out. That said, i deposited $400 and got a $160 bonus, and made a profit of $290 when cashing out of it. But the bonus is not automatically put in your account, you you don't have to worry about having them remove it.

If you are new to these offers, just play Blackjack and $1-$2 hands. That keeps the swings down. Also, get a chart and stick to it.

Peinecone

08-10-2005 10:15:52

[quotecd1057323c="lakersin2025"]Can you ask them to take away the sticky if you have already started playing? I did Casino Las Vegas yesterday on Gamesgifts and they gave me like 135% bonus. I put in $50 and my account had $115.[/quotecd1057323c]
They can probably remove it. Try calling them. I had pretty bad luck at Casino Las Vegas. It seems like their odds are a little off. But i deposited $50, cashed out $42 and was paid $25 from Gamegifts. So i still made $17 profit on the offer.

kevxross

08-10-2005 11:08:45

I'm doing starluck right now and it's goin pretty well. I've been doing a lot of $5 bets, because $1 is just tedious. Doing $1 I was just hanging at my $100, but with $5 bets I'm up to almost $150. I read in another thread that this casino seems to be "streaky," so I've been playing into that and it actually seems to work (switch to $1 bets at the beginning of a losing streak, then back to $5 when I start getting good hands again).

Anyway, is there any EASY way to see how much you've wagered at starluck?? The only way I can find is to go to the logs and go through every page adding it up, which is a PITA! Every time I try to talk to their "live support" it's always dead \

lakersin2025

08-10-2005 11:23:48

I had good luck with starluck. I think I made $150 there. Be careful changing bets because that will bite you in the ass. I did that and it bit me. I was playing $5 started losing and went to $1, very next hand I got blackjack and then blackjack again. That's $25 I would have won instead of $5. I usually do play $5 just because it takes sooo long to wager $1,200 or whatnot playing $1.

BTW, I just won $52 on bingo101.com and met my wager requirements and cashed out. The minimum to cash out there is $50 and I had $52 after that win. Woohoo!

kevxross

08-10-2005 14:50:35

I've got $428 in my account D I've gone way over the $800 WR (did a lot of $25 bets at the end). I've decided to quit while I'm ahead though, and I can't even cash out yet because of the 8 hour wait.

I'm amazed! I made $378 in just a couple hours, and I've been working on psps4free for MONTHS and STILL need one more green, for just $250 (minus what I've put into will probably be more around $150).

I can see how people get addicted to this stuff now! Not gonna let that happen though.

Peinecone

08-10-2005 14:52:23

The hardest thing is to cash out while you are ahead. I have lost $400 of winnings before, cause i thought i could win more.

kevxross

08-10-2005 15:05:10

[quoted3676869c8="Peinecone"]The hardest thing is to cash out while you are ahead. I have lost $400 of winnings before, cause i thought i could win more.[/quoted3676869c8]

Yeah, I'm very lucky I have what I do. I was around $200 and my goal was to not go below that. So I got up to $225ish and decided to bet $25, promising myself I would stop the first time I lost it. I hit a hell of a lucky streak and got to $453, lost one hand, and called it quits.

JUNIOR6886

08-10-2005 21:32:15

[quote010ebc6162="Peinecone"]The bonus for blackjack ballroom is not sticky, it just has a REALLY high wager amount before cashing out. That said, i deposited $400 and got a $160 bonus, and made a profit of $290 when cashing out of it. But the bonus is not automatically put in your account, you you don't have to worry about having them remove it.

If you are new to these offers, just play Blackjack and $1-$2 hands. That keeps the swings down. Also, get a chart and stick to it.[/quote010ebc6162]

I also did this offer and i would have to say thats its not a good offer for a casino virgin to do. Its a good offer for intermediate players though
because you can setup AUTOPLAY using your favorite internet chart and set limits on how much your willing to bet per hand and you can automatically bet 500 hands at a time. It makes meeting the WR and sticking to a strategy chart VERY easy D

oh btw the wager requirement for blackjack Ballroom and golden tiger is a whooping 12,600$[/size010ebc6162]

justinag06

09-10-2005 10:05:18

[quotef78bdd477e="kevxross"]I've got $428 in my account D I've gone way over the $800 WR (did a lot of $25 bets at the end). I've decided to quit while I'm ahead though, and I can't even cash out yet because of the 8 hour wait.

I'm amazed! I made $378 in just a couple hours, and I've been working on psps4free for MONTHS and STILL need one more green, for just $250 (minus what I've put into will probably be more around $150).

I can see how people get addicted to this stuff now! Not gonna let that happen though.[/quotef78bdd477e]

congrats but since this an advice thread heres my advice...

dont let that go to your head. and 5 and 25 dollar bets will cause you to bust for every other time you win like you did

thats a nice take though.

but here are my personal guidlines just for the hell of it. oh by the way ive made over 2 grand at these casinos in the past month

1) if there doesnt need to be a risk dont take it.

for instance some casinos are easy like starluck. no need to make huge bets for such a low WR. Others with huge stickys however, are ok to risk huge bets on, bc the only way to profit at these is to win money by gambling what they give you

2) always stick to your bets

when you start guessing and throwing out huge bets you are begging to bust.

3)speed it up.

on starluxk most people dont know you can skip so much, just as soon as you have your cards keep hitting deal untill it give you you're next set. this will speed up the game like 3X and since you dont notice if you won or lost the bet keep you from getting angry upset from following the chart


but no one ever does this their first time. I set my friend up yest and he was doing it good at first went down 20-25 bucks off the bonus and started freaking out, then i leave him alone for 5 min and he goes crazy with 5 and then 25 dollar bets and loses all but 10 of the bonus. we ended up around plus 60 but he wasnt happy, and learned a valuable lesson.

hope you heed some of this advice