oldbloke: (dice)
oldbloke ([personal profile] oldbloke) wrote2008-02-01 02:33 pm

Too good to be true

In yesterday's post was a CD from blackjackballroom.
"£500 free to play with for 1 hour, keep any winnings!"
T&C apply...

Usual condition that it all has to cross the felt before you can take anything away.
They limit what you can take away to 200. Hmmm. Ok, not so bad. The SD at roulette ought to leave at least that much on, say, 100 £5 bets on black.

Check the full T&C.

It would transfer to your account as a bonus.
You can't withdraw a bonus until its value has been wagered 30 times over, within 7 days. And the least bad games only count as a small % of that, so actually, for say roulette, you'd have to push £300,000 worth of chips across the felt, if my sums are right. In 7 days. To get £200 notes out.
Yargle!

And if they decide you've not shown a commitment to wagering your own money at your own risk, they can decide not to release any of it.
Sod that then.

[identity profile] imc.livejournal.com 2008-02-01 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Not directly related but I was hearing on the radio this morning that an estimated three million consumers fall victim to scams each year. The ones quoted this morning were dead obvious 419-scams although to get that figure they must be including every little scam of whatever type.

The house always wins

[identity profile] hoiho.livejournal.com 2008-02-01 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
It's a mug's game, innit?

Re: The house always wins

[identity profile] oldbloke.livejournal.com 2008-02-02 08:09 am (UTC)(link)
Well that one was. On thehendonmob somebody was claiming that a few people have made good money "bonus whoring" on casino sites.

Who watched Derren Brown's programme last night? How early did you suss it?