I personally think all of the weird antics that regular punters have been seeing over the past few months are in direct response to the impending client loss and hence, short life span of some of even the most trusted houses that serve the U.S. market... The reason I assert that these casinos have a short life span, at least in the US, is bc of the amendments attached to Barney Franks bill.... It is regulation that will, if passed, exclude any of the casinos that were openly marketing and serving the American gamblers from aquiring a license (at least at first) in the post regulatory marketplace... With much of their projected revenues swirling down the drain of the not so distant future, I think that many of the casinos, and even some of the more ethical casinos, have been forced to re-consider their bottom line...
I think these threats mentioned above, along with a super saturated, very competitive marketplace complete with shrinking returns, has led to a desperation that we the customers have been seeing...(Obvi. there are plenty of exceptions... But we have also seen plenty of antics from houses that used to be above the B.S.)
One example of the desperation I am alluding to is the "Buy $x chips, we will bonus it into $y , and if u turn it into $z0000.00, it is all yours!" No harm done if the casino keeps up their end and the players enjoy the promo, but as any gambler knows(and any poker player for sure), variance is a very real thing... And it happens to casinos as well as players... Statistical anomalies usually seen very rarely can all of a sudden run back to back to back and cause not only frustration, but serious damage to a bankroll; whether it be the Players or the Houses account. If enough people were to make good on these 'challenges', I am sure even a secure and backed up house would be put into financial peril... Esp. since many of these online casinos are not held to the 'cash on hand' requirements that Vegas casinos are held to...
And since all of this kinda info is taken into account when the marketing/promo team sits down with the risk assessment team, It makes me wonder if all these odd rumors of irregularities at Rivals are not indeed founded in some truth... Bc if they are not able to control the players wins, then these are super risky promos... Either way, I think these promos are proof that the saturated market and threats of client base loss in the not so far away future are forcing desperate measures in these uncertain times...
So It makes sense to me that the
RTG's held with high regard are doing whatever they can to protect themselves from uncertain and volatile times. Even if it means lowering limits without posting it and other trust-breaking flim-flammery...
But what do I know? I have been playing BJ at
RTG's for 9 years. And I have thought it was weighted house heavy the whole 9 years... And I made 3 deposits yest. and played at least a little BJ on each deposit... So please dont listen to me....
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AltoPalo
