Lesson learnt for online bingo site Caesars Bingo – it seems the guys got themselves caught up in a spot of bother recently over a loophole in their deposit scheme. In what can only be described as one of the biggest online bingo ballsup’s of late, the company was forced to pay out tens of thousands of pounds to new players – find out the full scoop right after the jump! Caesars Bingo bonus blunder is certainly a great lesson for any online bingo site to remember. The site, which is part of the Harrah’s group, was left with egg on its face recently due to a deposit terms and conditions oversight that has cost them thousands. Basically, it all centres on the deposit terms and conditions for new players. When it came to making your first deposit at Caesars Bingo, the site was offering a 200% bonus, up to the value of £400. So, if you decided to stump up say, £100, then you’d get an extra £200 to play with. Sounds pretty normal to us eh.
Well, that’s where it all unravelled. See, most online bingo sites (as most online bingo players will tell you) have a pretty strict policy on what you can and can’t use your bonus money for. Namely that you can’t withdraw bonus funds – which means that the £200 given for free by Caesars Bingo is essentially for use at Caesars Bingo only. The idea is it avoids players robbing a bingo site for all they’re worth and thus avoids online bingo sites taking away these big juicy bonuses. Trouble is, Caesars Bingo, well, they er… overlooked the withdrawal constraints when it came to drawing up the terms and conditions. Which basically meant that players could deposit, collect the funds, play with their bonus cash and then withdraw the lot, no questions asked.
It seems to be in stark contrast to other companies who run on the Gamesys software that powers Caesars Bingo, with sites like JackpotJoy Bingo and Sun Bingo never facing (in our memories anyways) such a situation. For the roomies who were smart enough and quick enough out the blocks to take advantage of the error, there’s even more good news – as Caesars Bingo are honouring all payouts relating to their little mishap. And for you opportunistic newbies hoping to do a little looting at Caesars Bingo, don’t even think about it, as we’re told the guys have corrected their error and made sure it wont happen again.
It’s a good lesson in reading the small print at an online bingo site, particularly if you are new to the game. Whilst it may be more fun to watch paint dry than trawl through a long list of terms and conditions when you sign up or deposit – it’s always worthwhile checking to understand fully what you are getting and how, especially when it comes to deposit schemes.
For Caesars Bingo error was a real freak occurrence in the online bingo world. Most online bingo sites will offer you huge amounts of bonus cash when you sign up, but generally, you can’t withdraw any winnings you make from them until you’ve reached a certain deposit level. It’s to ensure saga’s like Caesars don’t hit other online bingo companies. And it’s totally important for us roomies to read up on them, as not only could you expose a potential loophole (if you were that way inclined!), but you can also see how good a deposit deal from an online bingo site really is.
It’s all about give and take – which is why you’ll also be interested to know that Caesars Bingo are looking into players who have potentially exploited the rules and opened up multiple accounts to rinse the company during their deposit debacle. Under the terms and conditions of the site (and pretty much any online bingo site) each player is limited to one user account each. Anymore, and you’re trying to maximise your chances in the worst way possible. Which again, gives you even more reason to check those terms and conditions before signing up, to avoid you making any mistakes along the way. Our advice?! Well, think of it this way – playing by the rules may not always seem like fun – but neither is getting caught.
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