Comments on: Casino Gambling Web News Story Deceiving For Online Casino Gamblers

By: felix @ bad beat blog

felix @ bad beat blog — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:57:22 +0000

Sounds like he just wanted to complain for the hell of it. Surely he would of stopped to think hang on if they match my 100% deposit bonus immediately, then I could just withdraw my own $100 and have $100 for free? A tad presumptious to believe a multi-million dollar corp wouldn’t naturally come up with a deterrent.

For a new player sure it may be a little confusing but even for a new player with a brain they could sit and realise why the company is doing it.

Good post Bill. Bad post Rutherford

By: Bill Rini

Bill Rini — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:07:42 +0000

@Tom: I just wanted to add that this is the standard in the online poker industry. Almost all sites offer this type of bonus structure. So it’s only deceiving if you were expecting something different. If someone was totally new as you claim they might actually take the time to read the T&C’s for the bonus which is what the author of this piece failed to do. He just assumed that because he knew casino bonuses that they must be just like poker bonuses.

It’s like saying the English are being deceptive in calling the storage area of a vehicle a “boot” because Americans call it a “trunk.” Everyone in Britain knows what a boot is but if you come over from the US and are confused does that mean that the British are being deceptive? Are they trying to fool you?

The problem with this article is the use of the word “deception.” If he wanted to call it confusing and point out to regular casino players the difference between online poker and online casino first time deposit bonuses that would be one thing but “deception” is a potentially libelous word which could have legal consequences.

His argument might (and I’m trying to be as absolutely generous as I can here) have some ounce of credibility of he was confused going from Full Tilt Casino to Full Tilt Poker and expecting that the bonuses worked the same but . . . oh yeah, Full Tilt doesn’t have a casino. They are 100% a poker site.

By: Bill Rini

Bill Rini — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:44:43 +0000

@Tom: It depends on how you look at it. If you are unfamiliar with how a first time deposit bonus works then there is a link right on the homepage to a page that describes in fairly easy to understand terms how the bonus is earned. They make no attempt to hide it.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:35:30 +0000

Isn’t the point though that a bonus is for new players who are unfamiliar with the online poker industry? Granted, Mr. Rutherford should know about this stuff being that he writes about the industry, but the point is that it is deceiving to new players who expect to get 100% matching bonus upon making the first deposit, since that is what it says.

By: Unknown Webmaster

Unknown Webmaster — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:33:01 +0000

Is “Casino Gambling Web” a well known site?
How about Larry Rutherford?

He does seem utterly clueless about anything poker related (and a casino writer who don’t read the T&C of bonuses seems kind of fishy), and I’m kind of interested in knowing if it someone well known in the industry.

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By: Bill Rini

Bill Rini — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:29:49 +0000

@Clara: I already know what you posted is spam so on the mod level I removed the link to your website. Enjoy!

By: Short-Stacked Shamus

Short-Stacked Shamus — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:20:18 +0000

Read this same story this morning. As you know, it isn’t uncommon to see these sort of misinformed pieces appear on non-poker or “mainstream” sites — pieces that immediately betray the author’s lack of familiarity with poker/online poker/whatever. But this one appears on a site called “Casino Gambling Web” — sheesh. I don’t think I’ll be clicking the “Bookmark Us” tab there lol.

By: Riggs

Riggs — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:04:54 +0000

WOW! Incompetence on the part of a staff writer? Say it ain’t so Joe!

Sounds more like a last minute attempt facing a deadline because he was short on online pai gow content.

Thats’ good lookin’ out Bill!

By: Clara Pace

Clara Pace — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:37:41 +0000

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