I tried out two of the more reputable online casinos, and started with $200. I bet conservatively but progressively. I played BlackJack and Craps. Both times I ran my $200 up to $2000 within a half hour. Now of course this is hardly a large sample but it nevertheless got me thinking. I know it would be smart marketing, but would it be legal to give the odds in favor of the player for, say, the first hour of playtime for a new account? It couldnt’t be done in real casinos but it certainly could easily be done on Online casinos. Perhaps there are other limits like an amount of money won before the odds bonus kicks out. This would be a brilliant marketing ploy for casino’s, I just wonder if it’s legal.
Aren’t these places offshore? What do you mean by legal? That they follow Nevada or AC rules? AFAIK, they spit on American laws. They could say “we randomly change the odds to give you absolutely no chance during certain games” if they wanted to.
Monkeypants,
Well of course they COULD do that, but places like American Casino are looking to stay in business. People would certainly complain about getting odds worse then stated, but noone would complain about getting better odds. Any fellow gamblers also think that this would be a good idea for casinos to do to rope people in? It makes a big difference for future expectations if you think you can capture the feeling you had when you won that first time.
And if they did give the player better than even odds to ‘hook’ them, they would be cleaned out in a week. There are plenty of professional gamblers out there who go around looking for software loopholes and poor odds calculations on the part of online casinos. If they found a game that did that, a horde of them would descend on it and bust it out.
You just got lucky. But I guarantee you that if you continue to play at online casinos, you will lose everything you have. I noticed you said that you bet ‘progressively’. You do realize that progressive betting systems don’t improve your odds one bit, don’t you?
If they did change the odds around to suit themselves, how would anyone know? And how are you sure that a particular one intends to stay in business, anyway?
Do these outfits actually pay?
I’ve always assumed they found a way to weasle out.
Did you get your money kid?