My username on there is dylanp. I started out playing the new 200% bonus the same way I normally play without any bonuses (deposit 1btc and bet 0.5-0.75btc on blackjack until I double up). But apparently that violated some new maximum bet rule that I didn't know existed (it's only mentioned on the TOS page and not on the bonus page). Tried to withdraw 3.715 btc and Kurt took it all away. Then I complained by email and Kurt gave me back only 0.5btc (half of my original deposit).
Victor, if you want to enforce a bet limit with an active bonus then enforce it proactively in the software to prevent players from overbetting instead of hiring somebody to retroactively forfeit their money after they bet too much accidentally. I also don't like that the withdrawals are no longer instant. That used to be the best thing about this casino. If the software is set up properly there should be no need for manual intervention. It's crazy to pay a human to retroactively enforce a rule that could be automatically and proactively enforced with 2 lines of code. Unless the whole point is to trap players into making these kinds of mistakes... which would be unethical.
I'm sure victor is a good guy, since he ran this casino for 7 years with a good reputation, but i'm not so sure about the people he hired to run his casino for him lately.
Hi Dylan,
First of all, a big thanks from me for playing at CoinRoyale. I'm really sorry about the your recent experience. Please let me clarify a few things.
- Regarding the maximum bet rule: like what others said, we mentioned it in the promotion email as well as on the promotions page. The main reason we are able to give out such deposit bonus (200%!) is we'll have to put in some limiting factor such as the maximum bet rule limit. The limiting factor will change from time to time but we'll make sure to make it visible by mentioning it in both the email and on the promotion page. As a player, you are free to choose whether to participate the bonus based on the T&Cs.
- For the 0.5 btc you get back, it's a comp and Kurt actually fought to get approval for it. You've lost your original deposit in the first few bets (player money bets first), and the rest of your winnings are based on bonus money (2 btc), which we removed due to the violation of the max bet terms.
- You still have the instant withdrawal. We don't really "hire a person to retroactively enforce a rule" but the rule violation triggered an alert from our backend and we temporarily disabled the instant withdrawal for your account. And thank you for your feedback on setting up the rule on the software side. It's definitely more than 2 lines of code, and we are in the process of adding it.
Again, I'm really sorry about the whole situation and I hope I cleared it up a little.