| Posted by: MrGato at January 27, 2007, 10:32 am | | Topic: Bad news at Bodog Forum: Bonus Whores | Just got the e-mail today. I was hoping it wasn't true. That bonus was the last really good one left for me.
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| Posted by: redrocks at January 26, 2007, 6:37 pm | | Topic: Bad news at Bodog Forum: Bonus Whores | Euns wrote: Everywhere it says something about the unfortunate NetTeller story. What is it that has happened?
Neteller no longer serves the US. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: redrocks at January 26, 2007, 5:26 pm | | Topic: Bad news at Bodog Forum: Bonus Whores | cefis21 wrote: Thats it for me. Bodog was my home and I loved it better than any site. I always knew that bottomless bonus was going to disappear. What the fuck has happened in the last 5 months???? It almost seems unreal, like my worst nightmare. That the the game I love so much and can play at home is now gone. I get the funny feeling it may be gone forever. I now only have 2 working bonuses. One at Poker Stars(300 points to go) and Poker Rewards(1200 hands to go). Those are the 2 sites I had money in before last weeks Neteller tragedy. My 2 credits cards are being denied depositing into any Poker site all of a sudden. I suppose that after those bonuses are completed that I might as well keep my money in there for it's the only places I can play now. What the fuck happened????
I didn't see this coming. I guess I should have, though. I went on a rollercoaster ride at the 2/4, 3/6 lim tables at Bodog last month. Decimated me. Then I donked off the rest of my roll at the casino. Ouch.
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| Posted by: itsallaboutthemusic at January 26, 2007, 3:27 pm | | Topic: Bad news at Bodog Forum: Bonus Whores | | i personally think BODOG is +EV anyway, especially with rakeback. the landscape is changing, and BODOG is no different. there are CERTAINLY less donks there, just check the stats, though i will say the stats are still FAAAR better than most other sites. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: cefis21 at January 26, 2007, 12:01 pm | | Topic: Bad news at Bodog Forum: Bonus Whores | | Thats it for me. Bodog was my home and I loved it better than any site. I always knew that bottomless bonus was going to disappear. What the fuck has happened in the last 5 months???? It almost seems unreal, like my worst nightmare. That the the game I love so much and can play at home is now gone. I get the funny feeling it may be gone forever. I now only have 2 working bonuses. One at Poker Stars(300 points to go) and Poker Rewards(1200 hands to go). Those are the 2 sites I had money in before last weeks Neteller tragedy. My 2 credits cards are being denied depositing into any Poker site all of a sudden. I suppose that after those bonuses are completed that I might as well keep my money in there for it's the only places I can play now. What the fuck happened???? | | Static Link |
| Posted by: TheJourneyman at January 26, 2007, 11:54 am | | Topic: Bad news at Bodog Forum: Bonus Whores | Gonzo787 wrote: I can't imagine that this is the absolute end for bonuses on Bodog. Wouldn't it make more long term sense to just introduce a bonus with lower clearance rates (to compensate for the absense of "low-cost providers")? It's well established that the bonus and games are pretty good (its #4 on BW's default Bonus Ranks page for Americans), so why not just make it more difficult to clear? There has to be some level where Bodog can attract new players (or players who wouldn't be playing there otherwise without a bonus) with their bonuses and still be making the desired amount of money from them.
Maybe I'm wrong and perhaps they have enjoyed their 25% drop in player traffic the last week and want to accelerate it.
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| Posted by: Gonzo787 at January 26, 2007, 10:56 am | | Topic: Bad news at Bodog Forum: Bonus Whores | I can't imagine that this is the absolute end for bonuses on Bodog. Wouldn't it make more long term sense to just introduce a bonus with lower clearance rates (to compensate for the absense of "low-cost providers")? It's well established that the bonus and games are pretty good (its #4 on BW's default Bonus Ranks page for Americans), so why not just make it more difficult to clear? There has to be some level where Bodog can attract new players (or players who wouldn't be playing there otherwise without a bonus) with their bonuses and still be making the desired amount of money from them.
Maybe I'm wrong and perhaps they have enjoyed their 25% drop in player traffic the last week and want to accelerate it. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: lyckodan at January 26, 2007, 8:51 am | | Topic: Bad news at Bodog Forum: Bonus Whores | Sad, I had been building my bankroll to be able to get as much as possible out of the 10% bottomless bonus. Absolute also disappeared right before I was going to try them out, sad to see good bonuses go away
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| Posted by: Steve565 at January 26, 2007, 8:46 am | | Topic: Bad news at Bodog Forum: Bonus Whores | | I haven't received the e-mail yet, but I see the "10% bonus" wording is now off all the options on the deposit page. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: joshking at January 26, 2007, 4:54 am | | Topic: Bad news at Bodog Forum: Bonus Whores | i have been dealing with removing money from bodog since neteller went down so i havent played there since. However i left good 700$ in the hopes that something will work out. There support said they will be working on compensation methods. This could turn into like 100x bonus and stuff knowing the types of comps ive seen casinos offer at times... Just crossing my fingers
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| Posted by: RobDoral at January 25, 2007, 8:40 pm | | Topic: Bad news at Bodog Forum: Bonus Whores | That sucks big time, Bodog was kind of my new home. I liked the looseness of Bodog for cash games and the fact that it wasn't filled with multitabling pokertracker TAGs but I don't know if they're going to be worth it anymore for me. Not that I can get money to Bodog right now anyway. I kind of hate Ultimate Bet but their games seemed reasonably loose. Once things settle down I might have to look for a new home with reasonable cash games.
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| Posted by: jack.duck at January 25, 2007, 8:39 pm | | Topic: Bad news at Bodog Forum: Bonus Whores | their bonus clears well, and it is nice to get it up front, but it was kinda a hassle to not raise any flags. Ive been playing there with jsut rb for the past month or so and im satisfied. their game quality hasnt gotten any better or worse? meaning their games are still really easy to beat at 50nl so im happy. maybe they will start a new kind of bonus. but whatever. always sucks to lose a bonus.
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| Posted by: joshking at January 25, 2007, 7:15 pm | | Topic: Bad news at Bodog Forum: Bonus Whores | .... figured this might be coming from them. Hopefully we can see some no deposit bonus's......
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| Posted by: Timprov at January 25, 2007, 6:49 pm | | Topic: Bad news at Bodog Forum: Bonus Whores | Ganked from 2+2, so not totally reliable, but this looks like authentic Bodog email style. I have not received this email. Hopefully someone else can confirm it.
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Important Service Announcement: Reload Bonus
Get your 10% Reload Bonus before Tuesday.
Bodog is committed to providing you with a range of deposit options that offer flexibility, convenience and choice.
Over the years we were able to keep our deposit and withdrawal transaction costs extremely low and pass the savings on to our players in the form of reload bonuses. The unfortunate events of last week mean those low-cost providers have left the US market and the options that remain are expensive, labor intensive or both. It was a very tough decision to make, but rather than pass on the higher fees to our players, we have decided to remove reload bonuses while continuing to offer free deposits and withdrawals. We will continue to monitor the situation and add new payment sol... | | Read Entire Entry |
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