<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by sds:
SNIP.....a) WTF is the difference whether I hold 1 account or 10 accounts? It is MY money ,I have the RIGHT to choose where I lay it, and I SHOULD not be CHEATED period. This is like saying that you are only allowed to carry the credit card of ONE store.......
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sds-
Why would someone need more than 1 account at a single book? The answer is obvious, most are doing something that the book never intended. Whether the player is using the accounts to exceed posted limits, use the accounts to play opposite sides, or to book action for others, the books never intended for these things to happen.
In general most books are unscrupulous business people, to put it mildly, but there are a few decent people out there trying to run a business and players try to take advantage as much as they can.
Regarding bonuses, personally I think they are fine since some of the newer books would have difficulty acquiring new customers without them. With that said, I think both books and players are to blame regarding the problems associated with bonuses. Books try to come up with all sorts of subjective criteria to not onlt prevent players from screwing them but to dispute the bonus when the player wants to leave. I referring to things like being "active" for a certain period of time..wtf does "active" mean..etc. The bottom line is that if a player plays within the rules and wants to leave the book after he hits the rollover amount, he should be able to do so. He tried the book and CLEARLY it was not to his liking if he wants to withdraw all his funds. The book should look at that situation and pay the player and ask, "why are you leaving our book? what can we do better?"
Of course, there are many players who bounce from book to book just looking to acquire bonuses. Personally, it is not my cup of tea but I can see why someone without a lot of options for making money would do something like that. The system is set up for them to almost risklessly acquire bonus money. That's the price that the newer books must pay to acquire new customers.
The funny thing is that when you hear people talk about the "best" books in the space, one attribute they all seem to have in common is a minimal/if any bonus/reload policy yet players continue to post up/reload at these shops.