Scalpers Hunt Online Casinos
Many traditional casinos are taking advantage of the success of online
casinos and taking their services online. This is an exciting time for online
gamblers.
Almost all online casinos offer welcome bonuses in order to entice gamblers
to pick their site above the thousands available to them over the Internet. As
competition continues to grow, welcome bonuses and other incentives only become
more extravagant.
Unfortunately, along side the increase of bonuses, the prevalence of scalpers
has also increased. Scalpers are people who make a habit of signing up at
online casinos, collecting the welcome bonus, and disappearing. Online casinos
retaliated by placing restrictions on new players. For example, gamblers may
need to wager a certain dollar amount in play at the online casino before
collecting the bonus.
In response to that, the clever scalpers put their bonus money into games
with the lowest house edge, such as Craps, Baccarat, Roulette, and Blackjack.
The next line of defense for the online casinos was to place minimum wager
restrictions on these games. Online casinos also lengthened the time period
between sign up and a player’s ability to withdraw from their account.
Dishonest players are putting a strain on the trust between guests and online
casinos. As online casinos continue to find ways to defend themselves against
ever evolving thieves, guest privileges are being restricted.
Online casinos are a great place to unwind after a long day. Lucky and
skilled players will even walk away with big wins and major increases in their
bank account. But players should not abuse online casinos as their own
bottomless purse.
It is no wonder traditional casinos are loaded down with leg breaking
security measures. God forbid online casinos ever get to a point where
intimidating mafia figures will rough up cheats in the comfort of their own
home.