Intercasino March Bonus - WoW!

[josie_wales]

$100 on a $100 deposit
Plus the $50/month bonus

That is $150 in bonuses in march for a $100 deposit.

Also, there are several other promos/contests Here is part of the email....


March Madness! $100 FREE bonus!
It's March Madness at InterCasino, which means we are giving each player a free bonus up to a massive $100! For first deposit's of the month of $25 or more, we will match it 100% up to a maximum of $100! This offer is only available for March, so make sure you grab our $100 banners from the PartnerLogic site!

[lostinthought]

Did you recieve this email because you are an IC affiliate?
How do new players to thise site recieve this bonus - will it be advertised beginning in March?

Thanks

[josie_wales]

Hey Bro,
Apparently I am an affilaite, although I dont remeber signing up /images/graemlins/confused.gif

Anyway, I only glanced over the email but I think it will be up on the site soon.

Good Luck,
jw

[csuf_gambler]

the $100 is prolly only for the casino

[DaPlaya]

I think I have read on this forum or rgp about people complaining about having to clear thousands in past bonus, wagering requirements from previous months. I beleive that if your total balance runs to absolute zero in any given month, all past wagering requirements are dropped completely. Intercasino, like all online casinos, do not tell you this unless asked. You even have to ask correctly to get the truth.

How to get it to exactly zero each month without losing all your money, is something for you to solve on your own. The secret is absolute zero. Not even 1 cent left will clear the requirement. Zero, only zero.

[Stew]

[ QUOTE ]
I think I have read on this forum or rgp about people complaining about having to clear thousands in past bonus, wagering requirements from previous months. I beleive that if your total balance runs to absolute zero in any given month, all past wagering requirements are dropped completely. Intercasino, like all online casinos, do not tell you this unless asked. You even have to ask correctly to get the truth.

How to get it to exactly zero each month without losing all your money, is something for you to solve on your own. The secret is absolute zero. Not even 1 cent left will clear the requirement. Zero, only zero.

[/ QUOTE ]

This is absolutely incorrect, you have to clear all wagering requirements on all past bonuses that you did not clear. If you cleared last month's bonus, then you cleared it. If you didn't, then you need to wager whatever would have cleared that bonus, plus meet the wagering requirement for this month.

[DaPlaya]

This is why I used "I think" in my response. If this is intercasino's policy, then they differ from 95% of online casinos that have the same structure. It took me 2 years to find this out, but have confirmed it in 100% of the places that I play. The reasoning is several fold. First, if you take a bonus, then lose it all down to zero, you have satisfied the wagering requirements for the bonus because there are no funds left to wager, thus the requirement goes away. Secondly, if casinos let this figure build, there would be very few players that would exercise this recurring bonus, knowing they could never clear it. Recurring bonuses is a huge marketing tool, and one that casinos want the players to go after. This carryover would discourage the smart gamer from taking the bonus at all.

No disrespect stew, but I still would call Ecash, NOT intercasino to ask this question.

The below numbers is where i would call, not the casino directly.

North America 1-877-874-0274
International +800-0874-0274
(Please add outbound country code prior to dialing)
Freephone (UK) 00800-0874-0274

[rusty JEDI]

[ QUOTE ]
How to get it to exactly zero each month without losing all your money, is something for you to solve on your own.

[/ QUOTE ]

This wont help you month to month, but it could over a period of time. I remember ICP was one of the few places i read the T&C. In there there is a statement about inactive accounts (over 90 days if i remember correctly) will have funds begin to be taken away. I dont remember the rate or if it is all at once though.

rJ

[JTrout]

Last month was my 3rd attempt at clearing the blackjack bonus. After 2 failed attempts, I knew I had to wager more than the required $2000. I played $2500, then looked, but it hadn't cleared. $3,500, still uncleared.

I called the toll-free # to find out how much more I needed to wager.
The customer service person was very helpful. He said I needed $325 more wagering.
He was right. I played exactly $325, then went to cashier, and it cleared. A little $160 bonanza!

I guess my point is that their c.s. person was helpful. I coulda just said that, but where's the fun in that! /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[DaPlaya]

I understand what you are saying, but my question to you is whether your account balance ever dropped to zero (no pennies)?

The suggestion to call Ecash instead of the casino is that they have a complete understanding of the nuances regarding what happens to your requirements when you go completely broke. Also, there are ways other than inactivity to get your balance to zero.

[rusty JEDI]

Just got off the phone with the the ICP C.S. guy and my account has been zero for a few months now. He says the only way to get rid of my past wagering requirements is to have them close that account and start a new one.

rJ

[JTrout]

No, my account wasn't at zero. I can't agree or disagree w/ your statement.

I hope you're right!

[DaPlaya]

That would seem to resolve the intercasino question. I still wish you would call Ecash number above, and say:
"My account number is xxxxxx, and i have not played in a while. My balance is zero, and was just wondering if I take the March bonus, will I have to clear requirements from x months ago?"

Some casino csr's are as misinformed as some players. Bad training or good training? I don't know, but Ecash is the one to answer this question for casinos they process. It may very well be that intercasino does not wipe it out when busted, but Ecash can give you the answer on how the software will react to their various clients.

[goodguy_1]

yes Stew is right.You must clear prior months unfulfilled requirements plus the current month.
I never lose any of my real money so I only play with the added bonus money- so for me I often dont clear the bonus.

[rusty JEDI]

My mistake. I actually did call Ecash because i used the phone numbers you listed. They said that even though my account is and has been at zero a couple months it is still listed that i have previous cashout requirements of $6000. They said the only way to get rid of this would be to close my old account and start a new one.

rJ

[DaPlaya]

Well, that certainly answers it for intercasino. Will they allow you a new account Rusty? My point still remains that zeroing out bonus plus deposit accounts at many casinos will also zero out wagering requirements. When I lose the balance to zero from the sign-up bonus, i can repurchase instantly, and cashout instantly as long as I hit zero before this happens. If you play your account down to just a few cents, make sure to go to the penny slots (thunderstruck and spring break), and lose it ALL.

I beleive this is also the case with Sands of the Carribean casino, which is not powered by Microgaming. It is the same software that intercasino uses, and is also processed by Ecash.

[guppy]

should also apply to Sands of Caribbean.

Your wagering requirements are fulfilled if you

1) Play the required wagers, or
2) Lose twice the Bonus amount.

If your account is at $0 and you deposit $80 for a bonus of $80 and then owe $2000 in wagers, your wagering requirement will be erased if your balance drops to zero (because you have lost $160 = 2x$80).

If you have $100 in your account and deposit another $80 to get an $80 bonus, your wagering requirement should still be erased if you go drop down to $100 (your original balance before the deposit) because you will have lost $160 again.

The problem is that a lot of people here seem to play these without ever risking any of their own money. If you are at $0, then deposit $80 for an $80 bonus, and your balance has dropped to $80 after just $1000 in wagers, then the casino WILL let you cash out your $80 deposit (less their $1 fee). But if you go back to play again next month, it will remember that you still owe $1000 in wagers. Do this several months in a row and you could be looking at $10k or so in wagers for your monthly bonus unless you give up and open a new account.

Note that I believe you must clear all bonuses to cash out any winnings as well, so if you build up wagering requirements then go back to play poker, I think your poker winnings will be frozen until you clear the casino bonus. (I'm not as certain about this rule.)

They are actually surprisingly tolerant of people opening new accounts, as long as you are not doing so to claim bonuses on more than one account. Say you bought a new computer, or reformatted your hard drive, or whatever, if they want a reason, but you shouldn't even need an excuse, since players do these things all the time. If you start opening an account every month, you might attract some unwanted attention, but just once won't raise any eyebrows.