Strange Empire bonus...is it legit?

[TLC]

I forwarded the email to info@empirepoker.com :

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Is this a legitimate offer? I am suspicious because although the sender name is ep@empirepoker.com the SMTP address is promotions@casinocool.com

-----Original Message-----
From: ep@empirepoker.com [mailtoromotions@casinocool.com]
Sent: Wed 7/28/2004 9:28 AM
To: Tim
Cc:
Subject: Extra 10% bonus
Dear Player,

EmpirePoker invites you to enjoy another great benefit, on this coming weekend.

10% EXTRA on your next deposit, up to $100!

Use deposit code "JULYEXTRA" from July 29th, 00:00 ET till July 31th, 11:59 PM ET.
To claim your bonus, make sure to deposit in the time frame stated above, using the deposit code “JULYEXTRA” and to play 5 times raked hands of the bonus amount.

See you at the tables,

Promotions Department
Empire Poker

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and received the following response:

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Dear Tim,

Thank you for contacting us.

With regard to your E-mail; I would like to inform you that, the bonus you are referring to is a sign-up bonus. And you are not eligible for this bonus.

However, if you make a deposit through the IGMPAY deposit option we will be able to give you a 20% up to a $100. And you just have to play the raked hands five times the bonus amount.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Care Department at any time. We are here 24/7 to assist you via email.

Thank you for choosing us as your online gaming site!

Regards,

Ashwin Raut
Poker Customer Care

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I swear they don't even take the time to read the question.

[csuf_gambler]

yippeeee i got the same email!!!!!!

who cares who its from, free money is free money!!!

now i have to work off the pokerroom bonus and this bonus. then in a couple of days, i have to start on the ICP skins again.

god damn, this summer has been a endless stream of bonuses!!!

i love bonus whoring!!!!

[NoChance]

I forwarded my email to info@empirepoker.com with the following message:

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I received this email today for 10% extra on my next deposit up to $100. I went ahead and made a $1000 deposit (to get the $100 extra) but the amount did not appear in my bonus account.

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At that point I realized I had made a mistake. The promotion does not start for another 6.5 hours. Is there anything I can do to get this bonus applied or do I have to do a cash out and redeposit?

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Thank you for your time,

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They resonded within 15 minutes with a message that said they had applied the bonus early for me. I logged in and it was there.

[kylemontero]

I got it also had to cash out of 4 sites to get the cash ready before the 31st lol

[kylemontero]

send then another 1000 lol

[Baulucky]

Diz' iz de koolest zing dat aivever zin...

Just did the party 1150 hands for $115 today...tomorrow's Empire 500 hands... plus the wife's accounts...

When am I going to take a break?.

Whew...

[umdpoker]

i got the bonus offer, and i play there every night. so it isn't a targeted offer.

[Thythe]

Note that this offer has started to show up when you open Empire Poker (even before you log in), so it's clear now that this is a bonus for everyone and is not targeted.

[gabyyyyy]

You guys really get worked up over a 100.00 bonus.

[gabyyyyy]

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Note that this offer has started to show up when you open Empire Poker (even before you log in), so it's clear now that this is a bonus for everyone and is not just for the retarded.

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Good one.