Deposits, Strategy of Playing, & Collecting Your Winnings

Deposits

Deposits are usually made by credit card, though places often give incentives for bank wires or Western Union. Some places treat credit card charges as purchases; bless their hearts, with no cash advance fee. Others do not.

Strategy of Playing

Once the deposit clears, it is time to play. Since this is more business than pleasure, you want to playas fast as you accurately can. There is a tradeoff between bet size, time, and fluctuations in the size of your bankroll. Big bets will qualify for the bonus very quickly, but their variance can be hundreds of dollars per minute. To smooth the valleys, it is necessary to make a large number of small bets rather than a few massive ones. This increased time expenditure is deducted directly from your lifespan, so chum the small bets as quickly as possible. This means avoiding multiplayer games where other people online will slow you down, or games like roulette that follow many rituals before the wagers are settled. Blackjack and baccarat are good vehicles for match play; not only do they have a low house edge; they can be driven at hundreds of hands per hour. The same is true of video poker, but the variance is much higher. To reduce mistakes of haste, train your mouse to move off of buttons while waiting for the next card. Click and move - that way an errant impulse doesn't cause a mistake.
 

Collecting your Winnings

The routine for cashing out varies, but typically they will credit your credit card for only the amount of the original buy-in, with any excess mailed as a check. Cryptologic's franchises will not pay anything until you receive a special pin number by snail mail. Be prepared for some suspense until you actually get your money. There are a few sites with very restrictive contracts with the credit card processors. Refunds can be made only for the exact amount of the original purchase, so if the closing balance is below that because of a loss, they have to send a check. It is also common for them to ask you to fax copies of your identification. Bear with it. Important: never empty an account until the bonus has shown up. The purpose of premiums is to give the house a shot at a larger deposit, and if the player's money is gone, there is less reason to cough up the prize. This also goes for when there are problems with the casino, such as incorrect figures, bonuses that were half what they should be, and so on. When a problem arises that takes some dickering, stop playing, but leave the money in the account. You are dangling bait in front of the house - if they treat you right, you'll go back to losing money. If the deposit is gone, then you are just another complainer who isn't coming back anyway so there is no reason to pay.