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Cash-Outs grrrrrrr......
Ok lets try to understand this minefield of "withdrawal requirements".. it took me ages to get my "poor grey matter" around this issue ! This is how it works !...
Ok you see a site offering you a fantastic sign-up of a 200% Deposit Bonus !.. so you get out your 'worn-out" credit card… deposit $100 dollars… take a look at your account and wow !.. you see your account balance jump to a whopping $300 !!... now you think "I'm rich baby - rich!" and off you go to play the games. Well you feel so rich that you max out on all your bingo card purchases… you win some you loose more !.. lol… so your balance sadly starts to drop.. and drop.. and drop.. till you got only a few dollars left.. suddenly you hit a patch of luck and you go on a winning streak.. your balance goes back up to $100 !.. so you think .. "ok ... well I enjoyed the games and now I got my deposit back" !.. so let me cash-out whilst the going is good !.. ( wooops ! ) so you send in a withdrawal request and lo-and-behold you get a reply back saying .. "no thank you ma'am"…. Lol..
So what went wrong ?? you played all your money and you won $100 so why cant I have my money ? Now this is where you need to rush to the "Withdrawal Policy" page.. wow !.. what a lot of rules !.. well the one that concerns you is what is called the " play-through policy". This is a cleverly worded paragraph (seems to be similar on nearly all the sites) … they will state the play-through requirements as eg. Bingo Game = 5 times & Casino Games ( slots & tabs ! ) = 10 times!.
Now here comes the shock !... they nearly always include "that generous deposit bonus" as your account deposit!. If you only played bingo this means that you have to play-through 5 times your deposit which is your own $100 deposit + the $200 ( they oh so generously gave you ! ) Total = $300 .. now times that by 5 ( 300 X 5 = $1500 !!! ) gulp ! So… you got it now ??? no cash-outs till you played-through $1500 .. now that's a lot of bingo cards !.. the only time this rule seems to be wavered is ( if the Bingo-Gods have smiled on you ! ) if you hit that oh-so-elusive Jackpot Game ! ( usually the progressive ).. then they let you cash that out (usually !) without problems.. ( not always as a lump sum .. go back to the policies page again ! ).
So…. What are your options if you want to play bingo .. win and be able to cash-out your winnings ?... my own experience tells me :
- Don't deposit too much using the sign-up bonus ( beware the site may have a minimum deposit to qualify for the bonus in the first place ! )
- Look for sites that let you deposit without any bonus !.. ( there are a few around who will let you do that !.. but they are getting thin on the ground ! - note* this can sometimes be negotiated through the "live-help".. most sites though will tell you deposits can only be done through their automated system and the deposit bonus is fixed ! )
- Try to use your deposit to play just one type of game either bingo or casino ( slots & tabs).. that way it is easier to keep a track of your "play-through".. mix them up and the computation for play-through gets mind blowing ! )
The rule of thumb though is .. always check the rules ! they are similar BUT not the same for each site.. some are more relaxed then others whilst there are some sites out there that have made their rules so complex and un-achieveable to reach that no way will you ever manage to "cash-out" !! (makes you think hey !!) ( Believe me you will not see these sites on my pages ! )
The Bottom Line is "It Pays To Read The Rules !"
Well it's not all doom-and-gloom out there. There are a lot of respectable sites out there who want you to enjoy a game of bingo and allow you to win too !
In my pages you will only find sites that I have personally played at and who I feel are "safe-bets" where you will be treated fairly and politely.
I hope you enjoy my reviews and that they help you to decide where to play!
Win Big Roomies & Happy Bingo ! LaLa