The Poker Bus

Sticking it to the Man

I read on some site about how omni casino’s progressive slot jackpot was more then $3.2 million, which is the largest jackpot in online gaming history. That’s a lot of money, so I decided to take a shot at it. Anyone can win, right?

So I made my $100 deposit, got a $100 bonus and started playing. After around 10 spins at $9/spin I was up to $250. Then few more spins later brought me down to less then $200. Still no jackpot… Then I saw an auto spin option, so I set that to 30 and let it play for me. 3 minutes later I bust the $100 deposit.

I had no urge to deposit more and further chase the $3,000,000, but I wasn’t going to let the casino get my money that easy. Back when I used to bonus chase poker sites, I also learned about casino bonus chasing. It’s pretty much the same thing, where you make a deposit and only play to clear the +ev bonus playing blackjack.

Most of the online casinos know about bonus chasing so they set the requirements to high, but there are still a few good ones. I ended up making about $1,000 chasing a few casinos during a week of casino bonus chasing.

InterCasino, which is on the same network as Omni, offers a monthly 100% up to $100 bonus with a 25x wagering requirement. 25x playing blackjack is good EV. So I deposited $100, got the $100 bonus and then started playing multi hand blackjack to clear it. You’re not getting my money that easy, RyanH (Lee Jones of the InterNetwork).

So after two hours of playing $5/hand I cleared the bonus and finished up $180! I was actually ready to cash out at +$198, but I really wanted an even $200 profit. I tried doubling bets, but lost a few and decided to call it a game at +$180.

They’re trying to take your money and you’re trying to take theirs. They have the edge 99.9% of the time though. To beat the casinos you need to make a situation where you have an edge and keep playing as long as your edge is still there. That’s how you stick it to the man!