Blue, I hope you mean you decided against playing it altogether rather than playing and ignoring the optimal basic strategy for whatever casino and rule variations you're playing, going by hunches or something like that. Otherwise you're just shooting yourself in the foot going into a game that you may very well be limping away from anyway.

I'm sure you use pot odds, implied odds and sound strategy decisions in your poker playing right?

Well, if someone had a substantial history of play using only blackjack to clear bonuses such as the one I played (or w/even better terms) across alot of different casinos and many different bonuses then I would expect them to be labeled as a "bonus abuser" or "advanced, skilled or professional" player at some point. That's what blackjack whoring is (or was) all about. But that was due to the nature of the game - and more importantly, the nature of the bonuses that allowed the game to be played: high/no-limit cashouts, low wager requirements, etc. So of course people that picked up the knowledge to do so attacked these opportunities like ravenous wolves. But I'm getting to the party a few years too late. BJ whoring is basically dead now due to the conditions of the bonuses, especially here in the states. For me, that bonus is the only bonus I've ever cleared playing Blackjack. All the others, which were through rival casinos, have been cleared on slots since that was the only allowable game.

I don't know if they would label someone as "skilled" just through slot play only, but I suspect they have done so in the past and will do it again if the mood strikes them. In fact, I can recall posts on this site from players claiming just this - TAADAA is one that comes to mind iirc. There are many others, I just can't place them right now. The ironic thing about that is I would assume that slots are exactly what they would prefer that I play; they are the highest house edge games in the casino except for keno and possible a couple of others (and some specific bets on the table games).  But there are also a lot of complaints here and elsewhere about banning, slow/non-payment and other issues w/this casino group and I suspect the vast majority of those are coming from primarily slot players. Whether it's happened as quickly as it did in my case, I don't know. But there's lots of complaints.

  smh im glad for the warnings i agree wholeheartdly with dtsweet theres lots of good casinos out that will treat you with respect .Im soooooo sorry this happened to you and thanks for giving people who are considering ignoring the warning sign a prime example of what not to ignore.It will save you a lot of trouble