Hello Daniel and welcome to the board.

I think it is fair to say that if the free chip was a test, then the test run was quite successful. I will go further and say Boards such as LCB are a large part in making that test successful. 

You will find that the folks here do chase freebies, and also make deposits at casinos that establish a strong track record of timely payouts, good responsive customer service, as well as a good mixture of deposit bonuses intermixed with the occasional "freebie".

You will also find that folks here are quick to spread the word of their experiences, good and bad. On the good side (See Casino Titan and Lucky Red threads) it steers large numbers of people to that casino willing to place their money on the table. On the bad side the casino becomes somewhat of a bad joke(see any thread for the Virtual groups, Coolcat, Wild Vegas etc) and folks know that they would be foolhardy indeed to make a deposit there.

I for one started My online gambling with sites like Rushmore and Real Vegas Online. I was depositing at Club Usa and Inetbet at the same time. the latter would kick out freebies every couple deposits the former... none. Bonuses at all were standard 100-125%. I have not deposited at the first two in close to a year where I still deposit at the last two to this day.

Once more, welcome to the board and I look forward to visiting and playing at your casino in the near future.