Great offer WARNING - GAMBLING RELATED

[tek-monkey]

Was debating posting this with it being gambling, especially in the for sale category, but I can't see where else to do so. Admin, is it worth creating a new forum for online offers rather than for actual local for sale items?

Anyway, Gala Casino have an offer for new customers. Open an account and deposit £30, play through that £30 and they will give you £90ish cashback.

http://www.topcashback.co.uk/gala-casinos/

It doesn't say anywhere I can see but I suspect that roulette will not count as a play if you bid on both black and red, this is often the case. I suggest blackjack, low hands and follow the chart here:

http://www.x121.com/gamblingstrategy/vegas-strip-MG-strategy.gif

Betting £1 a time I ended up £11 in profit, I kept a spreadsheet open with each result in to ensure I'd gone through the full 30 hands because it puts winnings straight back into your balance making it harder to tell. I actually played 32 hands as 2 were a draw and I had no idea if that counted. Once I'd finished I logged out, leaving the money in the casino account until topcashback tracks. Once tracked I shall withdraw the money AND NEVER GO BACK.

As its gambling, some very simple warnings:
* New customers only, must have never held a gala casino or gala bingo account.
* Only bet if you have £30 to lose, it is called gambling for a reason
* Cashback is a bonus, and is never 100% guaranteed. Only proceed if you are willing to not get the cashback.

So if this all pays out I'm £100 better off (once cashback pays, expect 2 months). If cashback doesn't pay I'm £11 up, but there was the potential to be £30 down. There is a risk, it is fairly minimised by the small hands played but the risk is still there. Don't bet what you can't afford to lose.

Have I made enough warnings yet?

 

[tek-monkey]

This deal is now over, and despite my warnings when I went to withdraw the money I decided just to try a few more hands! Only lost £6 (so only £5 profit) but easy to see how it can go.

There is a new one at quidco for William Hill (£65 for a £20 wager) but that was not without its hazards. First off it wanted me to click to get a bonus, I didn't want a bonus as this messes up the cashback and that is the only reason I was there. Then it insisted I had to add £35 minimum despite quidco saying £20, but it turns out via paypal you can add £20. Did that, used the same system as before and ended up on £24. Quidco has tracked already on this at £65, so thats £165 profit for an hours work assuming yesterdays one pays out. If not I'm still £74 up.

 

[tek-monkey]

Did another 2 today, but at topcashback. If they both track I'm £325 up now for under an hours work

On the flip side my actual betting winnings are a paltry £10.40, and I am well aware that these could become negative at any point. Even if the cashback does all come through its a 2 month wait for it. Most casinos only pay out 4 days after a request as well, so I am recycling the same money through my paypal account to use on each site meaning I can't try another until after the weekend. I refuse to bet any more real money, I just want to use what is already tied up.

 

[dirtboxin]

If you want to do this kind of thing seriously and get the max amount of cash out of these gambling sites then i suggest you take a look at the match betting forum on MSE. I do risk free match betting for a living, i also do lots of online cashback deals such as topcashback amongst others.
Done properly doing the gambling sites through topcashback for money back can be done for little risk as could the gala casino one above that you posted.

 

[tek-monkey]

TBH this is my first foray into anything gambling related. What I'm doing now isn't even gambling, other than if the cashback works. I minimise my losses and play based on the number of hands only. The idea of real gambling almost scares me, I like to know what I have.

That said I shall take a look, as long as only my profit from this venture is used I can't effectively lose I guess.

 

[dirtboxin]

This is the best sign up thread but it hasnt been updated for a while

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=4310081&highlight=sign+up

 

[dirtboxin]

This applys to people registering from last Saturday (3rd January)

TopCashBack

Topcashback listed the Gala Casino offer with £90 cashback as we normally would on behalf of any Merchant in agreement with them. It was also in good faith that as normal all eligible members who took the offer will receive their cashback.

Unfortunately due to the popularity of this offer over the weekend Gala Casino firstly decided to disable our link to their site. They have since taken the decision in consideration to the volume of transactions to investigate these for validity and have therefore not permitted access to the transactions that occurred from 03 January onwards, hence why these have not shown in your topcashback account.

While topcashback have no question about the validity of these sales we can only respect that Gala Casino wish to carry out their due diligence and in time we expect that everyone who has an untracked sale will soon see their cashback track in their topcashback account.

We are pressing Gala and their Network to resolve this matter as soon as possible and will continue to do so.

In the mean time we suggest that if you have any further questions with regards to your Gala Account, you should contact Gala Casino via one of the channels listed on their site hxxps://galacasino-eng.custhelp.com/

 

[tek-monkey]

Was Saturday I registered on, my claim is lodged. Unfortunately 2 others failed to track as well, both with topcashback. The 2 I did with quidco tracked within the hour.