Yeah I’m also curious about this. What if you wanted to move sites and not even collect a deposit bonus but because you are signing up through an affiliate?

i never had an account on bovada before ignition opened and I was able to get a first deposit bonus on both. cleared it and withdrew on both w/out issue

You are definitely able to have an account at both sites. Your funds are in separate accounts for each site. As long as you're not playing both accounts simultaneously you are good to go.


Thanks for sharing your experience. I thought that was the case. I'm not sure why .isolated thought differently.

Ok, thanks.

At the very least I'd be careful with the bonuses and probably avoid them all together. Per their TOS bonuses are only meant for rec players. I saw some people on reddit saying their accounts were banned due to bonus abuse. Not worth the risk imo:

"Bonus programs are intended for recreational players only. Professional players or players considered, in our sole discretion, to be abusing the bonus system by any means may have bonuses revoked and be subject to further sanctions. Bonus abuse may be defined as (but not restricted to) clients cashing out for the purpose of re-depositing, depositing on top of an existing balance, players deemed to be manipulating or otherwise changing wagering or playing behaviour (bet, game type, bet structure or other pattern of betting) for the purposes of circumventing wagering requirements, or creating new Accounts that they are using themselves. Sanctions may be in the form of increased rollover requirements, loss of bonus privileges, balance forfeiture and account closure for the offending Account as well as any linked Accounts. We reserve the right to restrict eligibility for special offers and bonuses when necessary. This includes but is not limited to placing geographic restrictions on match bonuses due to bonus abuse. Bonus funds cannot be used on games that do not contribute to rollover."

The first deposit bonus is definitely OK for anybody to claim if they are entitled to it by not previously having an account on the site. Like tgiggity said, it's possible to get that bonus at multiple sites on the network.

Basically what they're saying is don't expect to get offered bonuses if you're a winning player. Losing players will frequently get deposit bonuses that winning players won't see. I believe they can even get cash back on some of their losses.

The people banned for bonus abuse were almost certainly taking advantage of a loophole with a bonus promotion. I wouldn't worry about getting banned for bonus abuse unless you're intentionally looking to exploit a loophole.

I'm not sure if it's still the case, but you used to have to risk your own money first when clearing a casino bonus before being able to risk the bonus funds. You could bypass their intentions by placing your entire roll at a poker table which would allow you to be able to use your bonus funds immediately in the casino. They considered that bonus abuse and banned some players for it.

can confirm, when I was young guppy they offered me a $500 redeposit bonus.

I've never been a long-term loser, aside from a month here and there, on Bovada(previously Bodog when I signed up) and as recently as 2016 they were still offering me semi-regular poker bonuses. These days it seems that they have almost completely stopped offering bonuses to winning poker players.

There's not a whole lot of ways to abuse their bonuses when they never offer them to you in the first place. When you are legitimately offered a bonus then it is fine to accept them, even as a winning player. Just don't go looking for ways to exploit the bonus and you will be fine.

Is this post a temper tantrum?

when the **** could you see mucked cards in the replayer lol. ive only ever seen the hands went to showdown. wtf...... so i guess this wont affect me.

the removing of the color coded notes is complete bull****, anonymous is fine but its almost cheating not being able to tag a player. ( at a live table you can recognize a face ) this is like concealing information. bull****.

also ive been wondering all the player pools are not merged , i dont think. it says bovada usa, ignition usa, austrailia, bodog88 is asian countries, and the latin countries. SOoo would anyone with info mind helping me out on how to get money on Bodog88?

they're referring to mucked hands at showdown. so you bet, V calls, you won't get to see his hand in the replayer anymore. or if V bets the flop, you call, then it checks down to showdown and you show first. you won't get to see V's hand there either

Lol fishfood. The player pools are merged, we just each play on different skins. I'm from Canada and play from bodog, but every day play with Americans and all the other players

Just experienced my first disconnect issue I was hoping I never got. Just kicked me from 4 tables and then popped up password incorrect then booted to lobby. Not sure if I should try to fire some tables up or not now. This the disconnect issues people refer to?

I can only assume you're referring to my post since you didn't quote one. It was not. I don't rely on poker bonuses or rakeback to make money from poker. I rarely take bonuses from sites when offered them because I usually don't want to be beholden to the terms and conditions associated with the bonuses. On top of that I don't put in a whole lot of volume on this network these days. The software issues and intentional neglect with regards to improving it gives me headaches that aren't necessary to deal with when I have other sites to play at that I enjoy significantly more.

I look at this network as my side piece. She's easy and always has my money, but not as nice on the eyes and has too many issues to make her my main *****.


They are. Every site on the network has their players playing at the same tables. Anybody in the affiliate business could confirm this. I'm not sure, but I think that the sites would probably confirm it too if you asked.

To get money on Bodog88 you'd have to be in a location they cater to.



https://worldpokerdeals.com/blog/bod...to-8-countries

This is what was reported by everyone itt when they asked Ignition was created a couple of years ago if they could collect a bonus if they already had a Bovada account. I don't see why they'd suddenly be giving free money away now

So, Sick new Decks can't wait....

That was actually a funny response. I did not notice the post title connected to the merged thread. Even worse is that fact that I suggested it be merged here.


Only players already at Bovada prior to Ignition opening couldn't get the first deposit bonus at Ignition. If you've opened accounts on either site after Ignition opened you've been able to get first deposit bonuses at each site.


I guess the dating game is rigged against you too then, huh?

Well, this is certainly riveting.

You've just moved up into the top 3 most clueless people on this forum.

well see buddy , Im building from scratch online but i pm'd you. ill enjoy making you feel extra ****in stupid. maybe you can come sit me HU sometime with some nit ****ing 6max ranges and ill show how stupid you are.

Anyone on windows 10 having troubles today? Can’t run bovada or bcp, checking updates for windows etc currently.

Edit - froze in the middle of update but did have an update, sigh first online troubles all year.

Lol

born to run is a huge tool so def don't want to seem as if i am defending him but you bumhunt 10nl correct?
If so I highly doubt you are gonna be teaching any lessons anytime soon

lol wtf, I've never even seen you post, what did I do to you?

he does the same thing to me all the time. cheezburger grinders be spazzin

you also thought posting a VIP's graph and stats in the HS thread was ok and posted multiple times in defense of it, so idk what else you been doing here and maybe he does have a legit reason to dislike you

Still waiting for someone to explain why it's not okay even though when HSDB was around results were posted each month in that thread, plus there's a biggest winners and losers thread that no one has complained about.

A millionaire is not checking the March High Stakes thread on an internet forum and quitting the games.