Key Takeaways
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The Public Health Advocacy Institute is suing Caesars Online Casino over a $2,500 deposit match promotion it calls “misleading, dangerous, and illegal”
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The lawsuit claims players would need to wager $375,000 in just seven days to unlock the full bonus, which PHAI argues is predatory and impossible under realistic conditions
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PHAI leaders accuse Caesars of putting profits over player safety, asserting that such extreme wagering requirements pose serious public health risks
The PHAI says that it is “seeking to expose and stop an alleged dangerous, misleading, and illegal ‘deposit match’ promotion” that the casino offers.
More About the Lawsuit and PHAI’s Position
The PHAI points to a deposit match welcome bonus that was for $2,500. It cited the terms and conditions, which assert that players who only play Blackjack would need to wager $375,000 over seven days.
The Institute added that Caesars and its partners have “effectively rewritten the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by mandating that new customers gamble up to $375,000 before being paid.”
Caesars’ Bonus Terms and Conditions
At the time of looking into this, the current offer is a 100% deposit match up to $1,000.
Here are the playthrough requirements for each type of game per the terms and conditions:
- Slots: 15x
- Video Poker: 30x
- “All other casino games, excluding all variations of Craps, Roulette, Baccarat and Sic Bo”: 75x
- Craps, Roulette, Baccarat, and Sic Bo: N/A
For example, using Blackjack, players would need to wager $150,000. The playthrough requirements are 75x the bonus amount and the amount you deposit added together. So, if you did the full $1,000, it would be $2,000. You then take the $2,000 and multiply it by 75x.
The PHAI added an example to their claim in the context of the $2,500 offer, saying:
“Assume a person is playing Blackjack at $10.00 per hand at the nonstop pace of two hands per minute. This amounts to $1,200 of gambling action per hour.
“If the person continued playing Blackjack nonstop at $10 per hand, it would take 312.5 hours to meet the promotion’s $375,000 wagering requirement.
“Since the promotion is capped at 7 days, that person would have to continue gambling nonstop for 44 hours each day to fulfill the wagering requirement.”
PHAI Claims “Predatory” Gambling Practices
In a press release, numerous PHAI personnel released statements.
Read more
https://www.casino.com/news/legal/caesars-sued-for-allegedly-deceptive-2500-casino-promotion/
