WINWARD CASINO

Bonus Description

Winward Casino offers a 100% match up to $500 with a 40xB wagering requirement on blackjack. The bonus has unique and complicated rules. It differs from a typical sticky bonus in two key ways.

1. The bonus is not removed from your account after a withdrawal. After receiving the bonus, you can cash in your winnings and deposit, then continue betting the bonus.

2. If your bonus balance drops due to losses, any wins on the remaining balance are immediately cashable. You do not need to exceed the original balance to make a cashout.

Given these rules, one option is to playthrough the 40xBonus wagering requirement on blackjack, then withdraw your cash balance, so only the bonus remains. After this point, there are more options. One strategy is to make small bets and immediately cash out each win, so that each time you make a bet, you are only betting the bonus. After you have converted the bonus to withdrawals, you can cancel the many withdrawals, then combine the small withdrawals in to one or more large ones. Unfortunately some players who followed the above strategy have had their deposits refunded and winnings removed due to "management decision." If you do choose to play here, I recommend being creative in game choices and not playing like everyone else.

Cashouts / Warning!

Winward has a poor reputation among the online gambling community and a high risk of problems. The casino was added to the rogue list on Casinomeister in May 2007. Winward's sign-up bonus gives a good chance making a large gain; but there is also has a good chance of unexpected problems, some of which are mentioned below.

Winward has an odd rule of only processing cashouts on Monday. You can submit your withdrawal any day. Winward will not process it until the following Monday. You are required to fax/email ID verification prior to cashout. Some players have had delays in cashouts. Winward has seemingly made excuses to delay cashouts such as needing to resend Neteller numbers. A good number of other players have reported a variety of other problems, a good portion of which relate to their birthday bonus. As stated above, some players have had winnings removed due to "management decision." The payment delays, rule changes, and other issues some have experienced are troubling. Support is generally poor and in some cases not knowledgeable about the casino's rules. Emails may go unanswered, so I recommend live or phone support over email.

The Winward T&C states, "Players who attempt to cash out any winnings prior to having met the wagering requirements will have the bonus canceled and the withdrawal request declined, this process cannot be undone." Note that this statement seems to apply to both winnings and your initial deposit. Players have reported being unable to withdraw their deposit prior to beginning the wagering. Instead the bonus is removed and withdrawal request denied.