{"id":5589,"date":"2020-06-27T01:38:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-27T05:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/?p=5589"},"modified":"2020-07-03T01:55:07","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T05:55:07","slug":"slots-bonus-buy-why-it-drives-gaming-regulators-crazy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/slots-bonus-buy-why-it-drives-gaming-regulators-crazy\/","title":{"rendered":"Slots Bonus Buy &#038; Why It Drives Gaming Regulators Crazy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Since being introduced in recent years, the slots bonus buy option has become quite popular. It allows you to quickly unlock features without putting in a bunch of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, not everybody is a fan of buying bonuses. Gaming regulators are cracking down on this option to keep it out of their markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m going to discuss why bonus buy is such a controversial issue. I&#8217;ll also cover more on how this feature works in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/buy-feature-slots.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5461\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>What Is Slots Bonus Buy?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Slots normally require you to trigger features through some special feat. Most often, you need to land at least three scatter symbols anywhere on the reels to unlock a bonus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assuming you play a slot for quite some time, you should have no trouble triggering the feature a few times. However, you might also run into a drought and not get the bonus for a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The slots bonus buy option helps you skip all of the spinning associated with features. Instead, you just need to risk a multiple of your stake to automatically trigger the bonus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, you might need to bet 70x your stake to unlock the feature. This amount is expensive, but it also gives you a chance to win big in the bonus round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Why Do Regulators Fear This Option?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gaming regulators look out for players and really try to prevent problem betting. The UK Gambling Commission is especially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmmagazine.co.uk\/business\/britain-against-gambling-addiction\/\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">active in this regard<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking of which, the UKGC recently led a fight against bonus buys. They took exception to how this betting feature encourages gamblers to risk a significant amount of money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some games with slots bonus buy call on you to risk 100x your stake or more. This bet is huge when you&#8217;re already wagering anywhere around a dollar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UKGC felt that allowing this type of betting mechanism is irresponsible. Therefore, they were able to get it banned in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most other jurisdictions still allow this betting option. However, they may change their tunes in the future as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since being introduced in recent years, the slots bonus buy option has become quite popular. It allows you to quickly unlock features without putting in a bunch of work. However, not everybody is a fan of buying bonuses. Gaming regulators are cracking down on this option to keep it out of their markets. I&#8217;m going &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5589"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5589"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5591,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5589\/revisions\/5591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}