is anyone else just skipping bonuses entirely now or is it just me

kinda had a shift in thinking lately - used to always grab whatever welcome bonus or reload was on offer but honestly the wagering requirements on most of these crypto casinos are just brutal. like 40x on a 0.05 BTC bonus means you're grinding forever before it's even real money. started just depositing and playing clean and my sessions feel way less stressful.

been rotating between a few places without bonuses lately - Stake and Duelbits mostly for crash, sometimes BC.Game when i want more variety. withdrawals are cleaner when you're not bonus-locked too, no "pending release" nonsense. had 0.07 ETH out of Duelbits last week in like 15 mins, zero friction.

not saying bonuses are always bad - if the wagering is 20x or under and you're playing slots anyway it can make sense. but most of them seem designed so you statistically can't clear them. there's a decent breakdown of BC.Game's bonus structure in the review here bc-game if you want to compare yourself.

curious if others have gone bonus-free or if you've found ones actually worth taking