Have I done a bonus buy in the past - yes. Are they dangerous and triggering - yes.

One of the reasons we play is to hopefully see that top feature, e.g. No Limit City games. That small chance. How many spins do we have to put through to possibly get that chance? Thousands, tens of thousands? How much cost is that? A LOT.

If we can't have the option of having that shot at the top feature, balancing the cost against the slim chance from just spinning......well, no-one should be able to.

Where's my dummy?

I actually disagree here although I was never a fan of the bonus buys and I cannot ever recall having purchased more than two or three at low levels as a curiosity.

Some games are designed around the bonuses and the actual base games are dire eg Extra Chilli or Vikings Unleashed.

From memory and I may be wrong here it was possible to buy bonuses on these games for 100x on 2p equating to £20 and allow the player to play the bonus. How many slots allow you to stake £20 in the base game and if so what is the difference?

If players were limited to net wagering levels or losses and it appears this is now becoming more common where would the difference be either a) losing £100 spending 3 hours chasing bonuses on 40p before busting out, b) spinning £100 on roulette on black or c) having 5 £20 bonus buys.

The devil is in the detail  and why on earth would casinos not be able to offer an area where accredited players could play unrestricted slots based upon affordability checks/ credit ratings or some other safeguards

I would add that the likes of Extra Chilli and Vikings Unleashed are the absolute crack cocaine of slots. The player buys the bonus and is then offered multiple chances to look the lot on a single spin. in the case of Vikings Unleashed about 25 chances to lose the lot. I seem to recall Craig having a dreadful session on Extra Chilli at high stakes and losing the bonus gambles about half a dozen times in a row and he appeared to be totally on tilt as the stakes rose.