Online Casino Bonus - What's
Available?
by Jerry "Jet" Whittaker
January 19, 2006
With the ever-growing
popularity of online casinos, it's stands to reason that
competition between them is high. In order to entice as
many players as possible to their boards, many are now
offering an online casino bonus.
These bonuses are an
excellent way for online casinos to market their
services as they give the player a feeling of having
received something for nothing. In a sense, that's
right, but the casino owners know very well that the
large majority of players who choose to join thanks to
the initial online casino bonus that's offered, will
keep coming back to spend their money.
Loyalty Scheme
The most common form
of online casino bonus is the loyalty scheme. This could
take the form of a cash deposit being made by the house
into the player's account every time they've spent a
certain sum of money. Some casinos will expect the sum
to have been spent at one table while others allow
players to spread their bets across a range of games.
Always check for loyalty schemes and how they operate in
order to choose a casino that has an online casino bonus
that best matches your mode of playing.
No Deposit Bonus
A popular form of
online casino bonus is the no deposit scheme. In order
to tempt as many players as possible, some online
casinos offer to make the initial deposit. Players
aren't allowed to make cash withdrawals from the initial
'house deposit' and there may be restrictions as to
which games can be played.
Poker Bonus
The popularity of
online poker has exploded and the competition between
casinos is immense. So as to make the game as attractive
as possible to potential players, an online casino bonus
is often offered, with the most popular alternative
being the "bad beat bonus". What this means is that in
situations where a player loses on the last round on a
hand that should have won, the house will give a cash
compensation.
Cash Deposit Bonus
Another popular form
of online casino bonus is the cash deposit bonus where
the house deposits 50% of every deposit the member
makes. In other words, if you deposit $100, the house
will deposit $50 as a bonus. Some casinos will only give
this bonus on the first deposit while others will give
it on all deposits made on certain games or on certain
days. Look around to find the cash deposit bonus that
best suits you.
With so many forms of bonuses available at online
casinos, it pays to shop around before taking up
membership. Make sure that the online casino bonus being
offered is one that best suits your gambling habits - a
cash deposit bonus offered on bingo games is of no use
to the poker player. Be sure of what you're getting and
don't accept an
online casino bonus that you're not happy with -
there are always plenty more available.
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