How Online Casino Welcome Bonuses Work

Published on: January 12, 2009 

There are several reputed online gaming software providers. Each of them has features that distinguish their software from others. One such feature is the online casino Welcome Bonus.

Microgaming online casinos offer the innovative free play no deposit bonus. The attraction of this bonus is that players need not make any deposit in order to claim the bonus. Blackjack Ballroom of the Casino Rewards group offers this type of bonus. After players complete their registration they are taken to a miniature casino for the purpose of this bonus. Players get a starting credit of $500 and 1 hour of wagering time. The miniature casino consists of a selection of the best Microgaming games. Players can wager at any of these games for 1 hour. They can exit earlier if they want. At the end of the hour the miniature casino will close and the winnings of the player will be transferred to the players’ bonus account. The winnings constitute the closing balance in excess of $500.

Cryptologic online casinos offer the conventional welcome bonus. This is in the form of X% of the initial deposit up to a maximum of $Y. The values of X and Y vary from casino to casino, as do the wagering requirements. InterCasino is one of the most popular Cryptologic casinos. It offers a welcome bonus of 100% of the initial deposit up to a maximum of $225 with a wagering requirement of 21 times. VIP Casino offers a welcome bonus of 50% of the initial deposit up to a maximum of $200 with a wagering requirement of 30 times. Cryptologic online casinos require players to enter a bonus code before making the deposit.

Real Time Gaming also offers the welcome bonus in the conventional form but gives greater flexibility to its online casinos. Rushmore Casino for example has the welcome bonus spread over more than one deposit. This is a great help to the players because then they need not make a large initial deposit. Rushmore Casino offers 100% bonus on the first deposit up to $400 and 100% bonus on its second deposit up to $488. Players have to wager both the bonus and the deposit 15 times before making a cash-out. Only the winnings can be withdrawn. Vegas Casino also spreads the welcome bonus over more than one deposit. It offers 125% bonus on the first deposit up to $125 and 25% bonus on its second deposit. Both the winnings and the bonus may be cashed and therefore the wagering requirements are higher at 40 times the bonus and deposit.

Vegas Technology online casinos offer the welcome bonus in the conventional form Some Vegas Technology casinos spread the bonus over multiple deposits. Golden Casino offers a single bonus of 100% of the initial deposit up to $555. The wagering requirements are 10 times. Millionaire Casino offers a maximum welcome bonus of $1,000 spread over three deposits but has a wagering requirement of 20 times.

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