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Make the most out of a Casino Bonus

The best sign up bonus offer isn’t always the highest one. To really make the most out of your visit at a bonus casino, you have to understand how online casino bonuses really work. In this article, we will explain a few important things regarding casino bonus.

Match bonuses

To collect an online casino bonus that is a match bonus, where the site matches a percentage of the amount you deposit, you will have to release your bonus through play on the site. This restriction on your bonus is designed so that you do not “take the money and run.” In other words, you can”t sign up with an online casino, only to immediately withdraw and spend the bonus money without ever using the site. How you will release your bonus depends on the game and site where you are playing.

Betting Multiples

For many online casinos, the amount you will have to wager to release your bonus money will be a multiple of the bonus amount, deposit amount or both. A wagering requirement of 10x(D+B) means you must wager ten times the amount of the bonus, plus the deposit you made to receive the bonus.

For example, if you deposited $100 with a 100 percent match bonus under the above formula, you would have to wager $2,000 to get your bonus released. If the formula were 10xB, you would only have to wager $1,000. Keep in mind you are not required to lose this amount, only to wager, win or lose. If you play $25 blackjack, you could earn your bonus (under the 10x B formula) by playing 40 hands, even if you won every single one of those hands.

Game requirements

In some cases you will have to play certain games to be able to release the bonus. Consequently, the casino bonus you signed up for might actually be a roulette bonus or a blackjack bonus. It’s always important to read the fine print before you sign up.

Online poker

In online poker, where the casino benefits by how many hands played, there is more likely to be a hand multiple requirement. That is to say, you may have to play 10xB in number of hands, rather than actual dollars. If you are trying to earn a $100 online poker bonus, you would have to play 1000 hands.

If you are a tournament player, you might be required to earn a certain number of points, which you would receive based on the entry fee of the tournament. You would earn these points the same way you earn player points, which accumulate with continued play on a site that can be utilized for poker specialty items, or even to play tournaments for free.

Remember that there is often a time limit on releasing bonuses, so if you notice that it has been a long time since you requested the bonus money, you may want to step up your playing pace to make sure the bonus is not lost.