Bonus Specials and Free Rewards from the Best Online Casinos

Here we outline the basics on the casino bonus specials that are offered by most online casinos. These bonuses are a form of marketing that may incur a cost, and therefore seen as being justifiable in order to attract a new player in the hopes of their returning to continue play.

Sign up bonuses whereby the casino would offer a percentage of your deposit back in order to give you a higher bankroll to play, is by far the most common of all bonuses. Sign up bonuses may also be spread between your 1st to up to as many as your 6th deposit.These like all other bonuses come with their own terms and conditions – ALL players are advised to always read the T&C’s prior to accepting any bonuses. If for any reason you are not happy with the terms, you are not obliged in any way to accept the bonus, and this will also in no way hamper your play.

Some Casinos offer different percentage bonuses for different games, and the terms associated with these particular bonuses are generally wagering requirements that are set out before you are able to make any withdrawal.

No deposit bonuses

This type of bonus is reletively new, and has become a popular form of bonus which is now a widely accepted type of bonus. These bonuses are used as acquisition tools by online casinos to attract new players. No deposit bonuses don’t always take the form of real cash, but rather giving the player the opportunity to try out the Casino and the software before making any deposit. These bonuses also fall within the Non-cashable bonuses.

Non-cashable bonuses also known as "sticky" or "phantom" bonuses forms a part of the player’s balance, but cannot be cashed out. The difference comes at cashout time. A phantom bonus disappears when the player cashes out, while the sticky bonus ‘sticks’ to the player’s account until it is lost.

Comp points

Comp points are points earned during play and can usually be exchanged for credit, prizes, or goods if the casino operates a store. The amount of cash given per wager is usually small and often varies with game selection. A casino might offer X amount of comp points for every R1 wagered on slots or X amount of comp points for every R10 wagered on another type of game such as Blackjack or Roulette. In return for these comp points you may be offered R1 for every 10 comp points. In addition online casinos may offer comps such as free tickets to online tournaments, or other special events that they hold from time to time.

Bonus disputes

A large portion of online casino disputes relate to bonuses. An example of player fraud is creating multiple accounts and using the accounts to claim a sign-up bonus several times. An example of casino fraud is changing terms of a bonus after a player has completed the wagering requirements, then requiring the player to meet the new bonus terms. Both of these forms of abuse is not acceptable, and in the case of the player defaulting, he/she will no doubt be banned from the Casino.