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Quick question, on your first visit to a casino to play slots, you were offered a bonus reward as incentive for visiting, if you are given the option to either receive your rewards in form of free spins for you to try out your luck and maybe win more, or direct cash reward, which will you choose?

I will prefer to get direct cash rewards but at the same time those rewards should not be tied to any wagering requirements. Since it's a physical casino, means i can walk out of the casino with my cash.  :)
Wagering requirements are usually in online casinos. So if it was an online casino, i may have prefer free spins and tried my luck.

It'd projably depend on the site. If it's just a slots site then it'd make sense to give users free spins (you can probably pay less to give them more goes at them then too).

If it had other things like live/table games and you wanted to let them gamble on everything then I think cash makes more sense.

For me, it all depends on how lucrative bonuses provided by the casino and how long I play in this casino. If it is a new casino then I will choose money and if it is a casino like Cat Casino  then I will choose bonuses. Just because it's very profitable here with bonuses, I still withdraw money afterwards, but usually more than I could have withdrawn. But bad luck happens too, it's gambling.

Cash reward of course so that I can have an option to try different games using the cash reward. Free spin is only limited to a single slot game which is very hard to take profit especially when the free spin is just small. With cash reward, I can use it on sportsbook to bet on low odds bet to  guarantee my profit.

But all this welcome bonus has a wagering requirements which always be the major turn off to claim on any of this kind of bonus.

I vote for free spins because the direct cash promotion are only given for small amount money, while free spins usually we get 10x-20x depends on the casino. When playing slots I always happy when I get many scatter, so I can get free spins and if I'm very lucky I will hit another scatter that would make my spins will keep continue. Also based on my experience, I have better luck to play free spins promotion than the direct cash.

For being practical, I think direct deposit is best but having free spins that you don't have control over is fine too. The thing with free spins is that you still gambling when in fact you want someone to keep your rewards like money or something like cryptocurrency (e.g. Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc.)

I prefer both, be it a free spin or direct cash. But if the free spin will have more reward, I mean higher reward, I will prefer the free spin. Free spin can also get me luck and I may win more amount of money, but it can be other way too though.

But to be sincere, this is not what I can consider, even all reward I have been given before are either free spin or an amount that I can not withdrawal directly, that I would still have to bet with it and win up to certain amount before I can withdraw.

well as always i preferred to try my luck and assuming that i can win more without putting my own money on the platform. Lol actually when I'm newbie i used to do that and sad to say until now, where in i don't know why or maybe because it's not mine and its totally free? For short no regrets afterwards what will gonna happen on it, just the fact that at same time I'm enjoying the free money while gambling. No stress.  ;D

I would personally prefer free spins to try my luck on their site. I think that will be a good starting opportunity to try out the service that they could provide which will help me decide if I would stay on their site or not. I also like direct cash but I think free spins would be worth the risk for I won't be using my personal funds as a starting capital.

If it's a slot game I'll just choose free spins because I really hope I get luck without a big deposit to start the existing rounds
but cash can also be an alternative choice in other games
The point is that any introductory gift will definitely have its own impression on newcomers

You believe that in casinos especially slot games, based on luck.

Each gambling site varies and has different and same choices with players, not all gambling sites if you bet free spins, and deposits have absolute wins and luck.
• The first option, sometimes betting free spins can be doubled and vice versa.
• The second option, Deposit is also the same as the first option.

Bottom line: the luck of the day is on your side and the bad day is on your side.

I mean, these two things I definitely like, I will definitely choose both depending on the online gambling site I bet on, sometimes I've tried in slot games, using the free spins option I managed to win, I also happened to have been to the deposit option and lost.

For sure i would be choosing Free spins.Why? With those free spins then you could really potentially able to hit up possible big wins or considerable amounts but of course it wont really be an assurance.
Whereas you do receive cash rewards then expect it would really be just less and too small for you to mind off if ever you do tend to receive these things since they cant just give out significant amount
where people could really be that interested or be contented with those amounts and if you do tend to make betting out of those free money or cash then it would really be just not able to equal
on the thing you had get with those free spins.You could really just able to tell directly in between two on which one would give out those good chances on making money out of free things.

It depends but most likely I would love free spins if that number is relevant,for example 50-100 free spins in my favorite slot would be dearer to me much more than any cash related one.There are people who love cash but if I got cash I would get away thinking what if I could hit the maximum pay line in those free spins or what if I could hit the feature game more than once and during the feature to win big,that would hurt me inside and I know I would not be happy with the cash that is why I would always love free spins instead of cash rewards.

It's very unlikely that a casino will give you a direct cash reward, at least unless it's in coupon form or loaded on to a card that requires a "play through" amount to be redeemed first. In reality a new casino would love to see you get hooked and the vast majority of these free promotions are hoping to get you hooked before the money runs out. The sensible few will be the ones who capitalize on the money, potentially free drink(s) and walk out the casino with some money in their pocket. The losers are the ones who, when the freebie runs out, will start loading up their own cash and lose track of how much they have fed back in. They do make a great hook, say a group of friends walks in - some might win, others might lose more than they should and on balance the casino had the chance to empty someones bank account if they lost control.

I will also go for free spins, I mean it's like the norm for new casinos to give it's members a free spin to be able to test their slot games. Direct cash is good, but i doubt that fresh casinos will offer that for just visiting their site, and if yes then maybe it will be tied to some wagering bet before you can even cash it out. So I prefer free spins at least you can have the luxury of playing your games as your own phase and see how it goes for you.

Not really an easy question to answer, however since I play mostly for recreational purposes then it would make more sense for me to get the free spins, that way I do not have to worry about in which other gambling game to play and I can simply concentrate in obtaining the most fun that I can, however I could understand if someone else decided they preferred the cash reward as it is a more flexible option than the free spins.

I'll prefer to try my luck with free spins, although it could depend on how much free spins you will get, others offer like 10-20 spins but there are some casinos that offer less spins if I'm not mistaken.

And I think it's good promotion because once the player experience a new slot games on them, they will definitely started to deposit to continue playing and that is one reasons why casino offer free spins in the first place. To get you hook and lose more money.

Take an example from "Stake" casino.

I think is enough to get that kind of reward like "Stake" did, by the why "CHIPS" casino is doing a wheel reward while the reward can get 50-100$ for the maximum. I'm the one who get 50$, the spin is kinda realistic comparing to some casino who give a reward for the user (wheel spin).

I think it's better to choose the free spins because I think it's more fun. with the Bonus you get maybe you will get greater luck by winning the game and also if you lose you don't regret it because this defeat is just a bonus for you. but depending on the respective principles there are those who are more interested in accepting cash deposits. But in general the bonuses given are always in the form of free spins and even then the nominal is very small, so getting a win from the free spins bonus is very difficult to happen.

As mentioned earlier each one has its own set of advantages and disadvantages. There is no right answer; they're both great options. With that said, I prefer bonus credits. I can always spend that bonus money on slots if I want to.

Are you referring to an online casino or a physical casino?

In an online casino, as far as my experience is concerned playing here, I think there's no such thing as a casino that will offer direct cash rewards as an incentive for visiting. What mostly the case is, they will double your first investment as a welcome bonus for trying their site. Giving free spins however can be considered as a part of the incentive for the first visit.

In a physical casino, bonus chips and credit are the most usual bonus on the first visit. Not in the form of free spins or cash rewards.

When you are aiming for fun then those bonus free spins or credits would be ideal or much prefer and just like on what most people been saying on here that it would be good if they do able to enjoy and have those

higher chance on making money out of those free spins compared about on having a cash bonus and if its big then it would be considerable if someone would get this option either.

Its someones preference on what they would really be accepting as long they do decide nor prefer on this one but its not something to brag on since it would really be just small amounts.

There has to be a wagering requirement if its physical casinos if they reward you with the cash you can just bet half of it and pocket half of it, and that its free and easy money, and if people come to know it majority will choose cash I prefer cash if there's no string attach but if there is then I'll go for free spins, casinos should not go for direct cash rewards because it will be abuse free spins will motivate them to play in a hope of winning cash.

I think I would prefer direct cash as incentive although in my opinion most gamblers would prefer other option, as it would increase their chances. I think giving gamblers option to play games for free is literally the best incentive they can give. Gambler's mind is wired think that its best feeling to make money with unpaid game. But some gamblers like me may be just more into rewards than the game itself.

Free spins of course with the condition that I could use it on a provably fair slot. They will probably just give you peanuts so it would just be a waste if you would choose cash rewards. You'll be forced to use that cash to play anyway since the withdrawal fee could be higher than the reward hehe.

I would definitely choose to receive money, I say that because if I received a free spin I would keep playing and lose everything, so it wouldn't make any sense to choose a free spin when in the end I would still lose, in games that rely on luck we can never be confident of that we are going to win and we will make a profit, this is an illusion and mistake that we should not make at all, free spins encourage the person to play more and consequently the person will lose, I prefer the money, at least I will be able to do something other than play , because the game money I separate just to play, the bonus money and to do other things


the saddest part is that most people who choose free spins are confident that they will win the game. but they lose and get frustrated, but still they keep playing and losing, this is a cycle of many continuous losses, games that depend on luck always in the end just make the person lose


I really can't see how receiving money would be a disadvantage? the person with money can spend on other things that are not related to games, for games the person already has money to play. even because if the person creates an account at the casino and because they have separate money to play

For me, it depends but for the others, I don't know but maybe they would prefer the cash out or the free spins but I'm not that confident about of winning the free spins. It might lead to another lose if I would take the free spins but sometimes if I'm confident enough to win then I would take that free spins but most of the time I like the direct cash deposit.

I rarely get the direct cash deposit though since I'm not good at winning but of course it's fun to play.

This is what I was thinking also, if you chose cash, they may just give you very small amount.
So you may think of just choosing the free spins to play with your luck once more.
It depends on how much cash reward they are giving, if it is more than enough to withdraw, then maybe, I'll opt for cash.
But if not, just select the free spins. And just play again. Most of the time, the cash reward is very small you won't be encouraged to get it.

Direct cash reward is going to be more valuable for the gambler of course. But free spins are probably cheaper to provide for the casino, and yet they're still seen as something positive for the gambler.

So, if I was running a casino I would probably use free slots instead of direct cash reward. Specially since many gamblers will just try to trick the system and create multiple accounts for the free money, etc.

I'd prefer cash reward since that's what i've been usually picking on crypto casinos whenever there's a variety of rewards for me to choose from and I think it's just a better reward overall since you could use that cash to play other games if you suddenly change your mind. Back then I used to take the free spin since there's always a possibility that it could give you a better value but it still goes both ways so there's still a risk that you could get less than the value of the free spin.

I think cash is one of the best choices there is for gamblers because with cash, they can easily withdraw their winning funds without the hassle of going through some sort of exchanger. In addition, they wouldn't be craving for gambling more and more because their winnings is already in cash and they would have to go converting it again to crypto if the gambling platform or website they are using only accepts crypto as deposits.

However, if the gambler is continuously gambling and do not really plan to withdraw any of his winnings I guess this would be an inconvenience to them. Because winning cash prize means another form of transaction for them. Hence, a hassle on their part. I guess, it's really a matter of preference and on what type of gambler they are. Because they would feel different emotions depending on what purpose they are gambling for. They differ in reason: for entertainment or for profit purposes.

Free Spin. There is a chance for you to make it big when you get to have a free spin and at the same time, it's fairer to the casino that they wouldn't have send out funds unless you win of course. And I'd like to make it clearer that the coins you win can be withdrawn.

Looking at the Games and rounds forum, you can see they prefer to give away Free Bet like the threads for Multi-Master Challenge.

Thats a fair choice because free spins show how generous the casino is and how they treasure their regular players.

But mine would be the Rebates or the perks per roll/wager .


I love the Idea of  each gambling sites giving their bonuses and rewards because at one point this made us stay and loyal to each site that generously bringing rewards.

It is not really hard to choose one between the two options provided. Of course I would choose direct cash reward. If I need the money for something else I could decide not to play with it anymore and withdraw it later on or I could also use it for more spins. At least I have the option. But I doubt if there is this kind of feature. If there is, there are definitely conditions which would not allow you to simply withdraw these rewards. Rewards such as this are designed in such a way that it is not susceptible for abuses.

because the win came from the bonus I got then I will try my luck in another game. I have a little bit of confidence that is needed when gambling is self-confidence and self-control, if I immediately withdraw all my winnings then when I want to play I have to make a deposit again and it's a complete waste of time.

100% free spins. As much as I hate it, being given a direct cash deposit kind of gives me the idea that I can earn more money which may influence me rather negatively imo, free spins, on the other hand, is like something that's part of the game mechanic so I wouldn't be able to take it out and can only use it to actually get more possible rewards. Not to mention that cash rewards are probably rather small, like those you'd get from bonuses from online shopping and whatnot, not really worth it imo. I'd rather take the chances of me hitting it big than getting small rewards.

I prefer to receive a direct cash reward. Free spins cant guarantee a profit in return since slots are luck based games.
Chances to gain something will depend if you're lucky.

While in cash reward, I can choose what games I prefer to play, the one which I think I can be lucky.

I prefer to receive my rewards in the form of free spins because if I choose the reward as an incentive, the amount will not bigger as I want, so I think it will be better if I receive free spins.

But I rarely receive any incentive from the casino because I know that the incentive is for those who use much money to gamble and wager a lot of money. The last time I got an incentive was in the form of free spins but not much.

Both are very tempting, but it would be better to check every rule of the offer because rarely or maybe no one casino will provide a bonus offer without any wagering requirement.
I would prefer free spins but not to get more money but rather to be able to play longer because it is undeniable that playing slots is very fun and sometimes can always make players return to the casino to play.

Well, I think, depends on how much the prize is offered to us. but if the offer was from an online casino, I would prefer free spins over balance as a bonus. why this is so, almost all online casinos require one to complete the first spin mission, before one can actually withdraw money as a bonus incentive. 
but if it's like a live game with the house, we can accept cash and choose the game we like. and it makes more sense to me than opting for free spins.

I vote for Free Spins. The reason is simple: I can use the Free Spin rewards directly and do not need to wait until I have time to cash out the money. The other thing is I can have more chances to win the games, although I also had a chance not to get anything from the Free Spins. I see some players can get money from their Free Spins, so I think I can have the opportunity to get some money too. But I realize that needs more luckiest to win big like that players.

If I have the free option to choose my reward I would always go for the cash reward. Free spins is a limitation to slot games only and most casinos have a wide range of games. I think it's better to be able to choose freely which games you want use your bonus on. Having the option to choose casino rewards for a wider range of games is also good for new people on the casino, with it they can try out different games and see what the like the most. I remember last year in the December one casino had a christmas calender with rewards that was giving one free game every day. I really liked that feature because it was not only slot machine spins, but also also Roulette and BlackJack games.

It depends on the reward's terms and conditions, a reward can be in free spin, I will spin and no matter what I will make some profit from the free spins. There is nothing like cash reward, no gambling site will give you money that you will be able to withdraw directly, you will still have to use it to bet, it is not that different from free spin but you can be able to use the free money to bet on other games, but if free spin is easy, I consider it good and I can go for it too.

For me, it depends on how big the reward is. If the cash reward is more than what I brought to bet with, I would accept it and either leave or hang around weighing other options. If however, the cash reward isn't sufficient or as promising as free spins, I would accept my reward as free spins.

The question is, is there any terms behind the bonus such as wagering requirement? Also you need to say about the value of both free spins and the cash reward so it will be easier to choose. Lets say which one do you prefer between $50 cash reward or 50 free spins worth $0.5 each? Without such value and its term, it is confusing for me to choose which one I do prefer because I cant see which one is worth than the other one if you give no value of the bonus.

They both have benefits if I can receive the rewards. But it's always more important for me to deposit in cash compared to free spin, and I'm sure many gamblers will choose cash. Because when you cash there is an option to choose categories of games in slots or gambling games.

Apart from that, there are also requirements or condition for free spins that you must achieve according to my experience of playing on a gambling platform as a player. Although, all in all they are both tempting actually.

At this point I wish the bonus cash could be withdrawn directly without any terms and conditions requirements. Even then if it could be use for wagering or any others slot I will choose it . And I will select the spin when I see that the amount of the spin is more than the bonus money.

I am engaged in betting and moving from tier to tier I am offered a choice: cashback, freebet or free spins. I always choose cashback as this is a more universal solution and I myself choose how they can be used. Unfortunately, I am on low tiers, so I can’t say that this cashback is somehow felt, but even if I rise higher, I will only choose it because it is more profitable.

It's not that you have to time to cash out with those direct cash, you need to fulfill something before you can actually withdraw those and for sure you will just go along and play with it.

Compare to Free Spins wherein this is one of our favorite, just easy, when you received this reward, just go to your favorite slot machine and then go and play and hope that you will get a jackpot or bonus and just continue to play until you get busted or increased your winnings.

I think a lot of people will choose slots bonus games because the direct cash reward is likely to be very small, so it's better to spend it on slots games anyway. Even if a person chooses the cash reward, they will still spend it on casino games. That's why online casinos don't offer a choice, but simply give freespins or freebets.

I agree with you as the free spins are the hope that you can win more money than is offered in the cash reward. Everyone who comes to the casino has money but they lack excitement so changing the excitement for a small amount of cash rewards is not really appropriate. At least I would definitely choose free spins.

aren't free spins only allowed to be played on a certain type of slots? and if so a direct cash would be nice since I'd have more options to play on and I don't really care if it the direct cash has a wagering requirement too as long as I can use it on slots that I like. that being said, free spins are great too.

Casinos should just go for free spins, players will be tempted to pocket the cash if there is no wagering requirement, all the physical casinos I've visited only offer free spins, they never offer direct cash, the intention of the casinos is to make the visitors try their games and spend their own money if they like the features once they used up all their free spins, the free spins is to warm them not to temp them to pocket the money.

interesting results, pretty much balance with a bit more people voting for
Direct cash deposit

in the end I think it comes to this idea:
why are you gambling? to make money or just to play?

those who want just to play will be fine with the free rolls.

I'd prefer the cash rewards. It gives me the freedom to choose what game I want. I may have gone there for the slots but it could start to become boring or the feeling of luck not going on your side so I would pick another game to play with. The cash reward will help a lot for that deciding moment.
But I have never seen a casino that gives out cash for incentives or bonuses so I guess it won't really happen.

This is definitely sad for any person that prefers to look through typical economical point of view. But as I said gambler mindset is poisonously self confident. Losing isn't a thing gamblers in general think about. They always trust themselves and their luck. Casinos are aware of this and they exploit it. But I personally wouldn't continue to play if money handed to me was good amount.

I would personally prefer to receive my rewards via cash so I can use them in purchasing different things because if I will pick free spins, I might just lose all of them. As much as possible, I prefer taking profits and rewards right away than betting on them again because I always want assurance. If the site provides a good service, I will just deposit and bet using my allocated funds for betting.

I'm going to choose direct cash reward, the reason is simply because I can play many different games with cash reward while free spins are mostly limited to few slot games only.
Other reason is that cash reward give us clear/exact value while free spins will be based on the free spins result.
Of course there is a chance to get bigger amount from the free spins but there is also chance to get smaller amount or even worst get nothing from the free spins.
However I have to be honest that I will also consider to take free spins over cash reward depending on the spin value of the free spins and what games can be played with the free spins.

If indeed the casino provides these two options, of course the most relevant for me to choose is cash if indeed the prize has a large amount, because cash prizes are prizes that we definitely get without the need to bet again and certainly quite fun spending money it's at the poker table, but if indeed the cash prize is too small, maybe I'll go for the free spins and test my luck for a big prize or jackpot in the free spins.

Since you mentioned first visit to a casino, I would most likely pick free spins as the incentive for visiting. The reason behind such decision as it gives me a feel and an introduction to slots. This is solely considering that I am visiting the casino for the first time and I have no idea on what to expect on slots. The element of mystery and adventure still lurks which makes the game interesting as a whole.

But, my answer would be different if I am a seasoned gambler. I would rather prefer to take the cash instead of taking the free spins due to the element of risk in slots.

This is a question that I have often thought to myself about. The answer I always give to myself is if the reward is $60 and above, I would prefer to get it as direct cash. Otherwise, I do not mind trying my luck with free spins. I know that I may not be in control of the outcome but one thing I have observe from the times I have gotten free spins between $30 to $50 worth is that I always win almost the same amount back or higher.

Just want to point out that your poll should have a third option - "It depends, or don't know".

Yup, from my experience on crypto casinos whenever you pick free spins it could depend on the game they'll pick but the downside when picking the cash as the reward is that its value is slightly lower when compared to the free spins.

I'd say both since we can't avoid the expectations of making a bit of money when gambling while playing is the main factor.

It depends on the amount of the reward, if it's less than $50 I don't care, but if it's more than $50 I'd like to have no conditions since I can bet them on games where I feel comfortable betting in fact even though I'm not a frequent slots player I could bet on the slots that I want or like and not on an assigned one, if that were the case but according to OP it is any.

Yeah it will depend from the value of cash rewards, if it's good enough to use for your startup bankroll the chance of growing it might be decent while if it's not that much free spin will do, who knows you might be the lucky spinner to win good amount of rewards. Though just the same with your sentiments I'll go with what will give me better value, I understand that it's free and casino is doing their efforts to let you enjoy using their services, better to make a good use of it and try your luck to win more from that free stuff.

I would prefer the direct cash too instead of more spins. If I was to spend it anyway and they offered more spins than the value of the prize in cash, I would think more about it. Otherwise, for the same value, cash is better as it is more fungible and more liquid, you can exchange it seamlessly for another source of value.

I will choose cash prizes, with this I can do it for several games, especially games that I like and also have the skills to play them that I think will have a chance to win.
but freespins are also great to choose from when we don't want to bother thinking, and just sit back and relax, push buttons and hope for a jackpot or some other kind of luck.

If I'm receiving a bonus then I don't have to consider it as a free spin anymore because I have been entitled to it either from registrating.

But to the question proper, it depends on the amount that I am having as bonus. If it is big I might divide it to spin and cash out some but if it is small, I rather get it in cash. There is also that myth attached to wagering with your bonus that you may likely lose all. I have sometimes experienced this when I choose to try and double the little bonus I saw from a site but I don't know how true that myth is.

For those who are choosing cash rewards, it's obvious that it will have a requirements before you can withdraw it. It's impossible that a casino will give cash rewards that simply. That's why because of that, free spins is much better option as it will give us a more chance to win good amount instead of targeting the required wagered winning amount in order to make that cash reward withdrawable.

Cash rewards are also fixed and maybe not that decent. The effort to get those might not be worth the time and money. In free spins, we have the chance to hit a good multipliers for up to x999 or more depending on the slots feature. We can also trigger another free spins out from those free spins making our chances even better.

In casino marketing promotions, the bonus reward is a symbolic amount, very small, in order to attract new players (or old ones who have not played for a long time). Both of the options you suggested don't do any good for me and I would turn down bonus spins and direct money. And that's why. The number of free spins is given very little and the chance to hit the big jackpot is almost zero. Direct cash reward is given in a very small amount, not enough for withdrawal. After all, the casino doesn't want gamblers to just pick up and withdraw bonus rewards from the gaming site without getting involved in gambling and without spending their money. Both bonuses are not worth your time and are designed only to lure players to the casino in order to empty their pockets.

Whether  which way you would really make yourself involved with, you cant really avoid the fact that we would really still be needing to reach up that threshold or simply the wagering requirements which is in fact or true that we do mostly end up losing in the end of the line which means that it is really somewhat useless whatever type or form of bonus you would really be getting on because it would be impossible for a platform
on setting no requirement or totally free without having any rolling requirements.This isnt a charity but rather a business which it would be normal that they would be spending some money but it wont really be
that simple on getting it out yet it would be falling into the category of wrecking up their own business on having that way.

I prefer reward for direct cash deposits, because usually free spin reward will only win a little money and often lose, but doesn't it on direct cash. I think depend on the casino too and usually rarely use free spins without any deposit first, on the first visit there were indeed some casino that used free spins for reward but on average not many casino to apply this too.

I would choose a direct cash reward.  I pick that because having the reward as cash brings flexibility.  You can play slots with it, bet on sports, or withdraw. or even tip it to someone you are fond of in that online Casino.  Besides, having cash as a reward didn't miss the possible profit on free spins since you can always use the cash reward to play slots.  The only thing that can change my mind is when the spin reward is way more than the cash reward.

If I get such an opportunity I will choose free spins. Here my logic for choosing free spins is that since I am involved in gambling it is better to get gambling reward. It is also possible that I may be able to earn more with free spins than fixed rewards.

I don't play slots much so I'd choose a direct cash reward. I'd either withdraw it or choose to spend it on another casino game, preferably a card game.

Slots is one of the most biased games with high edge and low win rate. You must really love it if you'd prefer free spins than money that you can spend on whatever game you like.

Usually I play with the money that I plan to lose (especially in the case of slots) or increase it very much. Therefore, it is obvious that I will choose free spins, since free spins are just as much a win in the game as a cash win. So if I don't win a lot, I keep playing. I hope someday I will win and think about withdrawing funds, but this has not happened to me with slots.

Cash always.  So long as you don't need to bet x amount of dollars before you can pull it out.  Otherwise I'd take the spins, again with the idea of if you win you can immediately withdraw.  Goal is to get free money out if at all possible.

Same here. Always cash. I don't like slots but even if it was a cash reward for a game that I like I'd always take cash because it gives you more freedom and allows you to choose how and when you'll spend it. The only reason why I'd choose spins is if the spin reward value was much greater than cash. Otherwise cash is better. It even allows you to spend it at another casino if you feel like your luck in this one is running out.

^ Cash is good if you wanted to withdraw the bonus but if you want to gamble it back free spin would be better.
Possible or let's say there is a potential that you will win in a free spin but in cash, you will always think to withdraw the money that is why possible you will not gamble it just withdraw and keep the money. You will never know in a free spin you will become a millionaire once you will hit the jackpot prize.
So that is why I prefer the free spin though the majority is cash money.