Casino bonus: what actually works now?

[TheUltraElite]

One of the biggest reasons for giving bonuses is to attract everyone to the casino and to make all those who are not addicted to gambling addicted to gambling.

Its a method to market the casino, hence people should be careful about it. At one time maybe casinos were giving out money at very low thresholds and leaving the users to farm bonuses - but those freeloader days are over now and without wagering or spending money dont expect big bonuses to come it.

Better to play as you want and stop when it becomes bad. Otherwise one will run the risk of getting addicted and eventually it will follow the same fate of any other gambler.

Keep aside money for gambling every month and you should be safe, dont run after bonuses.

[bakasabo]

Imo the casino bonus that might actually work both for gambler and casino a small free sports bets. Size of the bet should be so low (but with odds not less than 2.00 for example), that for gambler to be able to withdraw the money, he must make a series of victories. Such promotion wont look useless because there is no impossible wagering requirement. Gambler might win, but casino should risk with something also. Besides not every gambler is able to correctly predict number of predictions in a row. The more successful gambler is, the more chances are that he will return if he withdraw. Only issue for casino are those who try abuse with several accounts.

[KiaKia]

Here is my advice, you will either take it or leave it, deposit what you can afford to lose on any online casino of your type and focus on trying to luck while ignoring all bonuses adverts and shilling that comes your way.

95% of the time bonuses aren't worth it, I don't expect many people to this advice but it's still the best method, bonuses drags you into reckless way of gambling, and it's not even straightforward.

You are asked to do some tasks to actually be able to use the bonuses after they mentioned that it's yours or you won it, it's a mind trick thats been played on gamblers.

[Africolo]

If a casino gives you no deposit bonus, then whatever condition they give is fair because its a free money, no risk to you. Most of the free bonuses I have seen come with conditions that are very difficult to meet but like I said, it cost you nothing so it should not be a big deal for you. It is up to you to use them  or ignore just like I do with some of such bonuses that I consider waste of my precious time.

What I don't like putting difficult conditions on bonuses that come deposit or wagerred amount. These bonuses should not be impossible to redeem beause they are not just given free but are rewards for efforts and contribution to the casino.

This is outright true, when you are given a no deposit bonus, players shouldn't depend on it because we don't actually have anything to risk or loose as the money doesn't belong to us, but we all know how humans behave which is us having so much greed that we will want to do everything and be desperate about the bonus that is being given. Mostimes the bonuses are unreal and it's just a way to lure players to using that particular platform for gambling.

Bonuses are rewards for hardworks no doubt but the conditions attached to it before it can be given is too difficult for the players to even get access to, like you have said the bonus are optional to be accepted by the players as it not mandatory for everyone, it's only by choice either to be used by the players or not.

[Kavelj22]

I read other comments from members here on this forum which seem to have a point and justification, like giving bonuses to newbies who enter a casino.

Which has very generous welcome bonuses but behind it is the high wagering requirement before you can withdraw if you ever win a big amount,
so it's better not to receive any bonus at all.

It's like a joke. You have a huge bonus but impossible to get anything out of it. The highly exaggerated wagering requirement is what makes it a "wish" to get a bonus, not a real bonus. Either for newcomers or for long established players, it is a waste of time to rely on those welcome bonus to make some profit. I have never heard someone win a good money from the bonus.

At the same time, I find it reasonable for a casino to enforce that high wagering requirement. Otherwise, everybody will join the casino just for to try the bonus, and it will become easier to abuse the bonus. The casino might find itself paying winnings without benefiting anything.

[pawanjain]

That's true. Back in the early days there used to be several site that offered free money for playing on their site.
Handsome deposit bonus, initial free money, free spins that actually gave free money etc.. were some of the benefits that we used to get back in those days.
These days there are no such options probably because of the site abuse that some people do to make money out of such promotions.
Free money has literally become a myth.

[fredericktaylor]

Generally, casinos offering free bonus comes with a lot of condition as usual. Talking about when casinos don’t mind the benefit in return after offering a bonus is kind of strange, ever since casinos do double wagering requirement after a deposit bonus, free spins, free bets. Bonuses comes with much condition so from my view I don’t consider a free bonus as free anymore. If bonuses are so stressful, as many complain, why not just focus on normal deposits and betting? this is not the first complaint made about casino bonuses, and people are finally figuring out no casino will create a huge free offer without expecting something in return.

You are absolutely right because if we have to meet many conditions to get the bonus and if we have to use our money to receive their bonus and fulfill their conditions to get the bonus then it is not really free it is very difficult to accept because if we do not meet some conditions they will exclude us from claiming the bonus. I always believe that nothing is free anymore because everyone has become so clever now.

If you cannot complete the conditions that the casino asks you to complete in time and correctly to withdraw the bonus, then you will not be able to withdraw the bonus. The more you bet in the greed of getting the bonus, the more you will face financial losses, as a result the casino will profit, you will never be able to withdraw money for free, if you think that the casino is giving you free money, then you are completely wrong, to withdraw the bonus money you will have to spend more money than usual and if you complete the casinos conditions, then you will be able to withdraw the bonus money, so first observe the bonus conditions carefully and then make a decision, do not be aggressive for the bonus without understanding anything, this will increase the amount of financial losses.

[xenomorfo]

Obviously, but players with self-control are those who play to pass the time and not to make money. Winning at gambling, sorry if i tell you, is very difficult because obviously casinos cannot operate at a loss. It seems obvious to me, right?

There will always be people who say "I cracked the system and now I'll win all the money". Usually it ends the way the casino planned..

Impossible, casinos know well what they are doing, after all they "work" in the sector, like bookmakers for example.
I really don't think they get fooled easily, if it happens it can only happen once and for limited cases but then they recover great.

[NewRevelation]

Most casino bonuses are pretty trash TBH. Like you said x20+ wager requirements and max bet limits that make it super hard to complete, then it's tied to a max cashout. Honestly the best way to play is to just deposit and screw taking a bonus. I'll take a bonus to try a casino out knowing I will lose my little depo, but if I am depositing $100 or more I would rather just rely on my own luck and money.

You can look around the games & rounds section here on the forum and see some of the bonuses casinos are offering.

Exactly what I had in mind. There bonuses and offers are nothing sincerely. What is the essence of the bonus when they still subject you on how to use it and also the withdrawal patterns. Aren't bonuses free anymore? If it's bonus, then I should be in charge. It's just so unfair for me.

So I would rather stick to depositing, and then, try little games and see how it works. Anyone trying to understand and get familiarized, a little deposit will do, at least, at that point, you are in charge. You decide how to use the money, and eventually, if you are lucky within your first try, you take full charge of it.

[BitBakerr1]

Most of these are just marketing tactics used by casinos. There's no need to spend too much time chasing bonuses. Behind every bonus and promotion, there's a system designed to protect the casino's interests, so the odds of customers actually coming out ahead are slim. Don't waste too much of your time or money on these offers. Play your game and then close the screen.

It’s not just most of the bonus, but I consider all bonus offers to be promotional tactics, nothing far from that, and those who actually think the casino is doing them a favour and continuously running after bonuses will be losing money instead of claiming any actual reward because the system is built to always favour the house, leaving few members among the masses.

It is true that casinos bring out bonus so that they can actually benefit more from it and the way they benefit from it is by getting players to come to there casino and play. I think this is the major reason why casinos introduced bonus.

You are sounding as if people don’t make money from the bonus they give, there are people who are very good in gambling and they make money from the bonus that casinos give, no matter the requirement that is put before you withdraw the money, some gamblers take their time to pass those requirements and withdraw.

[sompitonov]

It is true that casinos bring out bonus so that they can actually benefit more from it and the way they benefit from it is by getting players to come to there casino and play. I think this is the major reason why casinos introduced bonus.

You are sounding as if people don’t make money from the bonus they give, there are people who are very good in gambling and they make money from the bonus that casinos give, no matter the requirement that is put before you withdraw the money, some gamblers take their time to pass those requirements and withdraw.

I think things were much better in the past, because it was easy for a player to get what was essentially real money just by making a first deposit the wagering requirements were often super minimal, making it all very straightforward. Nowadays, casinos have become savvier, they realize that some players might aggressively exploit this system to make a profit. Naturally, casinos are going to protect their own funds after all, they didn’t design these bonuses with the intention of letting clever players drain their reserves.

[I_Anime]

Most casino bonuses are pretty trash TBH. Like you said x20+ wager requirements and max bet limits that make it super hard to complete, then it's tied to a max cashout. Honestly the best way to play is to just deposit and screw taking a bonus. I'll take a bonus to try a casino out knowing I will lose my little depo, but if I am depositing $100 or more I would rather just rely on my own luck and money.

You can look around the games & rounds section here on the forum and see some of the bonuses casinos are offering.

I think that’s just better . Than relying on a bonus that’s seems impossible to complete , that’s why I usually ignore their offers . Something’s I find annoying when come to casino bonus are their high wagering requirements,  withdrawal restrictions, cause some casinos are fond of preventing one from withdrawing bonus funds or winnings until they meet a specific threshold, and also come with deadlines which may even lead to irresponsible gambling habits just to meet up cause of the deadline. Best to try and use your deposited amount to gamble at your on pace.

[B2Z]

I have seen many gamblers who have opened accounts on different casino sites just for bonuses and they have deposited money in each account themselves to receive the bonuses. Such bonuses cannot be withdrawn directly but rather the money from the bonus can be used to gamble. Again, some bonuses have certain tasks to be completed, including multiple bets or depositing money, and to fulfill these, the gambler has to deposit money on all these sites and many times gamblers lose their deposited money along with the bonus while gambling. This is a strategy of gambling companies, in many cases it happens that they are not interested in depositing money due to not giving bonuses, but if they give bonuses, they deposit. Basically, this mind game gambling companies usually play with users so that users gamble regularly on their casino sites.

I realised that opening accounts in different casinos for the purpose of bonuses is a complete waste of time. Players who do that end up wasting opportunities they would have used to make real money. There are times players reaches 10x wagering requirements before they fail in trying to convert bonus to real money. Imagine if they were gaming with real money, 10x wager would have given them multiples of their deposits which is huge profits. I prefer making small deposit and growing it to chasing bonuses.

For example, this condition will be such for gamblers that if gamblers get a $100 bonus after registering on a casino site, then they will have to bet $1,000 to receive that $100 bonus. Even after giving such conditions, many gamblers gamble with ten times the money just to complete their task. Now the thing is that casino sites give them this task, but gamblers are not always successful in completing this task. For example, after they start gambling, they lose money due to some wrong decisions, so they cannot withdraw the bonus money and in the middle they lose more of their own pocket money.

So I think gamblers should conduct normal gambling without chasing such bonuses, but that is within their own means and understanding their position.