No welcome bonus at the start. Is it still a go for casino for you?

[swogerino]

I wouldn't skip a casino just because there's no welcome bonus. Look at sportbet.one for example, they offer 125% but the casino wagering is 35x and you only get 7 days to clear it.

I'd rather have no bonus and decent terms than a big one that's hard to actually use.

If they allow dice as a game there and also display currency in ARS or VND you can clear 35x in a really easy way. If they don't allow dice then this become mission impossible in the seven days time you are given to clear out such requirements. You can only do if you play with all your balance at stake buying the bonuses in slot machines and hope that you keep winning enough to clear that requirement which is almost impossible still. I would stay away from casinos that decide which game to count for their bonus wagering requirements.

[Akaenyi]

Welcome bonuses are what they are, they are used to welcome or entice new gamblers to register with them and claim the bonuses, the bonuses are more of a competition for casinos to get the patronage of gamblers who likes to register because of bonuses. But most experienced gamblers are not quite moved by bonuses because they know that there are requirements that follows the bonuses so they can take it but it is not a major reason for them to register. For example I cannot register in a casino that have negative ratings no matter the juicy bonuses that they offer, I will rather register and deposit with my money knowing that I won't be scammed by the casino.

[Fiasem20]

So what's for you ,fellas, are welcome bonuses actually a reason to choose a project or it is just something we expect by default now?

Would you choose a brand new casino with no welcome offer at all? or is that an instant skip for you?

Firstly,I won’t sign up in a new casino because of the welcome bonuses they offer,if I am not interested in signing up in their site welcome bonuses wouldn’t trigger me to sign up. Don’t get blinded by welcome bonuses and ignore the important things to consider before choosing a casino.There are some complications that comes with bonuses for instance winning with a bonus might trigger the casino to request for your KYC,after submitting your KYC they might delay your withdrawal and come up silly excuses and they might even send you an email that you violated their terms knowing quite well that you didn't and at the end of the day they would cancel your withdrawal. Though not all casinos act in that manner, but it isn't advised to chase after welcome bonuses and ignore the reputation of the casino.

[Awaklara]

Would you choose a brand new casino with no welcome offer at all? or is that an instant skip for you?

I am not someone who chases bonuses from new casinos. But I do not deny that the bonuses offered by casinos are indeed an attraction for gamblers to register. Of course, reasonable bonuses are important because some gamblers will only think of trying out a new casino.
Free spins or free balance, even if small, will be good for gamblers to try a new casino. I never think about first deposit bonuses with difficult requirements. Seeing a new casino, of course our thoughts are just to try the casino and try our luck.

[Hewlet]

After checking out a few new projects, the question stands out - would you even bother trying a new operator if it offered NOTHING for signing up and first dep?

From a player point of view, considering that there are different options available to choose from most of which gives you access to bonuses while still reputable, it is hard to choose a casino that does not give any form of bonus to beginners. sometimes the bonuses are what you use in testing how the casino works and if you are okay with it, you can proceed to make a personal deposit. the competition is already much and as a casino, it is not even wise for you to through away a catching point that can at least attract people to you.

If options were not much, then players can just randomly start using a particular casino but with a lot of options, you have to give incentive to most players before they will even give you a try.

[tsaroz]

I signup on a casino for two reasons the first one is bonus. Large bonus means you get have more bets than what money you have deposited.
The second reason are odds or the availability of specific bets. If I find some bets that are better than other in odds or they provide some specific games and different thing to bet, I do register without looking what bonus they are offering. Having bonus on top of it would be cherry on top.
I don't just sign up watching attractive ads or flashy slots. I mostly stick to my regular few casinos and it's hard for me to sign up and start using a new casino.

[leea-1334]

I have never once in my life taken deposit bonus because of ridiculous wager reqs and these days,,, even worse because only slots count for 100% of wager. I think only fiat bookies have good deposit bonus and that is only for sports and only for countries I am not eligible for   So no, good casinos is good withdrawals, no fuss,,, no KYC. I do not care about welcome bonus.

[Elainebue]

a new casino with no bonus has to give ppl a pretty good reason to switch from somewhere they already trust

[sotelorene]

Casinos that do not offer a casino bonus are just like competing to lose.

What's the reason for running a business if they cannot keep up with the competition, so I believe even small casinos should still have a welcome bonus, in fact I believe they should offer more aggressive bonuses and promotions so they can attract more gamblers.

I will skip them although i normally don't avail the welcome bonus.

It may look unserious if new Casino that is looking for customers doesn't give welcome bonus to their customers because some people I mean some gamblers are so interested in bonus but personally, I don't give a shit about bonus because some will give you criteria and task you can not be able to meet so the bonus won't be useful to you. What I am always interested and concerned about is to know if the Casino is genuine, if there withdrawal is fast and if they have some interesting options so I don't care about bonus but bonus can be a bait to some gamblers.

[qurbanshah02]

I will not support the presence or absence of bonuses but I will say that if there is a bonus and there is a risk, then you should go there or not. Bonus does not mean anything but reputation and security means more. Even if there is a bonus and if a casino goes, its amount will be lost and if a casino does not have a bonus and people do not go towards them, they are losing the security or trust casino compared to the bad casino with bonuses, not according to my thinking or opinion. But I think so because I do not go to the casino so I think about it so if you are more anxious for the bonus or want to get it, it will affect your money more. I do not advise going to both the bonus and non-bonus casinos it depends on you that you will gain experience from it yourself.

[salad daging]

I don't even bother looking at the bonus but from the wider perspective of the market the bonuses such as welcome bonuses are very important because it attracts new players so a casino wants to successd should have them with certain limits if they want to save their bankroll from getting ripped.

Having a welcome bonus is very good, it can increase the traffic of the website. Another important thing is that if 100 people are given the bonus, the damn site will have the terms and conditions that will not make up to 5 among the gamblers to be able to fulfill the requirements needed to withdraw the money generated from the bonus because most gamblers would have lost the money before fulfilling the requirements. Bonuses are very imoort for new gambling sites.

If there is no bonus on offer, then there will be no new customers who enter the casino, because the welcome bonus is always tempting especially with 100% to 300% players can get, keep in mind that with high wagering requirements - at least 20x max can be more 40x.

But some players are welcome bonus hunters, I don't know if they like the program, while I myself rarely take bonuses from because with high requirements even more are canceled than taken.

[Out of mind]

You should not only choose a bonus for gambling, but also look at how reliable the casino platform is and how good their rules and regulations are. Although we know that most casinos have a high welcome bonus for users to deposit money, users tend to enter more often. However, it is best to stay in a reputable casino, not just for the bonus. There are many casinos that offer huge bonuses but later create problems when withdrawing them, so it is important to choose a reliable casino platform for gambling. A casino can be thoroughly tested and verified, but very few people check this, most people enter casinos more to get their bonuses.

[m2017]

After checking out a few new projects, the question stands out - would you even bother trying a new operator if it offered NOTHING for signing up and first dep?

Why? Why switch from a familiar platform to something new without any "compelling" reasons to do so?

When almost every project is throwing welcome bonuses at you these days. Free spins, deposit matches, free bets, whatever.

This is because the casino market is heavily "overheated", and new casinos have to find ways to attract users, most of whom are already users of other casinos.

That it's starting to feel like we've gotten so used to getting free stuff that signing up without it almost seems useless and offensive

More often than not, these bonuses are far from free, and the conditions for obtaining them are usually quite different from what we might imagine, for instance, there may be limits on withdrawing funds.

But that's not all... if a new casino offers BETTER RTP,

How is this possible? Casino games are provided by third-party developers, and the casino cannot alter the RTP of these games.

no crazy wagers and solid games, is it enough for you?

Games are the same everywhere.

Personally I'd probably still give it a try if something about the brand, communication and the platform caught my attention. But then again.. why would I pick a completely new operator, trust it, with zero bonuses when established ones are literally paying me to join?

I’d only give it a chance in exchange for some veeery substantial bonuses for myself.

So what's for you ,fellas, are welcome bonuses actually a reason to choose a project or it is just something we expect by default now?

A welcome bonus might attract a gambler for a while, but can it keep them around?

As I mentioned earlier, a trend has emerged where casinos are compelled to offer bonuses to "lure away" customers. It’s a sort of "bonus race".

Would you choose a brand new casino with no welcome offer at all? or is that an instant skip for you?

I would ask myself: why should I do this? If I already have a familiar, tried-and-tested, and reliable casino, why bother trying something new and unknown? After all, this also entails certain risks (scam casinos haven’t disappeared). Besides, there won’t be any truly new games there (essentially, they’re all pretty much the same everywhere).

[Lontor]

There are many gamblers who don't look up to bonuses anymore because it's not easy like in the past to claim bonuses as your own, they put you in a discomfort zone all because of the bonuses .

Many gamblers will choose to look the other way when bonuses shows up, but at the same time this is something that many casinos are using to lure customers, so when it's something related to business they need to attract people.

This space is now full of competitors, if you choose to run a new online casino and you chose to not offer free bonuses you will get less customers than those that have bonuses available because there are alot more gamblers who still cares about bonuses.

[Zigabel]

Personally I'd probably still give it a try if something about the brand, communication and the platform caught my attention. But then again.. why would I pick a completely new operator, trust it, with zero bonuses when established ones are literally paying me to join?

So what's for you ,fellas, are welcome bonuses actually a reason to choose a project or it is just something we expect by default now?

Would you choose a brand new casino with no welcome offer at all? or is that an instant skip for you?

Welcome bonuses are nice perks for joining a casino or using their platforms, and most persons do like it when they get such perks for joining the casino but then it is important to consider the terms for which these bonuses are given. These terms are the reason why sometimes you should give a second taught to the bonuses before accepting them or seeing it as a reason for joining or using such platforms. Again, bonuses shouldn't be the sole reason for which you join a casino, they may have good bonuses and do not pay out in time or as expected, their payment process can also be too cumbersome, thereby making the bonuses literally not effective because you not been able to enjoy the benefit form such will not be reasonable enough.

[danherbias07]

I may try it.

There's nothing wrong with a new gambling site not offering deposit bonuses, and I think it should just be normal. Still, I already have one gambling site that I trust the most, and all their offers are enough for me. From the weekly and monthly bonuses to their rakeback and other promotions, it's all good. Plus, it's the reputation that I count the most. New gambling sites can be scary nowadays. They sometimes offer cool promotions, but it can be too good to be true and just a trap.

[Alex077]

Welcome bonuses are what they are, they are used to welcome or entice new gamblers to register with them and claim the bonuses, the bonuses are more of a competition for casinos to get the patronage of gamblers who likes to register because of bonuses. But most experienced gamblers are not quite moved by bonuses because they know that there are requirements that follows the bonuses so they can take it but it is not a major reason for them to register...

I agree that experienced gamblers care a lot more about a casino's reputation and getting their money out without problems than about welcome bonuses. Especially since most of these offers come with wagering requirements that are sometimes so difficult to meet that it's almost impossible to withdraw any real money.

But what's most interesting is that many casinos actively advertise huge welcome bonuses while saying almost nothing about how quickly and easily players can withdraw their money. In this case, a casino with smaller bonuses but fast payouts and clear rules is much more attractive than a platform promising a 200% deposit bonus but creating problems when it comes to withdrawals.

[Tungbulu]

I have never once in my life taken deposit bonus because of ridiculous wager reqs and these days,,, even worse because only slots count for 100% of wager. I think only fiat bookies have good deposit bonus and that is only for sports and only for countries I am not eligible for   So no, good casinos is good withdrawals, no fuss,,, no KYC. I do not care about welcome bonus.

One thing I don’t like about bonuses is that, they have a way of influencing people to gamble more than they originally intended to, simply because they need to meet the requirements attached to those bonuses. I know some people may say more time more fun, but I view it differently, there should be a set limit for gambling, not just in money, but equally in time, and exceeding those limits could mean deviating from from your original plans and strategy. And that’s one of the reasons I don’t see bonuses as much of an advantage.

[Alpha Marine]

I have used casinos that did not give me a welcome bonus, especially local casinos.
There is a popular casino that I have an account with, and I gamble there sometimes; they did not give me a welcome bonus, and I couldn't care less, because I don't usually win shit with the bonus. I have taken my mind off welcome bonuses unless they have a 1x wagering requirement. I don't think players actually gain anything from welcome bonuses. It's just a marketing campaign that casinos use to win over new users.

While I personally don't care about bonuses, a large part of the gambling population does, so it would be stupid for a new casino not to have welcome bonuses and other promotions that attract players.
No matter how good your casino is and no matter how exceptional the services are, you will need players to play on the casino first before they can experience it, and welcome bonuses and other promotional bonuses are a good way to get new players in the door.

[MisFoxie]

Welcome bonuses are what they are, they are used to welcome or entice new gamblers to register with them and claim the bonuses, the bonuses are more of a competition for casinos to get the patronage of gamblers who likes to register because of bonuses. But most experienced gamblers are not quite moved by bonuses because they know that there are requirements that follows the bonuses so they can take it but it is not a major reason for them to register. For example I cannot register in a casino that have negative ratings no matter the juicy bonuses that they offer, I will rather register and deposit with my money knowing that I won't be scammed by the casino.

Most casinos have high wagering requirements for welcome bonuses which makes these bonuses completely useless. However there are some new casinos in the market that actually offer good welcome bonuses to newcomers, through which many people can make a profit. But the older ones don't easily offer good welcome bonuses.

You are absolutely right that experienced gamblers will never be moved by these welcome bonuses. Casinos that don't have good ratings should always be ignored. There are many good casinos in the market so why risk the funds?