I looked into 8 types of casino bonuses. Here's what I found

[Yablee0]

Casinos wont stop making bonuses difficult for players. Whether its a rake back bonus, sign up bonuses, race, and many more. The requirement to fulfill to profit from these bonuses are almost impossible.

One thing we must accept in most of this offers is that casinos wouldn't set up something that may probably affect their business or maybe make them fall in lost. they will always have their own interest in mind before yours and some players hasn't noticed it. Perhaps, we haven't known that Bonus isn't for free even though it sometimes sounds good and attractive, it's most used to bring players attention to a particular casinos then afterwards they show you what they're really made of. However, I don't patronize bonuses because I know most of them isn't what the claim to be. Once their requirements is way high, I simply walk away.

[Yorubek]

I think bonuses for me are a total waste of time, because there’s actually no way I can be able to make my money back through them. If the casino is serious about compensating me for my losses, then they can at least send back half of my losses back into my account, but if they can’t do that, then they should keep their bonus, because in reality, the bonuses ain’t actually to compensate you, but to actually give you a reason to play more even if you’ve already lost a lot.

You certainly made a logical point, casinos never want you to profit from gambling. Their main goal is to make you spend more money by gambling for a long time bet more money and as a result you will lose money financially which will make the casino profit. Casinos do not give bonuses to help gamblers. Their main goal is to attract you with bonuses so that you gamble more and lose again. I do not annoyed with casino bonuses and do not waste extra time because there is more chance of losing money than winning, so I feel comfortable gambling normally by following the rules.

[Woodie]

Traditional deposit bonuses are the best especially if you can find low wagering requirements to no wagering at all, but these should be taken with a precaution because this is where you find casino's/sportsbooks using the bonus abuse excuse to not pay player's..if you go this route don't over deposit big amounts!!

[Josefjix]

Traditional deposit bonuses are the best especially if you can find low wagering requirements to no wagering at all, but these should be taken with a precaution because this is where you find casino's/sportsbooks using the bonus abuse excuse to not pay player's..if you go this route don't over deposit big amounts!!

I think no wagering requirement casinos don't usually try to punish players that much, what they are after is deposit and winnings protocols, if you deposit rightly and play smoothly, you get your results. Such casinos doesn't always have a bias withdrawal though, they are straight because they don't fake bonus or lure lots of players into depositing by promising bonuses that seems good to be true.

[boyptc]

8. Revenue sharing: distribution of casino revenue

This can involve direct distributions, lotteries, staking rewards, or token buybacks and burns. But these mechanisms aren't equivalent. A token buyback doesn't guarantee income for holders or a higher token price.

Revenue sharing is worth examining, but I'd treat it as a separate economic model rather than just another player bonus.

I have invested into those casino tokens for this type of revenue sharing. I don't think it's worth it and it's sustainable for the side of the casinos.

You hold xx amount of tokens for the weekly/monthly revenue share and they'll paid it in their supported tokens. But you'll get more if you'll choose their native token.

It's a market based value so if their token is down in market value, you'll also be affected with that. In the end, the investor will still dump the native tokens for profit and the xx token that's being held is going nowhere but for sale when they've understood that it's no longer profitable in the long run.

Because if the revenue goes down and the casino can modify its revenue share and the % any time.

[Darker45]

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I have invested into those casino tokens for this type of revenue sharing. I don't think it's worth it and it's sustainable for the side of the casinos.

You hold xx amount of tokens for the weekly/monthly revenue share and they'll paid it in their supported tokens. But you'll get more if you'll choose their native token.

It's a market based value so if their token is down in market value, you'll also be affected with that. In the end, the investor will still dump the native tokens for profit and the xx token that's being held is going nowhere but for sale when they've understood that it's no longer profitable in the long run.

Because if the revenue goes down and the casino can modify its revenue share and the % any time.

I'm not sure if this is considered a bonus. For me, it's not.

If you're an investor or you have an investment in a casino's bankroll, what you get isn't bonus but a return to your investment. ROI isn't bonus. It's the revenue of your investment. There may be a bonus as well, but it should be in addition to what you should receive according to the contract or agreement.

I think bonus is more of a gift or a reward. It may be given to a player for being active or for betting bigger amounts or something else, but it's not something that's given in return to an investment.

[boyptc]

I'm not sure if this is considered a bonus. For me, it's not.

If you're an investor or you have an investment in a casino's bankroll, what you get isn't bonus but a return to your investment. ROI isn't bonus. It's the revenue of your investment. There may be a bonus as well, but it should be in addition to what you should receive according to the contract or agreement.

I think bonus is more of a gift or a reward. It may be given to a player for being active or for betting bigger amounts or something else, but it's not something that's given in return to an investment.

Yes, it's not and OP also indicated that it's a separate model.

There can be a bonus or incentives for the holders and that depends on the casino but, you're right.

However these casino bankroll investments are called, OP has included it to the types of bonuses he's said. Some surprising bonuses are also given depending on how generous these casinos where an investor has tokens too. Sometimes, it comes by through an email or codes to claim.

[xenomorfo]

Traditional deposit bonuses are the best especially if you can find low wagering requirements to no wagering at all, but these should be taken with a precaution because this is where you find casino's/sportsbooks using the bonus abuse excuse to not pay player's..if you go this route don't over deposit big amounts!!

Definitely in my opinion and I'll explain my point of view, when you give a deposit bonus you block a customer for as long as you have the money, so he will play for you.
On the other hand, with the bonus, if you think about it, the customer plays much more, so it's a double win.

[Outhue]

That rake back is a good one, atleast you get something back either you lose or win, but I understand why so many people are saying rake back makes sense when you have lost a lot of money which doesn't mount to anything, I don't like bonuses from casinos and it's not like I am expecting free money from them but they made every gamblers feel like they are getting into something good, it's just marketing I wish it looks like it from the start, many gamblers got deceived with bonuses.

[Cointxz]

4. Raffles: everyone is equal?

Raffles replace rankings with random selection.

Players typically earn tickets through wagering activity. For example, one ticket for every $500 wagered. Winners are then drawn from the eligible ticket pool.

Someone wagering $50,000 gets more tickets than someone wagering $500, but both can potentially win.

There are also paid lotteries, where tickets are purchased directly, and token-based lotteries, where holding or staking tokens provides entries.

Here's the math: if you own 10 tickets out of 100,000, your chance of winning a single draw is 0.01%.

Without provably fair proofs, we're essentially trusting the operator's announcement.

I like the question mark use on the raffle being equal since it’s always subjective depending on how the casino draw winners and raffle mechanics on acquiring tickets.

I don’t believe in equal winning chances if tickets can be accumulated through a certain wagering amount equal to 1 ticket since whale players dominate this event. I like the raffle that each player only has 1 ticket after completing the requirements instead of accumulating type.

Also, the draw is the biggest questionable on this bonus because the winners sometimes a bot account.

[Davidvictorson]

Isn’t free spins a type of casino bonus?
Of all the bonus is the OP listed the one I have enjoyed the most and loved the most is free spins.
This is because it is as transparent as can be. There is no deposit requirement or anything you know your 20 free spins is 20. And you may get lucky at least 45% of the time. I am speaking from as someone who has enjoyed few wins from casino free spins and have put that money to good use.

[Royal Cap]

To be honest, before reading your post, I didn't even know that there are so many types of bonuses.  However, I don't think that regular gamblers get so many bonuses except whales. For those like me who gamble less, I think cashback and rakeback are perfect. However, I am not 100% sure about rakeback whether there is any wagering requirement in its cashback. However, what is basically cashback does not have any wagering requirement.
That is, as you have given the example, if someone gets $ 40 cashback, he can withdraw it instantly. Moreover, the rest bonuses is actually beyond our means. That is, small players may not get the remaining bonuses from number three to eight. But yes, if someone is actively in the chat, they can get Rain bonus.

[Grace333]

Bonuses are basically the foundation for getting players to come back. It works the same way in almost every industry: as an example online RPGs use daily rewards and login bonuses to keep people returning.
Most people respond to that kind of incentive so the platforms that skip it usually lose players to the ones that offer it.

Bonuses are the main reason why a lot of players gamble, even though a lot of people see it as a trap, I think that it's just the mindset that they have. But like you said, it's what keeps a lot of players coming back and the casinos use this as their number one strategy to keep the business running. A lot of casinos lose players simply because they don't really give out the bonus offers that they advertise and for some casinos players make series of deposits expecting a free bet but they end up getting nothing.

[Su-asa]

A $1 million jackpot means very little without knowing your actual probability of winning it.

Every high player or low wagerer will find this $1 million reward attractive, but unfortunately no one knows whether they will be lucky enough to win it, or when the jackpot will even hit anyone's account, but they keep chasing it, and the casino keeps making more money. Imagine, for a fact, that 3 million players are chasing a $ 1 million jackpot that will only hit a single player's account; the casino makes more money while giving a single player a penny (and probably the player might have wagered more than that amount or not).

What I'm trying to say here is that players shouldn't see that as a big win because there might be some conditions attached to the jackpot; even though you luckily hit the jackpot, you might not withdraw immediately because a wagering requirement might be involved in its terms. And same thing goes to few other casino's (hidden terms and conditions attached to jackpot and bonuses but players chase them because the conditions are not visible). Honestly, if casinos were really transparent with conditions attached to bonuses or jackpots, most players wouldn't bother to chase them because, after everything, it might not worth their time at all.

[DiMarxist]

Preferably, I like rakeback and cashback but I am open to any kind of bonus despite how hard it can be to pass the requirement of some bonus like the no deposit bonus, I still like to try my luck and sometimes I could be lucky to get a good reward irrespective of the bonus type. Maybe I am not so aware of this but to be able to get a raffle and race bonus depends on luck since every participant have their respective luck based on random selection, so I don't get it so often but rakeback, cashback, deposit and non deposit bonus is very common for me to get, winning is the problem.

A no deposit bonus is quite cool and it's mostly attractive based on the fact that players don't need to make any deposit to place their bets. Every gambler has their preference, some prefer bonuses but personally I don't think I'm going to go with bonuses if the wagering requirements is difficult, it's not really worth it, this is reason why I prefer cashback because I get to save some of my deposits, besides having bonuses doesn't really mean that there is a guarantee of winning, at the end of the day you still need to get lucky which might be difficult depending on how hard the wagering requirement might be.

[KiaKia]

Everyone has their different preferences but I am someone who wouldn't go after any bonuses if the requirements are too hard, I will pass them for another or won't look into them at all.

It's really not a must to go after bonuses but I can't say no to freespins, rake back and meaningful deposit bonuses that I have encountered in the past, the requirement should be mid not hard.

[Muba20]

Curious what others here think:
Do you prefer predictable rewards like rakeback and cashback, or do races, raffles, and jackpots offer more value in your experience?

Difficulty in terms and conditions of bonus means not getting the bonus which is good advantage for the gambling platform. If the bonuses are simple and achievable, then I am definitely willing to get that bonus. I often get Rakeback and Cashback bonuses. Both of these seem achievable bonuses to me. Other bonuses are difficult for me to get and if there are difficult conditions, then I am not attracted to those bonuses, especially if there is a big wagering requirement. In the case of Raffles draws, I have tried it before, if there is no luck, then it is not possible to get that bonus either. That is why Rakeback and Cashback seem very easy to me.

[alegotardo]

Do you prefer predictable rewards like rakeback and cashback, or do races, raffles, and jackpots offer more value in your experience?

I've never really chased bonuses that much, but in terms of preference, I would say that prefer rakeback and cashback because they are more "predictable" reward, they offer what I consider a more consistent return and allow me to have a better idea of how I can get a return from them in the long run.
I like being rewarded more for my activity at a casino (I am very loyal to the casinos I play at), regardless of whether I am participating in a specific promotion or depending on the luck of a draw.

But that is because I am more conservator... I think someone who enjoys excitement and is more competitive will prefer other benefits that make the whole bonus experience more "interesting". The good thing is that casinos have evolved quite a bit in this regard. There are bonuses for all kinds of players.

[Orpichukwu]

Casinos wont stop making bonuses difficult for players. Whether its a rake back bonus, sign up bonuses, race, and many more. The requirement to fulfill to profit from these bonuses are almost impossible.

They also don’t need to make it easy on the other hand before it gets abused and claimed by players who will only come for the bonus, but if you are not chasing the bonus and are just going about your regular playing life spending what is budgeted, you can still enjoy the rakeback and cashback feature for casinos which have them, and the wager is not always as high as it is for deposit bonuses.

[tbterryboy]

That rake back is a good one, atleast you get something back either you lose or win, but I understand why so many people are saying rake back makes sense when you have lost a lot of money which doesn't mount to anything, I don't like bonuses from casinos and it's not like I am expecting free money from them but they made every gamblers feel like they are getting into something good, it's just marketing I wish it looks like it from the start, many gamblers got deceived with bonuses.

After reading OP and checking the ratio of bonuses, most are not giving enough to gamblers, still it's good they are giving back to them for entertainment purposes because there are many of those needs; these bonuses for staying alive on sites and having entertainment with these many are giving chatbox rains because the main target is always having more active gamblers on site and generating revenue for moving the business forward.

Recently few casinos change their policies and encourage gamblers with bonuses without giving enough tasks to have a withdrawal because competition is already increased and people are looking for switching casinos where need not have more hassles but let them to have quick results.