Important Information About Casino Bonuses
I am going to give you some information about casino bonuses and why you should be wary of accepting them. From the outside looking in, a bonus can seem very attractive and it seduces a lot of people into playing in online casinos.
When you land on an online casino website you’re usually granted with a flashing banner saying something on the lines of “Get $500 free with your first deposit”. These bonuses are so cleverly advertised that the vast majority of people believe that they are getting this money free of charge.
Thinking sensibly, is it actually possible that you will simply be given this money with no strings attached?. No they aren’t, these bonuses come with very strict requirements in order for you to get your hands on the bonus.
Usually when you give the casino your first deposit they will match it with a bonus, they usually give you up to $500. Sadly you cant then go and cash it out, you have to use it to bet with and meet whatever wagering requirements there are.
Normally, the amount you have to bet is 4o times more than what is given to you by the casino. Therefore, if you are only given a bonus of $200, you will then have to go and bet $8000 simply just to cash this out. With this in mind the bonus suddenly doesn’t sound very attractive does it?.
Sadly things go even more downhill from this point, as the wagering requirements are not included if you would like to play roulette or blackjack. This is because roulette and blackjack can be played using safe bets, and these in turn could be used to easily increase the wagering requirements total.
If you try and withdraw money before completing the wagering requirements the casino will take the bonus off you and class your withdrawal as void. In my opinion it’s a big scam, the casinos give you bonuses to tie you in, not to be kind.
There are other requirements that you also need to meet, including playing on slot machines and games such as this which have a very low win rate. So to conclude, do not accept these bonuses, they really aren’t worth bothering with at all.