Casino Promotions

An overview to casino promotions

Due to the low costs of running an online casino and the competitive nature of the industry, the vast majority of casinos are prepared to put their money towards casino promotions to sign up new customers. The typical sign up bonus is a £50 match (i.e. deposit £50 get another £50). To keep existing customers happy, some casinos also run monthly match bonuses of around £25, reward point schemes and competitions.

Of course there is no such thing as free money and there are always strings attached to casino promotions. Typically you should expect to meet a gambling quota of 30x the bonus before you can cash in their money (normally worded as 15x the deposit + bonus amount). Read more on bonus terms

Some of the best offers are 'Risk Free' bonuses, where the customer can gamble with the casino's bonus money and have the option of leaving before they risk their own (determined by the casino's terms & conditions).

Promotion tarts

Every casino is stung by 'promotion tarts' or 'bonus hunters' people who play only for the bonuses and never come back, because of this the terms & offers for casino promotions is getting worse rather than better.

Generally the bonuses are now getting smaller and/or coming with stricter terms & conditions, now some casinos will not allow bets on Blackjack count towards your wagering requirements virtually leaving only slots as the valid game for bonuses.

Future of casino promotions

We predict that the following casino promotions will be more prominent in the coming years:

No deposit bonuses - These typically offer a token amount say £10 for new players to open a real account. Realistically these are not worth a bonus hunter's time but it is enough to give a newbie a brief sample of the thrill of gambling so they will hopefully use their own money.

Loyalty/Rebate schemes - Very little effort have been given towards these schemes as they never had the impact of the massive sign up bonuses we have seen in the past. We can see a lot of potential in these such as a monthly 5-10% rebate on losses or amounts wagered (with wagering requirements of course).

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