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Understanding Casino Bonuses

Online Casinos offer players, new and returning, incentives to play - in the form of bonuses. The bonus structure varies widely depending on the type of casino. Microgaming Casinos offer a percentage or match deposit and some offer a no deposit casino bonus to their new players. When collecting a bonus at a Microgaming Casino, you are sometimes required to send an email to the casino with your purchase amount and they will manually add your bonus. In some Microgaming Casinos, your bonus is added instantly. With Playtech Casinos, you can collect percentage and match bonuses at the time of your first purchase and these are added immediately to your casino account. RTG has a system in place that is a little different from most of the other online casinos. RTG Casinos offers a lot of free casino cash with no deposit required and on top of that you can collect a really large purchase bonus, sometimes as much as 999% of your purchase. RTG Casinos give out bonus coupons that you redeem in the casino cashier by typing in the coupon code and selecting 'redeem' . Most of these are added instantly and in all cases you must enter the coupon code before you make your purchase. The casinos are very forgiving though, and if you get the order wrong and make the deposit first, just email or call their customer support and they will take care of it and give you the bonus manually. With Odds On and most other types of online casinos, their bonuses are handled similarly, make your purchase then email the casino to collect your casino bonus.

All online casinos require that you meet a minimum wagering requirement before requesting a cash out, when using bonuses. The wagering requirements vary greatly and can be as little as 4 times the amount of the purchase plus bonus, to 20 times the amount of the purchase plus bonus. For instance, if you deposit $100 and collect a $100 bonus, you may be required to wager 10 x $100 for your deposit, plus 10 x $100 for the bonus. Be sure to read all the terms and conditions for any casino you play at as most will restrict the games that you are allowed to play to meet your wagering requirements. These conditions are not always clear especially to the new player. If you have any questions, or can't locate the wagering requirements for a particular casino, don't hesitate to contact customer support and ask exactly what the terms are. If you wager on a game or games that are not allowed, you will not be allowed to cash out, and in some cases, your account balance will be zeroed out.

Cashing out when playing on a casino bonus also depends on the casino, but in general, after you've met the wagering requirements, you are free to cash out what is left in your account. In some cases, the casinos treat the bonus as a 'sticky' which means that you can not cash out the amount of the bonus, but are free to cash out anything above that amount.