Types of Online Casino Bonuses

What are Online Casino Bonuses?

Online casino bonuses are the promotional rewards in the form of bonus money, free spins, or cashback offered by online casinos to attract new players and reward regular customers. These bonuses include welcome bonuses for new players, loyalty programs for VIP players, and reload bonuses for regular players.

What are the types of online casino bonuses?

The types of online casino bonuses include welcome bonuses, no-deposit bonuses, reload bonuses, payment method bonuses, loyalty program bonuses, referral bonuses, and free spins. These bonuses make the gaming experience risk-free by offering cashback and free spins that come with wagering requirements, time limits, and minimum deposits.

The types of online casino bonuses are discussed below.

Welcome Bonuses

Welcome bonuses, also called first-deposit bonuses, sign-up bonuses, and new player bonuses, are the initial bonuses offered to new players when they sign up at online casinos. These welcome bonuses include free spins, cashbacks, and match-ups that come with lenient terms and conditions. The best welcome bonuses are offered by BetMGM, Pub Casino, Mr Vegas, and Neptune Play. These online casinos offer a 100% deposit match up to £200 extra and 100 free spins, a 100% welcome bonus up to £100, a 100% welcome bonus up to £200 and 11 free spins, and a 100% welcome bonus up to £200 and 25 wager-free spins, respectively.

No-Deposit Bonuses

No-deposit bonuses are promotional offers allowing new players to try specific games without depositing. These bonuses are offered as free spins, reward program credits, free bets, and casino credits. No-deposit bonuses sometimes come with various terms and conditions such as playthrough requirements, game limitations, expiration dates, and maximum cashout limits.

No-deposit bonuses offered by top casinos in the UK are:

• Fortunica offering 50 free spins for Ultra Hot Sevens
• Trino Casino offering 20 free spins for Le Bandit-Hacksaw
• Slots Capital offering 100 free spins for Mental Detector: Mayan Magic.

Reload Bonuses

Reload bonuses are rewards commonly provided by casinos on a weekly or monthly basis to players who fulfil certain requirements, such as depositing on specific days, spending a certain amount monthly, and staying active for a month. These reload bonuses are also offered by some casinos as part of their loyalty programs, targeting regular players based on their activity, deposit patterns, and overall engagement.

Reload bonuses are offered in three forms: cash reload, which is a specific amount of extra cash that players get, matched reload, which means players get a certain percentage of their deposit amount, and free spins reload, which includes an offer with several spins on specific slots, which can be activated with a qualifying deposit.

Reload bonuses are offered by online casinos with varying terms and conditions, such as minimum deposit, time limitations, wagering requirements, and maximum allowed bets. For instance, LasVegas Casino is offering a 50% reload bonus up to £100 with a minimum deposit of £20 and a 40x wagering requirement.

Loyalty Programs

Loyalty programs, also called VIP bonuses or high roller bonuses, are the premium bonuses that are offered to high-spending players in the form of special customer service, faster withdrawals, high cash bonuses, poker tournament tickets, and more.

Loyalty programs operate under two broader categories, the points-for-bets basis, which means that the more you bet, the higher your level will be, and the other is the tier system in which you redeem points for free bets and bonuses or convert them into hotel stays, dining, and entertainment, for instance, BetMGM Casino has four tiers: Sapphire, Gold, Platinum, and Noir.

Payment Method Bonuses

Payment method bonuses are a type of online casino bonus awarded to players for using specific payment methods that are advantageous to the casino. For instance, 32Red casino offers a welcome bonus of 250 Super Spins and 10 Ultra Spins to new players who make a minimum deposit of £20 through debit card or instant bank payment.

Referral Bonuses

Referral bonuses are promotions given to existing players for inviting new players to the online casino. These rewards are either given instantly to the existing player or after the referred player meets certain specific conditions, such as making a minimum deposit, fulfilling wagering requirements, or using a promo code. Referral bonus examples include BetMGM casino, which offers a Refer a Friend bonus to both existing and referred players.

Free Spins

Free spins are bonuses provided by online casinos to new and existing players to play online slot games for free. Free spins bonuses have varying requirements. For example, some free spins are offered with no deposit, sometimes there are wagering requirements on winnings, but they are rarely very high. An example of such a bonus is MrQ casino, which gives up to 300 free spins for making a first deposit and spending only £10.