Casino Bonuses -
Assessing Bonus Size and More
by Colby
Lewis, Strategy and Games
WriterA question that many online casino players often ask is whether to take
a
sign-up bonusthat offers the most money, or the one that offers less money but
imposes smaller wager requirements. While there is no clear cut, white-and-black
answer to this question, there are several components - bonus terms and
conditions, if you will - that will help players to answer this question for
themselves.
Before anything else, players need to assess what their bankroll
situation is like. For instance, if you have a couple hundred to gamble with,
you might want to look for a 100% Match Bonus that offers at least $100 Free.
Considering that casino gambling entails strings of wins and losses, having a
larger bankroll will help you to get through the losing streaks without
exhausting all of your funds. If you have a large bankroll to begin with, you
may also want to look for a large bonus since you will naturally already have
enough stake to get you through the highs and lows.
Also, many online casinos
offer High Roller Bonuses, which require a larger minimum deposit, but return a
larger overall bonus. So yes, overall bonus size certainly is a major factor
when choosing the most advantageous promotion.
However, before you pick a bonus
solely for its amount, you need to read over the terms and conditions which
state the wager requirement (play-through) of the bonus, as well as any
game-specific conditions directly affecting the wager requirement. For example,
larger bonuses usually allow only those games with a high House Edge, such as
slot machines and keno to count 100% toward the wager requirement, while the
most strategic games with the lowest inherent Casinos Edge, like blackjack,
either will count towards a minimal percentage of meeting the wager requirement,
or, will not even count towards it at all.
If your goal is to only play
online blackjack and you have to choose between two different bonuses, it would be wise
to consider taking the one that has more advantageous conditions regarding the
use of blackjack bets to meet the wager requirement over another bonus that may
offer more free money overall, but has a greater play-through and is lass
favorable to games of blackjack. Therefore, it behooves every bonus taker to
have a gaming objective ahead of time, to help in the bonus selection process.
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