Casino Bonuses - The No-Deposit Bonus

As you are shopping for a bonus among the online casinos you visit, you may come across something that is referred to as a "no-deposit bonus," and you may be asking yourself how you could encounter such great fortune as to receive a bonus from a casino without putting up so much as a dime.

Certainly it deserves an explanation. When you see something that is billed as "no-deposit" bonus, it is being given to you for an ultimate purpose, which is to get you to open an account. Otherwise, you won't be able to use the bonus. Yes, that's simple, and it makes sense.

There are different no-deposit bonuses, and casinos are "generous" to varying degrees. You may get $20 or less from a casino, which may be expressed as a "chip," just for signing up. You can't put it into your account unless you sign up and deposit, of course, but it doesn't have to be matched by you in order for it to count toward your balance.

That's an "appetizer" but there are bigger meals to be served, because there are very big no-deposit bonuses as well. These are generally tied to a period of no-risk play against the casino, governed by the clock, in which you can keep all the winnings. We need to expand upon that, of course.

Let's say you were given a $750 no-deposit bonus. You would take that amount of money and play the games of the casino (sometimes specific games they designate) for a pre-determined period of time, usually an hour, and you would get to "keep" all the winnings from that. Actually, you'll keep the money up to a certain limit. What the casino might do is substitute this for a signup bonus. Whatever you come out with is something you can only use if you sign up as a real money player.

If you don't come out winning anything, you will be able to use the standard welcome bonus as sort of a consolation. If that is the case, you'll come out okay one way or the other.

Some players really enjoy the no-deposit bonus because it is a no-risk proposition. They register without a deposit and get a free shot at the casino. There is also the chance to try out the games that are available in the casino, and that could be an important factor in securing a customer for the long run.

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