When you talk about a casino bonus in a land based or brick and mortar casino, you will usually hear the words club or the letters VIP. That is because the only way to get bonuses from these casinos is to become a member of the casino and then spend hundreds upon hundreds of dollars trying to get a decent bonus.

When you join an online casino you are instantly granted an entry bonus just for signing up. From that point forward it is pretty easy to start being credited with more bonuses. You can get bonuses as a reward for playing a certain amount of games or for winning some. Internet casinos often give returning players bonuses or incentives for subsequent deposits and have designed a comp system that gives you cash back for continued play.

Needless to say, each online casino will have different requirements for bonuses and some will be better offers than others. Some gaming sites will also put restrictions on how you can achieve your bonuses, like not being able to receive play through bonuses on games like blackjack or roulette for instance. While others may require that you play only slot games until the required play through has been met, then you would be able to play whatever you want. Understanding the differences in the bonuses that you will find at online casinos is the key to making the most of your experiences. Here are a few of the different types of bonuses you can find at most gambling sites.

No Deposit Bonuses. This is a type of bonus that does not require you to deposit any of your own money before you play. The casino is allowing you to just come in and play. Most of the time, you will be restricted as to which games you can play, have higher than normal wagering requirements and be limited on how much you can withdraw, if anything at all. Certain casinos give you the chance to keep some of your winnings which you would have to use right back in their casino. If this is the case you will be able to cash out more but meet additional wagering requirements. The casino sites that actually do allow you to withdraw the money you have won do limit the amount you are allowed to win. Even though this type of bonus is restrictive, it is meant to keep bonus hunters from trying to take advantage of the system that allows some people to play for free.

Match Deposit Bonuses. This bonus is made to match the amount of your deposit. This type of bonus is very common and is offered simply to attract new player or keep the ones they have playing. Sometimes a casino will offer it to people in the middle of a game to ensure they stay online to gamble.

Deposit Bonuses. This is the most common type of bonus on the internet. The rules and regulations on a deposit bonus will change depending on the gaming site, but they are generally the same. You could be offered anywhere from a fifty percent bonus to a two hundred percent bonus. The percentage of the deposit will change, but usually you will receive the deposit once you have deposited the amount you are going to play. Some casinos will give you the deposit once you have run out of your original deposit. There will always be some sort of restriction on this kind of a bonus so be sure to read the bonus terms and conditions. If you are ever in doubt or do not fully understand, do not waste time and money trying to figure out where you stand, contact customer support and they will be able to verify your requirements and where you stand in meeting them.

High roller bonuses. When you are talking about high rollers you are generally talking about being in the one thousand dollars to five thousand dollars range. Some players will even say it is higher than that. The player that deposits this kind of money will be given, without a shadow of a doubt, a good bonus. True, the bonus will most likely not even meet half of what he is putting in, but it will be a lot more than what your average joe will receive. However they also get lower betting requirements.

In order to claim your bonuses you must view and follow the terms and conditions listed on the casino website. As it was stated before every site will have different requirements and restrictions on the bonuses they give you. Some casinos do not require you to do anything at all other than sign in. Others will have you play a few games or have you contact customer service to be sure that your deposit has been made, then and only then will they add to your deposit the bonus they had promised you. Finally some will give a bonus code for you to input into a password location to receive any bonuses. Some of the most popular obstacles you may find in relation to bonuses are:

Play through requirements. This is a simple to understand rule. The only thing hard about this rule is how many games they make you go through. The play through requirement asks that you play through your deposit plus bonus a minimum amount of times before you request a cash out. This will differ in each online casino, but you must be very alert when going through the terms of each type of bonus so that you do not accidentally make a mistake and then not receive your bonus.

Game restrictions. Usually game restrictions have to do with the play through requirements. A lot of internet gaming sites will not allow you to play through on games with a high pay out percentage because it will take you less time to play through. These sites are still trying to keep their house odds.

These terms and restrictions are not made to cheat you. They are placed to stop people from just claiming the money and running. When casinos first started showing up online they were giving out large sums of money as bonuses to entice people to play. Sometimes fifty dollars to two hundred dollars were being given out. The problem was that without the requirements people would simply sign up and cash out. Some people would sign up multiple times with different accounts and collect a nice paycheck. Eventually they got caught cheating the casinos and were banned. If you are banned from one casino you will be banned from all of the reputable ones. They all talk to each other and share information on collusion.