Casino bonuses are when a casino offers a bonus in the form of free money or chips to players. These bonuses are used to entice new players to come into the casino and play their favorite games of chance. These bonuses are also given to current players to thank them and to encourage them to return to play again at another time.

Casinos offer the bonuses in two separate forms, the first deposit bonus and the loyalty bonus.

The First Deposit Bonus

A first deposit bonus is when the casino gives the player money to thank them for joining as a playing member. This casino bonus is most often paid after the player has signed up and paid their very first balance into their casino account. In some instances, when the player makes an initial deposit the casino matches the deposit. The matching bonus does have a limit, which is most often set at one hundred dollars. At other times the bonus may a percentage of the amount the player deposits.

Percentage deposits rarely exceed a maximum of fifty percent of the player