Welcome Bonus

A welcome bonus is an incentive offered by a casino as a way to entice new members. When a player registers for membership and places their initial deposit, the casino will typically provide them with their largest promotional offer. There are many ways a welcome bonus may be presented (i.e., a straight match to the amount deposited, a combination of a deposit match and free spins, a multi-deposit offer that spans 2-4 deposits).

In general, all these types of welcome packages serve the same purpose; to increase the amount of money a player has available to gamble with and thus allow the player to explore the various gambling options that the casino provides before they decide to commit to playing at the casino.

MAXbet.org reviews each welcome package provided by the casinos reviewed at our website in great detail. We evaluate not only the headline value of the welcome bonus but also review all of the associated conditions (wagering requirements, etc.) to determine if the “real” value of the welcome bonus lives up to its advertised value.

The size of a welcome bonus is relatively unimportant compared to the terms and conditions of the welcome bonus. For example, a $1000 percent deposit match with a 20x wagering requirement, a max bet limit of $.25, and a one month time frame to satisfy the wagering requirements may be much harder to turn into real money than a $200 50% deposit match with no wagering requirements and a max bet limit of $10.