Online Casino Bonuses - Free Play Takes The Spotlight - 03-30-06

March 29 - A new trend in online casino bonuses seems like its increasing in popularity with a number of online casinos opting for a "free play and pocket your winnings" structure. Online casinos are always looking for ways to attract new players, and these types of bonuses are the first real innovation in some time...

Casino Classic to our knowledge was the first online casino to offer this type of bonus. Essentially a player would have one hour and $500 to play at no risk. If certain conditions are met after the hour has expired, the player will pocket the winnings, provided they make a $20 deposit into a real account. As would be expected, there are terms and conditions that apply, and in this case the player has to wager at least $500. It seems like a win-win situation for both parties - the casino and the player. The player gets to try out a new casino at no risk, and if the get lucky they keep the money. This is a lot better than traditional free play.

The casino gains as the player has to make a deposit, but more importantly, they potentially gain a more loyal player. Players are more likely to hang around for a while if they start off on a positive note, i.e. they have won and not risked a thing.

The second online casino we found that are running this promotion is Captain Cooks Casino (read our review). It is exactly the same promotion as in the Casino Classic case (which makes sense as these casino are owned by the same group). As can be seen here, we managed to take good advantage of this promotion and pocketed some cash.

Now another online casino has followed the trend. Platinum Play Casino, powered by Microgaming, is offering a very similar promo. The player receive $200 in free credits, and can pocket the winnings. The player has to wager at least $200 on slots, and slots only. Any winnings can then be transferred if a $20 real account deposit is made. The other difference here is that you have to wager through the transferred winning as if this money is a standard bonus. This is a bit of a catch, but still makes this promo worthwhile, i.e. you could win pretty big, but would have to wager the bonus / winning amount through. That's fair enough.

Here are the online casino that offer these great promos:

Captain Cooks Casino - $500, one hour free

Casino Classic - $500, one hour free

Platinum Play - $200, no time limit, slots only

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