Modern online casinos pride themselves in offering as many variants of the casino bonus as they possibly can. These bonuses cover an array of options offered to new gamers and casino stalwarts alike, and bring to the gaming experience, an all too tempting dynamic. From rewards when joining, to rewards when playing, and even rewards for having played a while, the bonus is now a staple of the online competitive gaming universe, and one of ever-burgeoning value.

The two most common examples of the Casino Bonus and the ones used by many an avid gamer are firstly the no-deposit bonuses, offered to players as they sign on with new establishments, and secondly, the deposit bonus, with slightly more required of the gamer when taking part, but with values that reach exceedingly high levels.

Each bonus offers the gamer a variety of reward for taking part in the various games, be it table or slot, and each has its own set of pros and cons.

The Deposit Bonus

Different casinos will have different bonuses but most will have, as staple, a quantity of deposit bonuses which exist in any number of forms. The deposit bonus is one that requires the player deposit a certain amount, before being allowed to take part. These games will then have jackpots that are wagered against a certain percentage of the deposit amounts and, because of this, said jackpots may reach into impressively high numbers. Deposit bonus games may also be attached to a progressive jackpot. Progressive jackpots are ones which grow exponentially as more and more people join to play. As more join and deposit, the jackpot takes a percentage of those deposits and may grow into the thousands of Rands.

A very large pro to the deposit bonus is the fact that a player has a chance in claiming these often pleasingly high bonus jackpots. However, there is also the very real con that before the gamer can take part, he or she must contribute and bet and most likely lose, a certain amount.

The No-Deposit Bonus

As players trawl the different casinos available online, and peruse what they have on offer, the establishment will most likely have an option whereby they give the potential gamer a certain amount, free and with no strings attached, with which to try the games and hopefully stay. This no-deposit bonus is offered purely as incentive to entice potential gamers and is a promotional technique used by casinos to gain extra clientele. The bonus, however, can also be very beneficial to the online player just starting out as he or she does not have to contribute anything and can use the credit to try any game without having to use his or her own money.

A significant con to this type of bonus, however, is the fact that casinos keep them very modest. If there is to be no contribution from the gamer, a casino cannot very well offer a large bonus for fear of the player claiming that bonus and leaving. It is then, reality, that no-deposit bonuses are not very high at all.

Each of these casino bonus offerings has both strong points, and weak. The fact of the matter is that both fulfil a role and both are important milestones to online gaming success; in pursuit of that ever elusive and taunting jackpot.