Types of casino no deposit bonuses

One hour free play “Happy Hour” bonus

This is the latest in bonus innovation and is available at some casinos running the microgaming software platform. It is sometimes advertised as the “1 hour free spins bonus” or the “60 minutes free play bonus”. With this bonus, a player gets up to $£€3000 to play for free for 60 minutes. If you win above and beyond the initial amount, you can withdraw a portion of your winnings.

A working example: The Casino Classic Happy Hour Bonus

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Casino Classic offers a free €500 for 1 hour, no deposit required. To start playing, open a real player account, start playing and make as much money as you can in the allocated hour. You need to make a minimum of 20 bets and whatever  you win above the initial €500 you can transfer into your real player account. Currently, Casino Classic allows you to transfer up to  €100 into your real money account. So even if you won  €2500, you will only be able to transfer  €100 to your real money account. You will also be required to make a  €20 deposit before you can transfer the  €100 into your real account. The  €100 will then be subject to a 30 times wagering requirement/play through before it can be withdrawn. This means that to be able to withdraw your winnings you need to wager 30x €100=  €3000 worth of bets. Play through/wagering requirements are usually game specific, for example Slots and Parlor Games count 100% towards wagering requirements, Table Poker, Casino War and Sic Bo count 50%, Video Poker, all Blackjacks except Classic Blackjack, Craps and Baccarat count 10%, Caribbean Draw Poker, Texas Hold’em Bonus Poker Gold, Triple Action Hold’em Bonus Poker Gold, Classic Blackjack and all Roulettes count 2%. 

If you played slots ONLY, your wagering would be 30x(100% of €100)=€3000. Therefore you would be able to withdraw your winnings.

If you played table poker ONLY, and played through 30 times,your contribution towards wagering would be 30x(50% of 100)= €1500. This would mean you would not be able to withdraw your winnings. In order to withdraw your winnings playing table poker you would have to wager €6000.

If you wanted to spend your €100 by playing a combination of slots, video poker and black jack and bet €50 on slots, €30 on video poker and €20 on blackjack, your contribution towards wagering would be.

30x[(100%x€50 on slots)+(10%x€30 on video poker)+(2%x€20 on blackjack)] = 30x(€50+€3+€0.04) = €1591.20

This means you would be unable to withdraw any winnings and would still need to wager more.

We advise you to play slots with whatever bonus money you get because it counts 100% towards wagering requirements.

 $£€10 Free no deposit bonus

This type of bonus is the generic no deposit bonus found at most casinos offering free money. Some casinos provide bonus codes to claim the bonus, others deposit the free bonus immediately into a players account where as some deposit the bonus into the players account in between 24 and 72 hours. It is important to read the terms and conditions for the bonus so that you don’t get any nasty surprises when you want to withdraw your winnings. This type of bonus usually comes with wagering requirements.

A working example: The Lucky Emperor free money offer

Lucky Emperor Casino will give you $£€10 free and you are not required to make a deposit. All you have to do is open a real player account and the $£€10 free will be automatically deposited into your account. This bonus comes with a 30 times wagering requirement. That means in order to withdraw any winnings you need to make bets to the amount of 30x$£€10=$£€300. Meeting playthrough or wagering requirements is dependent on what games you play. At Lucky Emperor Casino Slots and Parlor Games count 100% towards wagering requirements, Table Poker, Casino War and Sic Bo count 50%, Video Poker, all Blackjacks except Classic Blackjack, Craps and Baccarat count 10%, Caribbean Draw Poker, Texas Hold’em Bonus Poker Gold, Triple Action Hold’em Bonus Poker Gold, Classic Blackjack and all Roulettes count 2%. We advise you to play slots with whatever bonus money you get because it counts 100% towards wagering requirements.

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