Online slots are the most popular and most important games on offer in a typical online casino. As such they attract a vast number of users every week and online casinos are always looking for ways to make their slots even more attractive to players.
One of the simplest and easiest, yet most effective ways of doing this is by using slots as part of a bonus or promotion within the casino.
Yet there are many different types of bonuses that casinos could potentially offer to players for their range of slots. In this article, we'll examine what the most common types of slots bonuses are, how they are typically organised and exactly how they offer the player a chance to earn a reward of some form.
To begin with, we'll take a look at some of the different slots-themed offers available for new players, before we move on and look at different offers that are usually available for players once they have joined an online casino and started playing on the site.
New player slots offers
1. Free Spins for New Players
It is what our very site is about and of course, free spins are a great way to entice new players to join a site. What is great to see nowadays is that rather than just a few casinos offering free spins on a particular slot as a new player bonus, there are an increasing number of casinos offering this deal.
It's a very simple deal to understand but there is a slight difference in the type of deal you can receive. Basically, it depends on whether or not you need to make a deposit before you receive your free spins, or not.
If you don't need to make a deposit, then this is a no deposit free spin offer. These are great value as they offer no risk to the player financially. Simply register on the site, download the software and receive your free spins for the slot named in the offer. Play these free spins and if you win, you can keep the money.
If you do need to make a deposit then this is a deposit bonus and is slightly different to a genuine free spins offer. Here a player normally has to make a minimum deposit at the casino to receive their free spins, but once the deposit is made, the player is then free to use the free spins on the stated game.
With slots being the most popular form of casino entertainment, generating up to 70% of a casinos turnover, free spin offers for new players are always a popular bonus.
2. Free play Hours
Many casinos offer their users an hour of free play with a stated amount of money donated by the casino for the user to play with. Anything up to 100 above this initial starting amount can then be claimed as the users cash bonus following the end of their play on the site.
While the free play hour offer is not a specific slot bonus, given that there are usually a lot more slots available in the offer than other games, it is an offer which allows you to play slots for free, for an hour, with the option to restart at any time if you so desire.
This is a great way to play slots for cash, but using the casinos own cash. While your wins are limited to a stated amount above your initial cash reward, you are not risking any of your own money and it is arguably a much more rewarding experience to win your bonus via a big win on the slots, than simply earning it as a deposit bonus.
Lots of casinos now offer a free play option to generate your bonus, so take a close look at the offers when you join up and take advantage of at least an hour of free slots across a wide range of machines if that is what you enjoy.
Other casino slots offers
1. Slots tournaments
When you join a site, the bonuses and promotions regarding slots do not end with the new player offer. Increasingly, casinos are running a wide number of promotions for their customers and one of the most popular are tournaments for slots users.
Of course, slots are somewhat solitary games played against the machine, so you can't play off against another human player. Instead, slots tournaments use different criteria to judge how well a player is doing. In some tournaments for example, it is how much you spend on machines in a stated time frame that matters, in others it may be how much you win from a slot, or it can be a combination of both of these factors expressed as a ratio or percentage (often called a Return on Investment).
Whatever the criteria, your slots tournament will see you generate a score and then be ranked against other players from the site in the competition. Score well enough and you can win yourself a prize, which can range from a small cash award, to much bigger rewards, or in some cases, stated prizes (such as iPads).
2. Game-specific rewards/free spins
Occasionally when a casino wants to promote a game to the public, or is publicising a new release, they may decide to run a promotion specific to that game. They may state that all players making a deposit above a stated amount on a certain date will be eligible for free spins on that game, or that if you spend so much on the game, you'll receive a certain percentage of your total spend on the game back as a cash award or free spins.
There's often a wide range of difference between these types of offers and it varies from casino to casino and game to game as to what is on offer. However, these promotions are growing in popularity so it is a good idea to keep a close tabs on the promotions page of your casino and your inbox to ensure you can take full advantage of any that do crop up.
3. Free spins awarded when playing other games
A casino may also promote a slot, particularly a new one, by promoting it to users who are playing other games. This may see players of a blackjack game for example, earn so many free spins when they wager a set amount on the game. Additionally, if you use another gambling platform, such as bingo, sports betting or poker and fulfill a certain requirement (such as betting a set amount on a sporting event, or spending a stated amount on poker) you can be awarded free spins as a bonus.
Again, these differ from casino to casino and are generally forthcoming on an ad-hoc basis.
Slots remain hugely popular with casino lovers and as such, bonuses and promotions pertaining to them are only likely to grow in size and popularity over the coming years. Make sure you take every opportunity you can to maximise your chances of a big win on the slots, by taking full advantage of all the bonuses and promotions you are eligible for.
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