The no deposit bonus

The claim: “Sign up with us and we will give you a free bonus. No deposit required”.

Claimed by: InterCasino (£1-£200 free), Jackpot City Casino ($25 free) and others.

The reel story: By the sound of it, this seems like one of those things where you need to look for smaller sized text. And after further investigation, it turns out that this is both false and true:

False because there is nothing to lose. If you don’t deposit any money, you cannot lose any money, so it doesn’t matter how much text there is and how tiny it is.

True because there are many things you need to be aware of. It is not as easy as it sounds which is fair enough, after all this is free money.

Listed below are some of the most common requirements:

• Time limit. When the no deposit bonus is only valid for a certain period, like 1 hour.
• Cash out restrictions. In order to get the bonus into your real money account, and hence being able to cash it out, you might need to make a deposit.
• Banking limit. Only the winnings (the difference between the original deposit and your balance when the bonus period is over) will be paid out to your real money account. Usually applies for the bigger no deposit bonuses.
• The bonus might be limited to certain slot machines.
• Wagering requirements.

The casino might also give you this bonus as a certain amount of free spins, which is practically the same as a no deposit bonus when you apply the requirements mentioned above.

This is a brilliant way to test the different casinos while possibly getting free money until you decide where you want to deposit and play for real. Ask yourself: What casinos has your preferred style of graphic? What casinos are easy to use? What casinos have the best customer service?

Casinolisten.com says: Why not? It’s a win-win!

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