Let’s talk about casino bonuses.
If there’s anything online casinos are really good at doing, it’s coming up with and putting out new offers.
These offers vary but can include welcome bonuses, reload bonuses, cashback deals, free bets—the list goes on and on.
The challenge we face is that the latest casino bonuses are always changing. Some may last a few months, but many nowadays they only last days, weeks and maybe a month at most.
Blink and you might miss a killer offer – and that sucks!
We don’t want you to miss out on any new offers casinos put out. Especially since not every offer will be a great fit. You’ll want to see them all so you can find and cherry pick the best offer for you.
The following list will help you do that.
In this list, we’ve included only the latest and greatest bonuses casinos have to offer. You can click through to claim it, or read our reviews to see which casino and bonuses are the best fit for you.
Want to know the best way to find out about the latest offers?
Bookmark this page, for starters. But I also recommend that you subscribe to your favorite casinos’ newsletters and social media pages. You should hear about all their offers that way, including exclusive offers only sent out to subscribers of those channels.
For everyone else, I want to talk about the latest casino bonuses, the two types of offers, what’s important to pay attention to, how to take full advantage of offers and more.
I want to help you avoid choosing an offer simply because it’s there, and instead, choose an offer that will be a good fit for the games you like to play, how much you like to play, and – simply put – something that gets you excited to play.
Sound good? Then let’s get to it.
Two Types of Offers: What to Focus On and Why
There are two types of offers – limited time and evergreen. Because so many offers nowadays are limited time, I want to share what you should look for and consider when selecting your next (limited time) offer.
Important Tip!
Nearly everything I talk about below will apply to evergreen offers, too. The biggest difference between them in many cases is that you’ll need to act faster with limited time offers if you want to claim them AND have the time to fulfill the rollover requirements.
Expiration Dates
It’s important to look at the expiration date for each offer you want to claim. Not the expiration date for the rollover terms, but the date in which the offer is no longer available.
Well, for one thing, can you claim the entire offer? Or, due to your budget, will you only be able to claim a portion of it? Maybe it’ll make more sense to wait until the next offer that comes up so you can get more mileage out of your next deposit.
If you don’t have a large enough bankroll, then maybe you have enough time to get the resources together to claim it in time.
You won’t know until you check.
This matters for offers that include free spins, too – no matter if it’s a limited time or evergreen offer. You usually get so many spins per day, and at most casinos, you’ll only have 24 hours from the time they hit your account to use them.
You have to ask yourself – can you do it? You don’t want to claim bonus money or spins that go to waste …and potentially get locked into any bonus terms.
Types of Offers
You also want to consider the type of offer – especially if it’s only available for a little while. Here are a few common offers, and my reasons for why you need to give it a little thought before you claim it.
These are usually offered for specific sections or games in a casino. A common example is a free bet for first-time players in a live casino or players who are playing via their mobile device for the first time. Casinos usually offer $5 or $10 to these players.
Be sure to ask yourself, “do I want to play live dealer games? Do you even like table games? Are you prepared to play for higher minimum stakes (relative to regular online table games)? Are you able and interested in playing via your smartphone?”
These are spins casinos give you for a specific machine, or sometimes for a machine of your choosing from a list of slots. Sometimes, you have to make a deposit to get the free spins, while other times, you only need to simply claim them.
Depending on the amount of spins, you may receive them all at once. Other times, you’ll get them at the rate of 5-20 per day, for so many days, until you’ve received them all.
Here’s what’s important to know or think about these.
For one thing, if they divvy out these spins at, say, 20 per day, you’ll have only 24 hours from the time they hit your account to use them.
Can you do that? Can you log in every day and play your free spins?
Most casinos attach a playthrough to any winnings received from your free spins, too. It’s important to double-check what that is, how much time you have to do it and figure out if you’re able to. What’s more is that many of them have a cap on how much you can cash out in winnings once you’re done with the rollover.
Lastly, before you claim a free slots offer, ask yourself if you’re going to play progressives (assuming the casino lets you), and, if so, will they pay you outright if you win, or will it be in installments you’re okay with?
Winning a jackpot is a longshot, I know, but something you should consider anyway.
This is going to apply to no deposit offers, too. You’ll claim $5 or $20 or something, and you’ll need to roll it over so many times before you can keep any of your winnings (assuming you can). Chances are the amount you can cash out will be limited to $50-$250.
These are common for both evergreen (welcome) and limited time bonuses. These are usually smaller in size and often times are only available on a specific day.
There’s nothing particularly special to think about here, other than to make sure you can fully claim the offer, or as close as possible, and ensuring you can and/or want to fulfill the playthrough. Make sure the games you want to play are okay, and in the case of anything but slots, that the playthrough isn’t something ridiculous.
And …that’s about it.
Keep in mind that I point this out not to discourage you, but to show you the thought process you should adopt before claiming (limited time) offers. Impulsively claiming offers can lock you into a casino for a long time, preventing you from being able to cash out until you fulfill their terms.
Thinking about things like the type of offer you’re claiming and it’s playthrough terms will help ensure that you’re happy with the offer and whatever you have to do to earn it.
Playthrough Terms
Some limited-time deals don’t have playthrough requirements or other terms to fulfill. Some don’t have caps on how much you can win and cash out, either.
Those are good offers. Rare, but great when you can find them.
For everything else, you’ll want to read the playthrough requirements before you claim an offer. Here are the things I recommend you look for:
- What is the default playthrough?
This is what’s applicable to slots and other soft game players.
- Do they allow other non-slot games?
- How much are they handicapped?
Make sure you look to see if they’ve handicapped or prohibited slot titles, too, which is pretty common.
- How long do you have to fulfill their bonus terms?
- How much can you cash out if you win?
- How much time do you have to play each batch of free spins?
- Is the rollover on the bonus or deposit and bonus?
It’s really important to look at each of these for limited time offers. If you don’t have much time, you might not finish a bonus and will have otherwise wasted an opportunity to claim a different offer (or an evergreen offer) that would’ve been easier for you to complete (due to size and/or time constraints).
The importance of asking yourself these questions, and being honest with yourself, cannot be overstated. Many casinos only allow you to claim and clear one offer at a time – and maybe that’s all you have the budget for.
That’s why I stress being so selective about the offers you claim – especially the latest limited time bonuses.
To Summarize
My opinion is that the best limited time offers will have most of the following characteristics:
- Little or no rollover. It should be easy enough for you to clear in the time given. This goes for winnings from free spins, too.
- It’s a small dollar amount. The exception is if you’re willing and/or able to play higher stakes to clear a larger bonus.
- It has a high cap or no cap at all on any winnings you accrue.
- It isn’t restrictive in terms of what you can play to clear it.
Keep in mind that you should worry about these things with evergreen offers, too.These offers stick around for much longer though, so you have more time for tougher rollover requirements and/or to clear thousands of dollars. You also have more time to compare offers to find the best one, whereas if you take too long on a limited time offer, you might miss out
IMPORTANT TIP!
Many offers – especially limited time offers – will have coupon codes you’ll need to enter when you claim them. Fail to do this and you won’t get the bonus.
How to Take Advantage of the Latest Offers If You Aren’t Ready (Time or Budget-wise)
Things are a little easier if you have more disposable income. You can take advantage of any offer that comes your way – maybe even claim offers simultaneously from multiple casinos.
Not everyone is able to do that though, myself included. We have to be more strategic about how we use our bankroll. We have to be more selective about the offers we claim.
Here are a few ideas on how to get the most out of every bonus opportunity that comes your way.
Higher Match Bonuses
A great way to get more mileage out of your deposit is to pass on offers that are < 100% matches and instead, opt for 150, 200, 400+ match percentages.
Keep in mind that the playthrough might be just as high if you were matched at 100% and received the same amount, which you need to be okay with – but at least you only had to deposit (aka risk) $1 for every $1.50-$4+ you got in bonus money.
Find Free Bets
Many of these will be for first time mobile or live casino players. This is a great way to get $5-$25 without any risk. Most of these offers will be ‘risk free,’ which means that you put up the bet first. If you win, you collect your winnings as usual. If you lose, the casino will reimburse you.
No Deposit Offers
Same idea here. You can claim a nominal amount without having to make a deposit first.
These are often reserved for first-time customers, sometimes along with a standard match welcome bonus. Other times, it’s just a regular reload bonus type offer you can claim.
Keep in mind that you may not be able to cash much, if anything, out, but hey, it’s free money to experiment and play with.
Look for Free Spins
It’s the same ideas as the no deposit offers. You get to play for free with no money out of pocket. You may not get to keep much, if any, of your winnings, but it’s arguably better than having to pay out of pocket to play.
Play Slot Tournaments
I like these because for a one-time fee – sometimes even for nothing at all (FREE!) – you can play slots for minutes, hours, etc. That’s a lot of bang for the buck. Plus, you can still win a piece of the prize pool.
Those are the things I recommend you look for if you’re on a budget or some other kind of constraint. The one common denominator between all these things is leverage. These all give you more mileage for your time and money than a standard 100% match bonus does.
This is ideal for players on a small budget.
Now, you might have to give up some things in order to take advantage of these opportunities. For example, you might not be able to play the exact games you want to in order to fulfill the playthrough requirements, or maybe, you cannot cash out your winnings.
You’ll at least get some free money or spins in the meantime. You get to claim one of the latest offers without much, if any risk on your part, and have fun in the process, which is sort of the point to all this online gambling stuff.
Conclusion
Finding the latest and greatest offers isn’t much different than finding the best bonuses for U.S. players, high rollers or even sports bettors.
You need to know what you’re looking for, what you can afford and how you plan to use the bonus. You should also know how to make the most of your budget and time allotted for online gambling.
Then, and only then, will you be able to find and take advantage of the latest casino bonuses.
Now with all that out of the way, I encourage you to scroll back to the top of this page and choose an offer from our list of the latest and greatest casino bonuses.
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