Understanding terms of slots bonus
Many players, even long-term casino players, are not aware of how bonus restrictions actually work. Most of the time, a player will simply look at the bonus percentage and take it without even reading what the bonus is all about. This is great if you are just looking for longer playtime but what if you actually win? Wouldn’t you want to receive those winnings and buy yourself a little something extra?
Slot bonuses are very simple to understand. There are three main aspects to notice when you request a bonus. First, which games are available for this bonus. This is the most important one because if you play a restricted game any winnings from this bonus might be voided. Read carefully which slots are allowed whether it is only 3-reel slots or only video slots. Most casinos will restrict the use of bonus money on Progressive slots, so beware.
The second aspect of a bonus is what is called as the wagering requirements or playthrough. These two terms designate the amount of money you must risk in the approved games before you can cash out. Casinos do this so you cannot take out the bonus money out right away. You have to “risk” it a certain number of times. The playthrough can appear as an amount, say $1,000, or as a multiplication. If a bonus states you must wager $1,000 on approved slots, that means you have to spin 1000 times $1 or any combination of wagers that will reach that amount. Before you do that you won’t be able to withdraw a cent. If the playthrough appears as a multiplication it will be like this: your deposit plus the bonus TIMES X amount of times. To make a concrete example, let’s say you are going for a 100% bonus that has 25 times as playthrough. To find out how much you must wager, simply add $100 (deposit) plus $100 (bonus) and multiply that by 25, which gives $5,000. That’s the amount to be wagered on the approved games prior to cash out.
The last and also very important thing to have in mind is if the bonus has max cash out or not. This is a simple thing to note but will be significant if you hit $50,000 and can only cash out $2,000. Just be sure that if you play to win big, avoid these bonuses when you can so it doesn’t hurt you in the end.
Hope these explanations into the nature of slots bonus have been clear and will help play intelligently in the future.
