Martin J. Silverthorne The Best Online Casino Sign-up Bonuses SILVERTHORNE PuBLICATIONS
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How to Use This Guide This guide lists online casinos with the best sign on bonuses. A Sign On Bonus is offered as an inducement to play at the casino. With a sign up bonus it is possible to play with a positive expected advantage over the casino if you play the best games and use a winning strategy. Two winning strategies are the Blackjack Attack Strategy and Power Video Poker. When you combine one or both of these strategies with a bonus from an online casino, you will be able to play and win with even higher profits than using the strategy alone. There are several types of sign on bonuses. The simplest is a cashable bonus with a wagering requirement. For example, Golden Palace offers a 300% sign on bonus with a 20xB (bonus + deposit) wagering requirement. With a $100 deposit, you would receive a $300 bonus and have a $8,000 wagering requirement. This $8000 wagering requirement can be met by making 8,000 $1 bets, 800 $10 bets, 80 $100 bets, or any other combination of wagers totaling $8,000. A player is expected to lose an average of 0.5% of his total wagers playing blackjack, so his expected loss wagering $8,000 is $40 (0.005 x 8000). This leaves $260 of the $300 bonus as a cashable profit. A sticky bonus also has a wagering requirement. However, unlike cashable bonuses, a sticky bonus can never be withdrawn. It can only be used to place wagers. You generally play our cash balance first. If you cash balance drops to zero, you can continue to play using the sticky bonus. Most Microgaming use the clearplay bonus system. Under traditional implementation, you can play all casino games and withdraw your winnings at any time, whether you have met the wagering requirements on your bonus or not. Wagering requirements are usually increased for blackjack. Free Play Bonuses are also unique to Microgaming. After signing up at the casino, you are given money to play the casino games without making a deposit. You free play winnings are credited as a bonus with your first deposit.
Online Casino Signup Bonuses Rank Casino Max Bonus Bonus % Wager USA? 1 Ladbrokes $200 100% 8xB No 2 Golden Palace $300 300% 27xB No 3 Casino Club $155 100% 18xNB No 4 Bet 365 $200 100% 24xB No 5 VC Casino $100 100% 15xB No 6 Sky Bet Vegas $200 100% 20xB No 7 InterCasino $135 100% 25xB No 8 888.com $200 100% 20xB No 9 Party Casino $100 100% 20xB No 10 Littlewoods Casino $100 100% 25xB No 11 Gala Casino $100 100% 25xB No 12 ITV Casino $100 100% 24xB No 13 Casino Euro $175 50% 30xB No 14 Betfair Casino $100 100% 30xB No 15 Totesport $200 60% 40xB No 16 Players Only $200 100% 20xB Yes 17 Mecca Games $100 100% 10xB No 18 The Sun Casino $50 100% 8xB No 19 Eurobet $200 100% 25xB No 20 Coral Casino $200 100% 25xB No 21 Gamebookers $70 50% 20xB No 22 Unibet $75 100% 24xB No 23 Virgin Casino $100 100% 20xB No 24 Blue SQ Casino $150 100% 25xB No 25 Paddy Power $150 100% 25xb No 26 Oranje Casino $80 50% 15xB No 27 Grosvenor Casino $175 150% 50xB No 28 William Hill $100 100% 48xB No 29a Red Lounge $100 100% 40xB No 29b Cantor Casino $100 100% 40xB No 29c Private Casino $100 100% 40xB No 30 Toon Casino $100 50% 40xB No 31 Bwin Casino $110 50% 40xB No 32 Stan James $145 Varies 10xB No 33 Bet Direct $145 Varies 10xB No 34 All Jackpots $120 100% 60xB 35 Casino Splendido $120 100% 60Xb No 36 All Slots $100 100% 60xB 37 Wild Jack $100 100% 60xB 38 Roxy Palace $100 100% 60xB No 39 First Web $75 100% 60xB 40 Mansion $300 100% 25xB No 41 Interwetten $115 50% 45xB No 42 32 Red $65 100% 47xB No 43 Blackjack Ballroom $80 40to 15xB
1000% 44 Casino Classic $60 40to 15xB 1000% 45 Captain Cooks $60 100 to 15xB 46 7 Sultans $35 100 to 30xB 47 Sport Fanatik $45 100 to 20zB Yes 48 Imperial Palace $200 100% 30xB No 49 Betinternet.com $200 100% 40xB No 50 Spin Palace $100 100% 30xB No 51 Ruby Fortune $100 100 to 30xB No 200% 52 Mummy s Gold $100 100 to 30xB No 200% 53 Vegas Palms $100 200% or 30xB 54 Vegas Towers $50 100% 0xB 55 Casino Glamour $40 18xB No 56 Casino Lux $30 600% 6xB No 57 Casino.com $300 100% 25xB No 58 PFGames $155 30% 35xB No 59a 1 et Shop $70 100% 20xB No 59b 2 Bet Shop $70 100% 20xB No 60 MyBet.com $270 50% 60xB No 61 Cherry Casino $80 50% 60xB No 62 City Club Casino $400 or $100 or 25sB or 60xB No 50% 63 Lucky Ace $200 100% 20xB No 64 Casino 1x2 $100 100% 22xB Yes 65 Betway $600 100% 30xB No 66 Sunmaker $85 50% 30xB No 67a Casino Treasure $100 100% 30xB No 67b Casino Fantasy $100 100% 30xB No 67c Casino Elegance $100 100% 30xB No 68 VIP Casino $75 100% 25xB No 69 InterCasino $100 100% 25xB No 70 Get Minted $100 100% 25xB No 71 50 Stars $160 100% 24XB No 72 Connect2 Casino $150 600% 35xB No 73 Carnival $210 100% 24xB No 74 BoyletCasino $85 100% 30xB No 75 Dash Casino $60 100% 60xB No 76 Intertops $60 100% 60xB Yes 77 Club Dice $85 100% 24xB No 78 Swiss Casino $85 100% 24xB No 79 Casino Las Vegas $85 100% 24xB No 80 Enter Casino $115 100% 24xB No 81 Magic Box $120 100% 24xB No
82 Acropolis $45 100% 24sB No 83 Casino King $80 100% 24xB No 84 5Dimes $125 50% 20xB Yes 85 Bet Online Unlimited? 33% 42xB Yes 86 10Bet $65 100% 40sB No 87 Plum Gaming $130 100% 35xB No 88 PowerBet $250 100% 28sB 89 EuroGrand $300 300% 16xB No 90 32 Vegas $320 320% 16xB No 91 Pigg s Casino $30 100% 30xB No 92 Maxima Casino $105 300% 24xB No 93 Linesmaker Casino $35 80% 25xB Yes 94 Sports.com $30 100% 20xB Yes 95 Global Sports Network $30 100% 20xB Yes 96 Fortune Room $500 100% to 75xB 1000% 97 Platinum Play $60 To 750% 30xB 98 Royal Vegas $65 100 to 75xB 750% 99 Jackpot City $100 100 to 30Xb 2100% 100 Desert Dollar $45 150% 30xB 101 Brandy Casino $90 100% 9xB No 102 Bet Fred $135 100% 40xB No 103 Bet1128 $200 100% 40xB No 104 Betsafe $200 100% 40xB No 105 Casino.Net $195 25% 75xB No 106 River Nile $75 150 to 30xB 107 Sun Vegas $75 150 to 30xB 108 Crazy Vegas $75 100 to 30xB 109 Vegas Poker $85 165% 30xB 110 Vegas Red $95 111% 30xB No 111 Golden Rivera $75 100 to 30xB 400\ 112 Suite 332 $200? 100% 40xB? Yes 113 Virtual Casino $1000 100% Varies Yes 114 Palace of Chance $100 100% 0xB Yes 115 Club World $40 100% 30xB Yes 116 IVegas $45 100% 30xB 117 Vegas Seven $45 172% 30xB 118 Craps.com $80 100% 16xB No 119 Casino Bellini $70 106% 16xB No 120 Casino del Rio $45 100% 16xB No 121 Europa Casino $45 100% 16xB No 122 Cameo Casino $45 100% 16xB No 123 Casino Tropez $45 100% 16xB No 124 PKRCasino $120 100% 50xB No
125 Goldfishka $60 100% 30xB 126 777 Dragon $55 200 to 30xB 600% 127 Cinema Casino $85 100 to 30xB 128 Aspinalls $85 100 to 30xB No 129 World Wide Vegas $300 100% 70xB Yes 130 Casino 770 $190? 100% 5xB No 131 Playboy Casino $25 100% 25Xb No 132 Goldwin Games $95 100% 50xB No 133 Vegas Slot $85 115% 30xB 134 Grand Hotel $55 112% 30xB 135 Colosseum Casino $50 100% 30xB 136 Arthurian $60 150 to 30xB 300% 137 Slots Royal $90 50 to 30xB 200% 138 Miami Paradise $50 100 to 30xB So%me 415% 139 Casino US $45 100 to 30xB 140 Vegas Country $45 115% 30xB 141 Floridita Club Casino $40 116% 30xB 142 Vegas Joker $40 114% 30xB 143 VIP Lounge Casino $85 200% 23xB Yes 144 Casino Vega $630 x 2 200% 60xB Yes $1000 x 2 145 Winward $400 $500 100% 40xB Yes
Table Definitions Rank -- Rank is a measure of the quality of the bonus. The lower the rank, the better the bonus. Max Bonus -- The bonus that is given with the maximum allowed deposit for that bonus. If the max value is expressed as one number + another, then there are two bonuses, usually one signup bonus and one deposit method bonus. If the value is expressed as a range, then the bonus is dependent on return from a free play offer. Bonus % -- Bonus % indicates the ratio between the bonus and your deposit. If a $300 bonus is given on a $100 deposit, the bonus % is 300%. Wager -- Wager indicates the wagering requirement for the bonus. All wagering requirements are expressed in terms of the bonus. For example, the wagering requirement at Golden Palace is 20x(bonus+deposit). With a $100 deposit, the wagering requirement would be ($300 + $100)x20 = $8000. $8000 is 27x the $300 bonus, so the value in the table is 27xB. Clearplay bonuses may list two wagering requirements -- the minimum wagering requirement and the wagering requirement on the game French Roulette. "0xB / 60xB" indicates that you can cash out your winnings immediately (0xB), and if you complete the playthrough on French Roulette there is a 60xB wagering requirement.