Woohoo, I won my Bonus balance.

[pyst777]

It wasn't a huge amount but it was fun doing it. I used to avoid bonuses because I thought they were a waste of time and almost unwinable. Now I'm keen to do it more often - take the bonuses and try to win them that is.

Question: What are the things to look for with bonus offers? Like what's a reasonable number of times that the bonus amount has to wagered? Anything else?

 

Edit: Just checked the casino (Paradise) I'm currently playing. 30x the bonus is the requirement. Also looked at another casino (FunCasino) where 50x the bonus is required. Quite a difference!

[Blackjax]

The most important thing to look at while playing with deposit bonus apart from the bonus %

Wager requirements - Anything below 45 x bonus is good, apart from that some casinos have 25x bonus+ deposit. Its decent.

Wager duration- its very important to see how many days you have to finish the wager. Anything above 3 days is good. 

Restricted games- Its very important to check the list of restricted games while on bonus because one spin on restricted game and you lose your entire bonus. Casinos now dont allow you to open bonus games but some also do and make sure that its your responsibility and not theirs.

Deposit method- Always check if your deposit method allows you to claim a bonus.

Wager% of every game- not every game contributes 100% to wager so keep an eye on how much wager does every game counts

[Blackjax]

This is a list of casinos with low wager 30-35 times bonus

King billy casino -dama n v. 30 x bonus

King billy casino N1 interactive  35x bonus

Kingdom casino  30x bonus

Unibet   25x bonus

Playdom and pokerdom 25 x bonus

Paradise casino N1 interactive 30 x bonus

Arcanebet 17.5 x deposit+bonus

 

 

[pyst777]

Thanks for that. Damn, I already played King Billy without taking the 100% bonus. Will check the others. Paradise simply won't let you play the restricted games so no chance of making an error and losing it all.

[Afi4wins]

One very important thing our friend Blackjax forgot to mention...the allowed max bet size during bonus play!

This varies quite a lot casino to casino, most having 5 USD/EUR as the max bet allowed to be played, some have it at 3 USD/EUR, some even at only 1 USD/EUR! So do check out the bonus terms very carefully before playing with any bonus!

[Blackjax]

Yes. The bet sizle. And also if the bonus is cashable or not. Some casinos give bonus just for playing and it gets removed on requesting cashout. So check if bonus is sticky or not.

[pyst777]

2 minutes ago, Afi4wins said:

One very important thing our friend Blackjax forgot to mention...the allowed max bet size during bonus play!

This varies quite a lot casino to casino, most having 5 USD/EUR as the max bet allowed to be played, some have it at 3 USD/EUR, some even at only 1 USD/EUR! So do check out the bonus terms very carefully before playing with any bonus!

I'm too cheap. lol If I bet 60cents a spin I feel like I'm betting the shirt on my back. I'm usually a 20-30 cents per spin player. Not looking to win a fortune but trying to have a bit of fun for as long as possible. However, I did find myself seeking out 50-60cent per spin games while I was playing with my bonus money. In most cases in turned out to be a good choice.

[pyst777]

Just now, Blackjax said:

Yes. The bet sizle. And also if the bonus is cashable or not. Some casinos give bonus just for playing and it gets removed on requesting cashout. So check if bonus is sticky or not.

According to my Paradise account I have my full balance (bonus plus what I won with it) available to be withdrawn.  I wasn't sure what happened after fulfilling the 30x requirement - if I just got the initial bonus or the full balance. Is that standard?

[Blackjax]

You get your full balance. Btw which paradise casino are you playing at. Can u upload logo of casino. Is it the N1 interactive with MGA license?

[pyst777]

3 minutes ago, Blackjax said:

You get your full balance. Btw which Paradise Casino are you playing at. Can u upload logo of casino. Is it the N1 interactive with MGA license?

Yes, that's the one. It's not too bad to play at but some things about it are annoying or lacking. I thought site design and navigation is a bit clumsy.

[pyst777]

It's hard work finding bonuses worth considering. I see Skrill & Neteller payments are not allowed to receive bonuses with some casinos. I wonder if that's why I see complaints from some people who say they didn't receive they bonus they were expecting - got to read the fine print and boy oh boy, there's lots of that.

[Afi4wins]

7 minutes ago, pyst777 said:

It's hard work finding bonuses worth considering. I see Skrill & Neteller payments are not allowed to receive bonuses with some casinos. I wonder if that's why I see complaints from some people who say they didn't receive they bonus they were expecting - got to read the fine print and boy oh boy, there's lots of that.

You're already a bit like me...playing only with small little bets...but are you also only using Skrill and/or Neteller too? I am.

There's a lot of casinos that are offering big bonuses of 150% or more. I've taken up several of such bonuses, all claimable with Skrill and Neteller, but you can also see this list of casinos under the casinos review section (click the 'Casinos' or 'Bonuses' button at the top). Casinos and bonuses that you can claim will have a blue button under its name, restricted ones would be in gray.

Happy picking! 

[pyst777]

Still going with my Paradise bonus so I have only had a casual look at other casino bonuses. Getting a bit annoyed with bonus spins giving low returns at the moment - I'm having a bad run of them.

[Afi4wins]

35 minutes ago, pyst777 said:

Still going with my Paradise bonus so I have only had a casual look at other casino bonuses. Getting a bit annoyed with bonus spins giving low returns at the moment - I'm having a bad run of them.

Still playing with that Paradise bonus? Heeey...that's almost paradise already man! Hahaha. Normally, everything would end or got busted within one day of play, but you're on your third day now, so that's pretty good! 

[Blackjax]

4 hours ago, Afi4wins said:

Still playing with that Paradise bonus? Heeey...that's almost paradise already man! Hahaha. Normally, everything would end or got Busted within one day of play, but you're on your third day now, so that's pretty good! 

I think he cashed out his previous win on friday and he has taken another bonus. He did mention it that he finished wager.

[pyst777]

11 hours ago, Blackjax said:

I think he cashed out his previous win on friday and he has taken another bonus. He did mention it that he finished wager.

I guess I should have done that but I didn't. I can't be bothered with the verification process because I expect to lose in the end so I don't bother with cashing out anymore. If it was a life changing amount that I won I would cash out. 

[pyst777]

16 hours ago, Afi4wins said:

Still playing with that Paradise bonus? Heeey...that's almost paradise already man! Hahaha. Normally, everything would end or got Busted within one day of play, but you're on your third day now, so that's pretty good! 

I'm getting better at making my money last a bit longer than when I first started playing slots - learning to 'walk away' from cold machines. I've been burnt when I've played my entire balance on machines thinking that they must turn around sometime - they rarely do in my experience. Grrrrr ...... my last 10 bonus games for 10 different games (20-30 cent spin) all paid less than  $7. The last one was 30 spins (2x15) for $6.70.  With that happening and all the dead games inbetween, my 'bonus' isn't going to last much longer at this rate. Didn't help my balance when I accidentally pushed the wrong button and ended up playing $5 a spin instead of 50cents on one game - I wasn't concentrating and didn't notice for a while. Double GRRRRRR.

[pyst777]

Decided to get verified at Paradise afterall - so I could withdraw and re-deposit my balance for another bonus.  Decided to play more PlayNGo games and am having a lot more success with them than I was with the Netent and Microgaming games I usually play mostly. Have found the PlayNGo free spins more rewarding with one game returning me $50 for a single 60cent spin. I used to be wary of PlayNGo after having seen so much negativity about them regarding the RTP being tampered with.

[Afi4wins]

5 hours ago, pyst777 said:

Decided to get verified at Paradise afterall - so I could withdraw and re-deposit my balance for another bonus.  Decided to play more PlayNGo games and am having a lot more success with them than I was with the NetEnt and Microgaming games I usually play mostly. Have found the PlayNGo free spins more rewarding with one game returning me $50 for a single 60cent Spin. I used to be wary of PlayNGo after having seen so much negativity about them regarding the RTP being tampered with.

Just a word of caution mate...all games tend to play and pay differently from one person to another, so PlaynGo games may be playing good for you now, but it would definitely die out sooner or later...all games do this...so take caution.

I too once love PlaynGo games, now I hardly play them anymore...except for one game, Pimped.

Paradise Casino has got Playtech games...I'm thinking of signing up there soon...purely for the Playtech games, my everlasting favourite games!  

[pyst777]

3 hours ago, Afi4wins said:

Just a word of caution mate...all games tend to play and pay differently from one person to another, so PlaynGo games may be playing good for you now, but it would definitely die out sooner or later...all games do this...so take caution.

I soon found some dud PlayNGo games - bonus spins returning $1-2 dollars. lol  Overall though they've been mainly responsible for me winning my first bonus and 3/4s of the way towards winning my second one with my balance being what I started with, at this stage.  I have played Playtech games before - I feel like I've exhausted Netent, Microgaming and PlayNGo games so might have a look at the Playtech ones.

 

[Afi4wins]

4 hours ago, pyst777 said:

I soon found some dud PlayNGo games - bonus spins returning $1-2 Dollars. lol  Overall though they've been mainly responsible for me winning my first bonus and 3/4s of the way towards winning my second one with my balance being what I started with, at this stage.  I have played Playtech games before - I feel like I've exhausted NetEnt, Microgaming and PlayNGo games so might have a look at the Playtech ones.

 

One more caution, if you don't mind...start with minimum bets on Playtech games! I have played at several casinos and they all tend to give dead or useless spins for the first 300 spins!!! The gameplay only gets better after doing at least 1000 spins...this is how the games tend to play at European casinos...VERY STRANGELY ENOUGH!!! 

If you want to be safe, play only on the old games, like my favourites Safari heat, Panther Moon, and Thai Paradise. 

[pyst777]

17 hours ago, Afi4wins said:

One more caution, if you don't mind...start with minimum bets on Playtech games! I have played at several casinos and they all tend to give dead or useless spins for the first 300 spins!!! The gameplay only gets better after doing at least 1000 spins...this is how the games tend to play at European casinos...VERY STRANGELY ENOUGH!!! 

If you want to be safe, play only on the old games, like my favourites Safari heat, Panther Moon, and Thai Paradise. 

300 dead spins! - crikey, I give up on games which have 10 useless spins and I really don't think I miss out on anything  by not playing them any futher than that. Do the Playtech games return you much of what you have played or more than what you have played,  more often than not? There are some games which I have played time and time again and they have returned me nothing. Thunderstruck2 and Who's The Bride are two of those games. I wonder if I would get anything from them after 300 spins. They used to give me free spins at the same rate I got free spins playing other games but lately (last few months) they've just refused to give me free spins or anything which makes me wonder why they've got so tight.

Anyway, an update on my bonus - I blew it. I played so so so many dead games (soon after my previous post) which either didn't return anything or gave me free spins which paid almost nothing that I got peeved off and went for broke on one of my favourite games and blew my balance. Am thinking it might have been a good thing - I need a break. Wonder how long that will last.

[Afi4wins]

6 minutes ago, pyst777 said:

300 dead spins! - crikey, I give up on games which have 10 useless spins and I really don't think I miss out on anything  by not playing them any futher than that. Do the Playtech games return you much of what you have played or more than what you have played,  more often than not?

Anyway, an update on my bonus - I blew it. I played so so so many dead games (soon after my previous post) which either didn't return anything or gave me free spins which paid almost nothing that I got peeved off and went for broke on one of my favourite games and blew my balance. Am thinking it might have been a good thing - I need a break. Wonder how long that will last.

To be very honest, Playtech has been the best provider for me for the last 2 decades! The Mega wins of 500x or more do come quite regularly, not frequently of course, but their maximum possible win is usually only about 1500x, except for the newer games that follow the current trend of huge winning potentials that can actually occur only once in a lifetime.  I don't play such games, except for Thai Paradise, which has a 5000x max win. I avoid playing all the other newer games simply because they all failed to meet my expectations!

Again, to be very honest, no one can win in the long run, not at any casino, not on any provider's games! However, I get the most satisfaction from my few favourite Playtech games, that no other provider could match. Supe It Up and Isis by Microgaming used to be in this category, but not any longer, not after they have been converted into HTML5 versions, and I hardly play them anymore.

[pyst777]

On 3/23/2021 at 10:57 PM, Afi4wins said:

If you want to be safe, play only on the old games, like my favourites Safari heat, Panther Moon, and Thai Paradise. 

I checked these ones out - fun play only. They look promising and I will probably give them a go when I'm next playng with money - taking a little break after a losing run. I like your three suggestions with their set number of free spins - most of the other playtech games I looked at have 'up to' or 'at least' a certain number of free spins which didn't appeal top me. I did find the spin rate a little slow for my liking - even in turbo mode. My pet hate is slow spin rate games, expecially the ones which expect you to wait for all their fancy animations to do their thing.