Online casinos offer what's know as free bonuses. These are given to new players as an incentive to join a casino or as an ongoing deposit bonus. Like land based casinos who give loyal gamblers comps, online casinos do the same. Except instead of tangible items a player receives free chip comps. Online casinos also use loyalty rewards, these returns a percentage of wagered chips back to the casino player.

No Deposit Casino Bonus
Also know as a free no deposit bonus, these are generally given to a new casino player. No deposit means that the casino player is not required to make a deposit to receive the free bonus. However each online casino uses different rules that are applied to their no deposit bonus chips. Online casinos also give loyal players free chips. Again each casino will have unique rules for their no deposit bonus chips.

Casino Sign-up Bonus
To encourage a new player to join a casino each online venue offers what's known as a deposit bonus. This does require a player to make a cash deposit. However the player will receive a generous bounty - known as a online casino sign-up bonus. A player does not have to accept a sign-up bonus. But if you do not wish to play with a casino bonus, you must either not apply for it or you must ask for the bonus to be removed before you commence play. If you do not have the bonus removed before gambling your first wager consitutes that you accept the bonus Terms & Conditions.

Cashable Casino Bonuses
This type of bonus means that once you have meet the wagering requirements for the given bonus, you are able to cash out your winnings and the bonus cash.

As an example.
Casino has a play through of 30 times. you deposit $100 and receive a $100 free bonus. Your required bonus wagering is $100 + $100 = $200 x 30 = $6000. You total bonus play through requirement is $6,000 before you can make a withdrawal.

This may seem excessive. But one of the advantages of playing at online casinos is the pay-out percentages of their online pokies. On average these are 95% compared to land based casino pokie games in Australia that only give a 87.1% return.

Sticky Casino Bonuses (non cashable bonus)
This bonus is for wagering only. A sticky bonus can not be cashed. This casino bonus also carries a wagering play through requirement. When you have reached the wagering and are ready to cash out your winnings, the non cashable bonus is deducted from your winnings and you are then paid out on the remaining balance.

Online Casino Loyalty Rewards
All casinos have different loyalty reward programs. The type of bonuses and casino rewards you'll receive will depend on you loyalty level. These loyalty levels maybe Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platimum and Diamond. Like land based casinos the higher the level class the more benefits & free cash bonus rewards you'll receive.