Well, today you can hardly find an online casino which does not offer a welcome bonus. The advertisement of welcome bonus is usually the first thing you will see when you enter the website of an online casino. Welcome bonus is the tool of all online casinos used to attract new players. Welcome bonus is offered to new players only, therefore it is sometimes also called New Player Bonus or Sign Up Bonus. But don’t mix up sign up bonus with welcome bonus. Welcome bonus always require from you to make a first deposit while sign up bonuses could be both deposit and no deposit, but we’ll tell you about no deposit bonus in another article.

Welcome bonus is a percentage bonus given to you after you have made your first deposit. To receive this bonus you need to download online casino software, create your real account, make your first deposit and the casino will credit you with a percentage bonus of your deposit. Percentages are usually from 25% to 500% and there are also restrictions for a maximum amount which you may get. A 100% welcome bonus is called a match bonus as it matches your deposit, if it is not above the maximum bonus amount. For example, if welcome bonus is 100% up to $100, it means you can get maximum $100 bonus, no matter how much money you’ve deposited. For example, you deposit $300, you will get $100 bonus, and no matter that 100% is $300. The same situation with the 50% bonus up to $100, it means that if you deposit $100, the casino will add up another $50 to your account. But if you deposit $300 with the same bonus restrictions, you will receive only $100 on your account, no matter that 50% of $300 is $150.

Welcome bonus is, actually, the opportunity to play more for less money. It is like a play credit for the money you deposit to the casino. It is a great chance for a newcomer to get started and spend more money while you are getting acquainted with the casino and the games.