Are you tempted by offers of bonus money at online casinos?  They can sound like a great offer and sometimes they can even be a great way to find more money to play your favorite games on. I will be blogging about online casino bonus money here on the blog, but you’ll probably notice that I’ll often be reminding you to — check the terms and conditions.  So, let’s chat for a moment about terms and conditions before we dive into the blog.

Now, when an online casino advertises a bonus offer, they are going to focus on the fun part — how much money they’ll give you.  And that’s always a great temptation. Of course they’ll make sure you can easily find the information you need to actually take advantage of the offer, which means details like the dates that the offer runs and the bonus code information. And usually the games you can play on the offer.  Yep, the games. Let’s start there.

One of the first details to check before looking into a bonus offer is what games you can play if you take the offer. You’ll find that most bonus offers are good for slots and related games like scratch cards and keno. This is because with those games the casino has the edge.  If you’re a dedicated video poker player or blackjack player, it won’t do you any  good to take advantage of a slots bonus offer.  But you can still find casinos out there with bonus money for blackjack and video poker. It’s just that they usually have a larger play through requirement.

And that’s the second detail to look at. A play through requirement tells you how many times you have to wager the bonus money and usually the deposit you made to get the bonus money, before you can withdraw any winnings.  Remember that you stand a chance of losing that money with every single wager. But you’ll also want to see if there is a restriction on how much money you can actually win using the bonus money.  Yep, some casinos restrict that too.

So, before you consider taking that online casino bonus read the details!  They are important.