Casino Bonuses Explained - Part 2 of 3

I have been meaning to write this article for a while now due to a number of questions I have received regarding casino bonuses.

The common question has been "I have $X of my hard-earned cash I'd like to deposit - where is the best place for me to go?"

This article is the second in a three part series dealing with the ins and outs and pitfalls of casino bonuses. Read Part 1 - Casino Bonuses Explained, where I explain the various types of bonuses. Part three of this series deals with monthly bonuses.

I thought the best way to deal with this question is to compare some casino bonuses based on increasing deposit amounts. We'll start with a mall amount, say $50, and go all the way up to $1500. I will pick two or three casinos in each instance which I think give the best casino bonus, and calculate the net return.

Please remember that bonuses change all the time. If you think there is something better out there, or if you have some specific issues I am not dealing with here, E-mail me.

Deposit Amount: $25

These are all pretty attractive. The bigger the bonus, the bigger this number gets and to me that doesn't make much sense.

My choice here: All Slots for playing Slots games and First Web for playing table games. Both these also offer better ongoing casino bonuses than On Liner.

Deposit Amount: $50

No casinos really stand out when you look at this deposit amount, so the choice here comes down to the best deal you'll get for your second deposit. Many casinos offer 200% bonuses, but some stand out because of what you'll get for your second deposit.

Vegas Red at the moment has a 100% bonus for your second deposit so they are probably a better choice. Having said that, Cirrus offers some very good ongoing bonuses and their VIP program is brilliant - they will reward all your future deposits handsomely.

Deposit Amount: $100

Golden Palace - if you are willing to go up o $100 you can get 200% once off on $100. If you are after hard cash, go for Vegas Red. However. Captain Cooks has been around for a long time and runs excellent promotions all year round for their existing players. Vegas Red is quite new and are obviously trying to build up a good base. The choice is yours.

Deposit Amount: $150

Again, in terms of bang for buck, Vegas Red stands out. However, don't discount Carnival Casino yet, their second and third deposit bonuses are significant (see below). I list Grand Online here as they have a great reputation for keeping players with ongoing promotions and their excellent service. I played at Grand Online for the first time in 1997. Check out their other bonuses.

Deposit Amount: $500

OK Vegas Red again, but hang on a second here. Dollar for dollar Lasseters loose out here. However, they are probably the most well regulated casino in the world (Australian) and have built up a solid reputation for looking after high rollers. If you are someone who is willing to deposit $500, you want to be sure the casino is going to give you good bonuses in future. I am pretty sure that Vegas Red will launch some cool bonuses in future after hey end this monstrous one (they are part of a really good group of casinos so they should be around), so the choice is yours.

Over $1000

Here are three excellent bonus schemes for deposits over $1000. You will notice that they are structured totally different.

They won't like me saying this, but some casinos (notably he "older" ones will give offer you a customer bonus if you really go big). I would rather not name them here, but you can contact any of these casinos and see what they will offer you.

Carnival Casino suddenly looks good (this can be a silly game...).