Online casinos offer customers bonuses of several types, the welcome bonus, the welcome first deposit bonus and the promotional bonus. Each is different and awarded for different reasons. The welcome bonus that falls in two categories starts at many casinos as soon as the customer registers before they make a deposit. This is a bonus award of free spins or free play so the new customer can see what gambling entertainment the casino has to offer and what gaming software makers they use. The second type of welcome bonus is given as an enhancement to the first or even first several deposits the customer makes. This can be a 100 percent match that includes the first several deposits or can be 100 percent for the first and may be the second deposit, but 50 percent for the third and fourth deposits.
The other kind of bonus is given through promotions this may be a bonus for making a deposit a specific day of the week, a bonus for being a VIP member, free spins or a bonus for playing certain games during a week or month. Some casinos have a different type of promotion every week or every month for regular customers or for the different levels of their VIP program.