A casino bonus is something that is completely peculiar to an internet casino. It is an incentive which is offered to new players which is apart from the prizes on offer. These bonuses are also offered to existing players in some form or another, and are designed to keep the player loyal to the casino site.

Even though land based casinos do offer some kind of incentive to loyal players, generally based on a points system, they are not in the business of offering them a casino bonus when they register as a new member. This is where the land based and the internet casino is different.

For example if you were to join as a new member at the internet casino, Cameo Casino you would be entitled to a new member casino bonus of  $750 in free chips if you are a high roller and make a deposit of $1 500. However if you are just a normal player like most of us are, this casino will match a deposit of up to $100, 100%. Subsequent deposits earn 50% in bonuses and referring a friend means both you and your friend receive $25.

An internet casino has a great deal of competition to deal with, so the better the casino bonus the more customers they are likely to attract, however to some extent this is a “Catch 22”, situation as the bigger the bonuses, sometimes the smaller the prizes. Players therefore have to make up their own minds as to whether they want the big prizes or the big bonuses.