Surprisingly, it isn’t that difficult to find a good, wholesome online casino promotion because pretty much each online casino offers at least one or more lucrative special offers and most of them are well worth trying to get your hands on.

The thing to remember when trying to find an attractive special offer is that there are standard promotions that you will be able to find. The most common of all online casino promotions includes the matching deposit bonus. This particular sign up/welcome bonus is the most common of all deals and generally works in the following way:

If you deposit the maximum allowed, for example £500 and the bonus is a 100% match, you will basically receive double what you have deposited (a total of £1000). This is probably the best promotion available today as it guarantees you free money. Some casinos may offer just a 50% match up to £100 whereas others may offer a tidy 200% matching deposit bonus worth up to for example £2000.

Depending on which casino you have visited, they may hand out this bonus cash in small increments, after having wagered X amount of your money in the real cash mode or they may release the bonus funds instantly. You be the judge of which one is the better deal.

Other popular casino promotions are the No-Deposit cash bonuses. This is where the casino basically gives free money to you with no strings attached. Ok, so the free cash bonus may not always be that large and generally ranges from between £2 and £20. It is unlikely that you will stumble across an online casino that offers more than this.

You may even be lucky to find an online casino that offers both deals (the no-deposit and the matching deposit bonus), but some will make you choose which one you want out of the two. This is also the case at online casinos that offer the one hour free play bonus. They may also have an initial matching deposit bonus but you will probably have to choose between the two (the free play bonus or the matching deposit bonus).

These are the main three types of welcome bonuses that all new players are entitled to and most online casinos will have them clearly displayed on their homepage. Now that you know the main three types of online casino bonuses, the next thing to do is find a fully licensed online casino that offers one of these deals and one that is powered by a particular software that you may be fond of, such as Microgaming, Playtech, Cryptologic, NetEnt or Sheriff Gaming because each software company develops completely different styled games.

Now that you have narrowed down the software/games that you like the look of and the type of bonus that appeals to you the most, all that’s left to do is register a new account with that casino and then proceed to claim what’s rightfully yours. Always remember to read the terms and conditions for each promotion because you will almost certainly need to adhere to certain wagering requirements in order to take full advantage of your online casino promotional offer.