Bingo promotions and bonuses explained
The bingo promotions can sometimes get a bit confusing with all their big numbers, percentages and such. They also always combine different kind of bonuses and free benefits, which can make it tricky to judge which one is the right promotion for you. Here we tackle both of these issues.
First we explain the different promotion types and then offer help on what bingo promotions you might want to take a closer look at.
Bonus types
Match-up bonuses
The most often offered bonus type is match-up bonus. This favorite has many names:
- Bonus
- Match up bonus
- Match up
All these promotions offer the same thing: when you deposit money, they’ll give you extra money by matching your deposit with the percentage mentioned.
Example:
200% match
You deposit 50$, they give you 100$. You end up with 150$!
Unless otherwise mentioned, the bonus percentage you see only applies for the first time you deposit. Most sites however offer bonuses for other deposits also. If you want to know about the bonus percentage of the deposits after the first one, you can find them on our match-up bonus list.
It should also be noted that bonus offers always have an upper limit on how much they are going to match. This is never a problem for us normal players though, since the upper limits are usually high enough.
Another thing to note is that there are obviously some limitations on withdrawing the bonuses - it would be a bit unfair if players could deposit money and just withdraw the bonus without even playing!
No deposit bonus
No deposit bonus, or sign up bonus, is the amount of money you get simply by registering to the site, without even depositing! Sometimes the no deposit bonus is not money, but free stuff like free bingo cards, free slot spins, free scratch cards and so on.
No matter which type of no deposit bonus you get (free money or free stuff), the idea is that you use the bonus to test the bingo site and see if it is to your liking.
Usually these and the previously mentioned bonus types are combined. This means that you first get a no deposit bonus, and if you like the site and deposit you get a match-up bonus.
Other promotions
Bing sites try to get noticed interested in other ways also. Of these other promotions the most common is sweepstakes. Many, many sites offer all kinds of sweepstakes for their players. They are usually for players playing for real money only, who are automatically entered to the contest. Prizes can be - and have been - anything from televisions to Caribean cruises.
Promotions and You
What kind of promotions should you keep your eye on? There are two different answers to this question:
If you have decided the bingo site you want to play at, or want to get the maximum benefit from the promotions, you should definitely go for a big bonus. If you deposit something like 50$-100$ at a site offering 200% match up bonus, you get 100$-200$ for free! No sign up bonus can come even close to that.
If you want to try a site for a bit to see if you want to play with your own money there, things are different. In this case you should take a closer look at promotions offering sign up bonus and free cards. Although clearly smaller in value than bonuses, they are a great fun way of playing online bingo for free.
