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Those Beautiful Things Called Bonus Bets

They say the best things in life are free. But when you really think about it, there are very few things in this world that are truly free in the truest sense of the word. Think about it. You’ve heard of ‘buy one, get one free’ deals. You only ever get the freebie if you purchase the ‘one’ referred to in the first place. It’s still a great deal because essentially, you’ll only be paying around half the price. But still, the catch is present. It’s the same with the free bets offered by online casinos. There’s always a catch. After all, in this day and age, a free lunch is virtually non-existent. Unless, of course, somebody buys you lunch, but that’s very much beside the point.

So what’s the catch with ‘em free Casino Bets that are all the rage among Internet junkies with gambling problems nowadays? For starters, they’re only free and yours for the taking if you spend some money on the online casino in question in the first place. It’s essentially the same principle as a ‘buy one, get one free’ offer. Citing for example the best of the best online casinos (not to mention the most generous), depositing $30 into your bankroll will subsequently earn you another $30 in bonus bets ‘matched’ by the casino in question. Of course, the figure is often way lesser than this, but this is just for purposes of discussion.

Another catch is that free bets are non-convertible to cash. Using the same example to illustrate, of the $60 in your bankroll (your initial deposit of $30, plus the $30 the generous casino people gave you out of the goodness of their own hearts), you can only ever withdraw your initial $30 (or what’s left of it) in cash.

So what good are these bonus bets for you then? It’s quite simple. Why, you can use it to fund your bets! Say, you’re in a rather heated game of Texas Hold’em. The guy on your right just called a bet of $10. You have an excellent hand, and you’re confident of taking home the pot, so you raise the bet to $30 - using your free Poker Bets. Chances are the whole table will fold, making the pot yours.

The good news is because you won that pot fair and square, regardless if you were using your own deposit or your cache of free bets, you can do whatever you want with the money. Use it to fund your next game, or encash it - the choice is yours. That, in itself, is the beauty of bonus bets.

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