The Gamble Action Beginner’s Guide should provide you with all the necessary information you need to help you play your favourite Casino games online, “wisely” and with a bit of luck you will earn some cash whilst having some fun.

As you probably already know, Online Casinos offer players sign-up bonuses to attract you to play at their Casino.

There are over 2500 casinos operating online today and they are all looking to get a healthy slice of the estimated billions of dollars generated by online gambling industry.

Naturally, this creates massive competition between online casinos, as they all vie to attract and retain customers/players.

Sounds great? Well yes it is, but like everything there are rules you must follow in order to get bonuses from online Casinos and keep them.

The main Promotional tool or “enticement” is the Sign-up bonus.

For example offering to match a player’s first deposit of say, $100, which will give you a total of $200!

Before you can withdraw the $100 deposit and the $100 bonus, the casino will require you to place a certain amount of wagers. In most cases, this amount is between 10 and 30 times the amount of the deposit plus the bonus. This is known as the Wagering Requirement, from here on we will refer to as WR.

As a Player who likes to receive and play Online Bonuses from Casino’s, this will be your main concern.

WR is formerly defined here:

The Wager requirement, or WR, is the amount of wagers a player must make before they are eligible to make a withdrawal. The amount of wagers required is generally stated in terms of how many times the deposit and bonus must be wagered. For example, a $100 deposit gets a $100 bonus with a WR of 10 times the deposit plus the bonus 10x(D+B). So the player would have to wager $2,000 before they can cashout. Remember that all wagers, winners and losse, count towards the total amount required.

OUR BEST TIPS TO GET YOU STARTED ON YOUR WAY TO WINNING!

1. Always read the casino’s promotional terms and conditions (T&C’s).

At Gamble Action, we always try our best to maintain accurate site terms and conditions information on our site but please remember, some casino’s change their T&C’s often, making it very hard for us to ensure 100% accuracy with our posted information.

The main things to look for in the T&C’s include:

Wagering requirement (WR)
Percentage bonus on offer
Maximum bonus allowable
Fully Cashable or “sticky” Bonus type
Any Excluded games from WR, etc.
Any information on the Specific casino’s website will always supercede information posted on GambleAction.com

2. Open a Neteller account.

Neteller is the preferred payment method of most online casinos. You can avoid much of the identification verification that comes with depositing via credit card.There is no waiting for a check to get your winnings. Once your withdrawals are processed, your money appears automatically in your Neteller account. Sign up with them as the process is simple and takes less than 48 hours to be completed. Once you become ‘verified’ money can then be freely transferred to and from your nominated account. Without this, you will be charged by Neteller to deposit funds from your credit card and/or withdraw via check.

Make sure that your email address and other personal information on file with Neteller matches the information you provide to open your account at the Casino. When you use Neteller, many casinos will also offer additional deposit bonus just for using them. Please note that Neteller is the largest online bank in the world, and strictly regulated by the Canadian government. You can rest assured that your personal and financial information safe and secure with Neteller.

3. Always choose the game with the lowest house Edge (HE) available.

You will find all casinos ban the play of low risk wagering on Roulette, Craps, and Baccarat, towards fulfilling WR on Bonuses

Blackjack (BJ) and Video Poker (VP) are the best games allowed, although some casinos even restrict the play of these games. If available Blackjack is the best choice with a HE of usually .3%-.7%, depending on the variation of BJ played.

4. Choose casinos with the best bonuses.

Obviously the best bonuses are those with low bonus and Deposit Wagering Requirements and those that allow BJ or other low HE games to be played in order to fullfill WR

Casino that offer high percentage bonuses are always great aswell.

5. Understand the difference between Cashable, Sticky Type I, and Sticky Type II bonuses.

6.  Make small wagers until meeting the wagering requirements.

Most beginners start with $2-$3 “flat bets” (all bets are the same amount) until WR’s have been completed. It is a good idea to wager a little over the minimum WR to help avoid being labeled an “advantage player” or “bonus abuser”. Avoid chasing losses and increasing wagers without taking into consideration the increased risk involved. The strategy is to fullfil WR with the maximum amount of bonus $$ as possible still in your account, whicjh will account for your profit. Strive to make small profits and then try another Casino from our Lists.

7. Make sure you have completed all the wagering requirements prior to requesting a withdrawal.

Most casinos will simply reverse withdrawals to your casino account if WR’s have not been met. There are those that will remove the bonus and return the rest to your account, and even some that will remove both the bonus and any winnings and pay you only your deposited amount.

The best defence against losing any of your money is to always ensure that you have fulfilled the WR.

Please note that many casino’s offer a comp point or frequent player point feature that will keep track of your wagering for you. Most give a comp point for every ten dollars wagered. Regardless of the method that you use to keep track of your wagers!

We recommend that you always contact the Casinos customer support (CS) through email, live chat, or phone, prior to withdrawing to check that Wagering has been met. All casinos are happy to provide this information as you are complying with their Terms and Conditions.

8. Be prepared to send in documentation upon cashing out.

While the majority of casinos do not require documentation prior to cashing out, many still do. Be prepared with a copy of your driver’s license and a copy of a utility bill or bank statement clearly showing your name and billing address. Have these items scanned and saved to your computer for convenience sake, and simply attach them to the email that the casino will send you requesting these documents. If you are using a credit card, have a copy of the front and back of this as well. You need to make sure that the address on both your driver’s license and utility bill match exactly to the information you used at Neteller and upon registering at the casino.

9.  Always use the casino links provided at GambleAction.

As you continue to visit Gamble Action,  you will notice that some offers advertised on our site are exclusive to GambleAction.com customers.

Don’t risk losing out on future potential bonuses by not properly following links to Casinos from our site. If an issue arises with any casino you play at recommended by us, we will be in a much better position to act as a mediator on your behalf if you are a player that has signed up using a Direct links from our Site.

10. Create and maintain a document of the casinos that you have joined.

There is nothing more annoying than entering login details to any site you have joined up with and having them rejected for some reason. (we all do it you know and we all forget them at some stage)

Create a Spreadsheet of login details as this will allow you keep track of the casinos you have already played at and also all sorts of details such as what you have profited and are what you are owed, as well as each casinos terms and your username and password. This will also come in handy should any discrepancies arise.

In saying this, you will need to “Password protect” your S/Sheet or your PC so no one else can see this information.

More Important Beginners Guide Information will be added soon so stay posted…