Many Texas Holdem poker players are drawn into an online casino based on their signing bonus. Some casinos will offer you free money outright, while others will match your initial deposit a specific percentage. These sign up bonuses often seem too good to be true, but the glowing stories of people who have received them make many a wary player take the plunge. I am here to tell you that sign up bonuses can actually work for you, but they come with serious strings attached. One of the most serious strings is the play through clause. In most cases you will be required to play your bonus through the poker casino games a select number of times before you are eligible to withdrawal it. It is the casino’s prerogative to choose how many times you need to play it through, so you could be faced with the need to play a bonus 10, 20, or even 30 times. Let me explain what that means to you. It means that you will need to be one a winning streak 10, 20, or 30 times before you can withdraw that poker money. Not exactly a practical proposition. Sign up bonuses are a great way to get started, but don’t expect to withdraw them anytime soon. The fine print is meant to get you playing, not to make the casino pay.

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