2010-03-16 21:04:00
What Is the Difference Between a Reload Bonus and a Signup Bonus?
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So, you log into your email account and notice a message from your favorite online poker room.
In this message, the poker room lets you know that you are eligible to take advantage of a 100% reload bonus of up to $500.
Reload bonus? What's a reload bonus?
Reload bonuses are offered by online poker rooms in an attempt to get you to deposit AGAIN on their site. It's just like it sounds - the online poker room wants you to RELOAD your money on the site.
Normally online poker rooms offer these reload bonuses to people who haven't played on the site for a while. It makes sense - maybe you are currently playing at another site, and this reload bonus might entice you to come back. After all, the online poker world is extremely competitive when it comes to customer acquisition.
From time to time, poker rooms will offer reload bonuses to all of their players. The only stipulation - you must have already deposited on the site in order to take advantage. I mean, after all - it wouldn't be a reload bonus if you hadn't already deposited real money onto the site.
So what is the difference between a reload bonus and a sign-up bonus?
A signup bonus is available to people who have never deposited on the site before, while reload bonuses are available to those who have already deposited. Usually (but not always), these reload bonuses are exclusively available to those people who haven't played on the site in a while. It's a great tool in terms of luring people back to the site.
What you'll find is that smaller rooms are more aggressive when it comes to offering reload bonuses. Full Tilt Poker and Pokerstars are so busy as it is that they don't really need to offer regular reload bonuses - people already choose to play there because there are so many available games and great tournaments.
Smaller rooms, on the other hand, need to offer more in terms of player promotions in order to compete with the bigger rooms. That's why you'll find that the smaller rooms, as mentioned, offer much bigger and more regular reload bonuses.
Reload bonuses are a great way to line your pockets, so you should definitely take advantage of them whenever they are offered to you. Once you have earned your reload bonus, you can always withdraw your money and wait for the next offer - you are not stuck playing at that site by any means.
Filed under: General Poker Bonus Code Info
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