888 Casino

888 Casino is one of the oldest and most reliable casinos worldwide.

The $200 First Deposit Bonus is working like this:

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Make your first deposit now and start enjoying the 1,400 USD Welcome Package:

100% Deposit Bonus up to 200 USD!

When you make your first deposit at 888casino you’ll be rewarded with a 100% Deposit Bonus up to 200 USD like so:

• All your bonus will be credited to your account immediately so you can head straight to the tables and play a few games on us (you won't find this at many other casinos!)

• The Welcome Bonus can be cashed out only after wagering an amount totalling your bonus amount multiplied by 40.
  This deposit bonus is one of the most achievable in the industry so take advantage of it today and start cashing-in!

1,200 USD in guaranteed bonuses!

Along with the Deposit Bonus mentioned above, your first deposit at 888.com will also mean you’re eligible to receive a 10% guaranteed bonus up to 100 USD in our monthly Happy Hours events, for the next 12 months! This means there’s up to 1,200 USD with your name on it!

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This means to get the full bonus you have to deposit at first $200.

When done they will add at once $200 to your account. So you will be able to play with $400.

Before you can request any cashout you have to wager $8.000 in total.

===> we recommend that you play Black Jack and that you are betting small ($1 or $2 bets per hand only). This way you reduce swings.

Expected value of this offer is about $170 (!!) according to our calculations.

With other words:  888 Casino has a $170 gift for you and you just have to play the required amount of hands. 

This can be a real boost for you poker bankroll.

Their bonus policy:

888.com's Bonus Policy states that:

1. All new members will receive a welcome bonus, upon making a first deposit to their 888.com account ("Welcome Bonus"). 888.com reserves the right to limit the Welcome Bonus to (i) one bonus per household or (ii) one bonus per computer terminal.
2. The terms Initial Deposit Welcome Bonus, First Deposit Bonus, Match Up Bonus and First Time Bonus all refer to the same Welcome Bonus.

   Special Welcome Bonus Terms & Conditions:

   1. The Welcome Bonus consists of a 100% instant bonus of up to £100/€140/$200 provided immediately upon deposit. Example: If you make a first deposit of $100, then:
      You will receive 100% of your Welcome Bonus immediately = $100
   2. The Welcome Bonus and any accumulated winnings can be cashed out only after an amount totaling 40 times your bonus amount has been wagered.
   3. For members located in certain jurisdictions, territories and states the Welcome Bonus may and any accumulated winnings be cashed out only after an amount totaling no less than 60 times the bonus amount has been wagered. For details regarding the jurisdictions to which this applies, please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
   4. For members located in Romania, Ukraine, Hungary, Poland, Russia, the Welcome Bonus and any accumulated winnings can be cashed out only after an amount totaling 100 times your bonus amount has been wagered.
   5. All bets placed on Baccarat, Roulette and Roulette like and all versions of Craps will not be counted toward wagering requirements for the Welcome Bonus.
   6. The Welcome Bonus will not be available to members registered, logging in from or depositing from China.
   7. Members may be entitled to one Welcome Bonus. Members who make their first deposit with one of 888's "skins" and who have or previously had an account with any site owned or operated by 888, including any "skin", shall not be entitled to the Welcome Bonus, unless 888 decides otherwise at its sole discretion.
   8. The Welcome Bonus is subject to the rest of this Bonus Policy.
      *Subject to the relevant terms that apply to specific offers.
3. All monetary amounts referred to herein this Bonus Policy (other than 'Invite a Friend Bonuses' offered only in US Dollars) shall be available to members in one of the three following currencies in accordance with each member's personal preference: US Dollars, GBP or Euros.
4. All 'Invite a Friend Bonuses' may be cashed out only after the referred friend opens a new 888.com account, makes the minimum deposit in such account and accumulates 250 comp points on 888.com within six months from the initial deposit.
5. Members receiving 'Happy Hour Bonuses' may cash out their bonus amount only after an amount totaling no less than 40 times the bonus amount has been wagered.
6. All Welcome Bonuses received via funds deposited by NETELLER may be cashed out only after an amount totaling no less than 50 times the bonus amount has been wagered.
7. All other 888.com bonuses may be cashed out only after an amount totaling no less than two (2) times* the bonus amount received has been wagered, unless otherwise stated. For example a member must wager $100/€100/£100, before cashing out a bonus totaling $50/€50/£50.
8. Please be advised that during a campaign or promotion where you receive any additional amount of bonus, whether this is part of the original bonus or a separate amount, you may be subject to further wagering requirements in order to request a cashout of the bonus and any accumulated winnings.
9. Comp points accumulated via low-risk wagering in all versions of Wild Wheel, Roulette, Baccarat and Craps bets will not be calculated as a valid wager with regard to 888.com's Bonus Policy cash out requirements. We reserve the right to withhold any amount in excess of the member’s original deposit from such member's withdrawal if the play bonus is wagered on any of the foregoing games
10. 888.com's Bonus Policy applies to all event or promotion funds received in excess of regular payouts.
11. All bonuses and promotional offers extended to members must be wagered at 888.com within 90 days of being credited to a member's account or within the period specified in the notification of a promotional offer if different. 888.com reserves the right, at its sole discretion and at a time of its choosing, to revoke any bonuses and promotional offers, or any parts thereof, not used by a member within the relevant time period.
12. Wagering requirements are calculated in US dollars according to daily exchange rates.
13. 888.com reserves the right to withhold the amount of any bonus from a member's cash out.
14. In the event of a bonus being removed from your account for any reason, we reserve the right to remove the full bonus amount together with any winnings derived from this bonus, irrespective of any wagering that may have occurred with the said bonus.
15. In the event of abuse, 888.com reserves the right to discontinue the member's 888.com membership and to prevent the member from accessing the casino in the future.
16. This Bonus Policy has been drafted in the English language. In the event of any discrepancy between the meanings of any translated versions of this Bonus Policy and the English language version, the meaning of the English language version shall prevail.

Last Updated on Monday, 07 June 2010 15:46