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FIRST 5 CASINOS

 

1. Coral Casino

Coral Casino offers several sign-up bonuses. I recommend starting with the PLAY25 bonus, which is £25 with a wagering requirement of only 5xBonus = £125 on blackjack. This bonus is a good one to start with because it is a small bonus with a very low wagering requirement. You can get a feel for how online casinos work without risking much of your bankroll and without being bogged down by a large wagering requirement. Use the strategy tables and house edge information from the blackjack page listed under Chartwell software. The table below lists the chance of making a gain and time required with a variety of bet sizes. See the return & variance calculator for checking other bet sizes.

Bet Size Hands Hours* Chance of Gain

1 Standard Deviation

1 ~100 0.4 98% +15 to +35
2 ~50 0.2 93% +10 to +40
3 ~35 0.1 88% +5 to +45
5 ~20 0.1 82% -0 to +50
*(Rate of play is estimated at ~250 hands per hour. Maximum rate is ~300 hands per hour.)

 

2. VC Games

VC Games offers a £25 sign-up bonus with a small wagering requirement of only 8xBonus = £200. Finnish players are not eligible for this bonus. Note that VC Games is under the games tab of the link above, not the casino tab. VC Casino (under casino tab) also offers an excellent sign-up bonus. However, I do not describe it on this first 5 casinos page. VC Games uses Orbis software. Orbis has few table games, but it does have blackjack, which is the best choice for this bonus. Use the strategy tables and house edge information from the blackjack page listed under Orbis software. The table below gives the chance of making a gain and time required with a variety of bet sizes. See the return & variance calculator for checking other bet sizes.

Bet Size Hands Hours* Chance of Gain

1 Standard Deviation

1 ~180 0.7 94% +10 to +40
2 ~90 0.4 87% +5 to +45
3 ~60 0.25 82% -0 to +50
5 ~35 0.15 76% -10 to +60
*(Rate of play is estimated at ~250 hands per hour. Maximum rate is ~300 hands per hour.)

 

3. William Hill

William Hill Casino offers a $50 bonus with a wagering requirement of 16xB on blackjack, in their Vegas casino. The terms are quite complicated. The bonus is described as "unlimited" and has many tiers with different wagering requirements. I recommend only claiming the first tier, which is $50 or £25, since the other tiers have high wagering requirements. The wagering requirement for the first tier varies, depending on your game choice. It is 4xB on slots, 8xB on some table games, or 16xB on blackjack. I recommend choosing blackjack, making it the previously described $50 bonus with 16xB wagering on blackjack.

Use the default strategy tables from the blackjack page. The table below lists the chance of making a gain and time required with a variety of bet sizes. See the return & variance calculator for checking other bet sizes.

Bet Size Hands Hours* Chance of Gain

1 Standard Deviation

1 ~700 2 94% +15 to +80
2 ~350 1 86% +5 to +90
3 ~230 0.7 81% -5 to +100
5 ~140 0.4 76% -20 to +115
10 ~70 0.2 69% -50 to +145
*(Rate of play is estimated at 350 hands per hour. Maximum rate is ~450 hands per hour.)

 

4. Sporting Bet

Sporting Bet Casino offers a €100 bonus with a total wagering requirement of €2500 = ~25xB on blackjack. This bonus is available for most European nations. UK players receive a $50 bonus with 25xB wagering instead. Check the terms for your country before depositing. Use the optimal strategy from the blackjack page, under Boss Media software. The table below lists the chance of making a gain and time required for a 100 bonus with a variety of bet sizes. See the return & variance calculator for checking other bet sizes.

Bet Size Hands Hours* Chance of Gain

1 Standard Deviation

1 ~2200 7 95% +35 to +145
2 ~1100 3.4 88% +15 to +165
3 ~700 2.3 83% -5 to +185
5 ~450 1.4 77% -30 to +210
10 ~220 0.7 70% -80 to +260
*(Rate of play is estimated at 325 hands per hour with this slow SW. Maximum rate is ~400 hands per hour.)

 

5. Gamebookers

Gamebookers offers a 50% to €50 bonus. So you must deposit €100 to receive the full €50 bonus. The bonus has a total wagering requirement of €1000 = 20xB on blackjack. Gamebookers uses Net Ent software, which is significantly faster than the softwares used for the 1st four casinos listed above (Orbis, Cryptologic, and Random Logic). Again use the optimal strategy for this software, as listed on the blackjack page. The table below lists the chance of making a gain and time required with a variety of bet sizes. See the return & variance calculator for checking other bet sizes.

Bet Size Hands Hours* Chance of Gain

1 Standard Deviation

1 ~900 2 92% +15 to +80
2 ~450 1 83% -0 to +95
3 ~300 0.7 79% -10 to +105
5 ~180 0.4 73% -30 to +125
*(Rate of play is estimated at 450 hands per hour with this slow SW. Maximum rate is ~800 hands per hour.)

 

6. Your Next Casino

The first five casinos listed above all appear near the top of the best bonuses page. You can keep working down the best bonuses page or skip through it, choosing your preferred bonuses.

 

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