Online poker players are likely familiar with first-time deposit bonuses, where a poker room gives players an additional cash bonus for choosing to play real-money games with them, but while many sites only offer this as a one-time event, some poker rooms like UltimateBet are changing the game with reload bonuses that give players a bit of a boost when they opt to put more money in their bankrolls.
Why are reload bonuses offered? Why would a poker room give away money to people that have lost at the tabbies? They engender loyalty among players that may not be consistent winners yet and gives them the chance to become better at the game. They also give players another reason to recommend the site to their friends. UB offers reload bonuses on and off over the course of any given month, but their referral bonuses are consistent: $75 to the player making the referral, $50 to the referred players. If someone sees that their friend is recommending a place that consistently offers bonuses, they’re more likely to take the referral seriously.
Like any sort of bonus program, reload bonuses have terms and stipulations attached. UltimateBet pays out bonuses in $5 increments: you won’t get the whole bonus amount at once. This encourages players to continue to play at the tables. How quickly you get the bonus dollars is tied directly into how quickie you earn UltimatePoints when you play on the site. The higher-ranked you are in UltimateBet’s RAI$E program, the faster you’ll earn points that release your bonus dollars! Only your first deposit made during a reload period is eligible, and if you’ve made deposits in two or more separate bonus periods, then you have to have converted all of the funds from the original bonus before earning the second and subsequent bonuses. Unless it’s otherwise stated, the minimum amount for a deposit that can receive a bonus is $10.
It should be noted that the bigger the deposit you make, the bigger the bonus you receive will be, so we advise players to definitely use these bonuses to their advantage. Make sure you look up the terms and conditions of any online bonus offer, as some poker rooms may have created a system that makes it difficult for players to earn money on their play and deposits.