by Wendy Mackrell

Created on: January 22, 2008   Last Updated: May 02, 2011

Raking In Some Free Money

There are free offers out there and chances to get money for nothing playing poker online. There are a few small catches. If you are going to make a deposit anyways to take advantage of first deposit bonus you may as well hook up with a free money site.

This generally is done by way you signing up for an account, but don't make a deposit then you get some free poker chips to play with, sometimes up to $10 for Poker, and you play with that free money. Then if you win any money over and above that amount, you get to keep. AFTER you make a deposit into your account. Most sites first deposits are $10-$20. Do check terms and conditions.

But why, may well you ask, do poker sites and online casinos want to give free money to you? One word for yarake. Anyhoo, this is how the sites make their money. They get a cut of all the money flowing across the tables, and in and out of cyber-pots. They couldn't give rat's patootie who wins, or who loses, just as long as you play the game.

See? So if they throw away a tenner here and there, it really won't affect them any. There are a few ways you can get into a bit of the free stuff. You want to know, don't you?.

Okay I'll spill:

• Free chips

Download: software
Open: Account
Collect: Free chips
These offers aren't everywhere but they are about. Read terms and conditions.

• Freerolls

Freerolls: Tournaments that have a prize fund, but no entry fee. Different sites have different rules but they all have them. It is worth checking them out. Do readyeah, yeah you know already.

• Deposit Bonuses

Free' might be used a bit freely here but once you have a bankroll, it's a good way to build. Read terms carefully, but basically, whatever you deposit in they will bonus you a certain percentage. So, you pop in a lazy $100 and they'll slap another $20 on top for the hell of it. Did I say check the terms and conditions carefully? I'd hate to repeat myself.

• Rake Rebates

The new kid on the block in the online poker world. The rake is waht the poker sites take from you when you play. whether players are winning ofr losing doesn't matter. They get cut from every player. The more you play the more rake they get. Brokers sites can negotiate a % of the rake back, for a getting a small fee back from the rake takeback called a rakeback. Pat on the back!

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