No Deposit Roulette

It may sound too good to be true, but it’s possible to play Roulette at a reputable casino using the house’s money – and keep anything you win. 

Some of our partner casinos offer these types of deals in respect of both live and virtual Roulette, though before you take the plunge it’s worth getting the lowdown on exactly how these types of bonuses work. 

Roulette is a specific problem in terms of game weightings as it’s easy for players to make low risk bets to meet their wagering requirements, which again is highly unsportsmanlike. This is achieved by covering 50% or more of the spaces on the wheel, using outside bets like red or black – or even more than 50% of the spaces, thereby guaranteeing positive expected returns. 

To get round this problem, casino game weighting tables for roulette often go into much more detail, specifying that only certain types of bet are eligible.

Because no deposit bonuses are purely at the expense of your casino, they can’t afford to give away huge amounts. 

You’ll typically see no deposit bonuses of either £5, £10 or £20. Anything more and you’ll need to make a deposit, though once you start doing this the amounts you can get hold of are much larger – sometimes running into four figures. 

A no deposit Roulette bonus is paid upon registration, so as soon as you’ve signed up you’ll see the bonus in your player balance. Some casinos like mFortune will need as verification like your mobile number before awarding the £5 roulette bonus.

You certainly can. You may find, however, that some feature games have large progressive prizes on offer, and if you win these with a no deposit bonus then the amount you can receive is capped at an amount specified in your casino’s terms and conditions. 

The best examples are Playtech’s Marvel Roulette and Age of the Gods Roulette games. If you make an ante bet and the ball lands in the feature segment of the wheel you’ll be taken to a specially-designed slot game that could, if you’re lucky, yield one of the four Playtech mystery progressive prizes. 

These run up to millions at times, so it’s worth bearing in mind that you wouldn’t be eligible to win an amount of this magnitude using no deposit bonus money.

Some casinos offer this information up-front and will tell you at a glance how much you need to wager before you can start making withdrawals, whilst others don’t. 

In this case we’d recommend simply contacting their customer service team and asking them – preferably via Live Chat if it’s offered, as you’ll then be able to take a screenshot as proof. 

This varies from casino to casino, but we would advise you to read the terms and conditions that come with your bonus as they do sometimes expire after a set period of time, and wagering requirements often have to be met within a stated period too or the bonus and any associated winnings may be confiscated. 

Is it possible to spend the bonus one type of game and then meet wagering requirements using other types of games? 

This presents no problem whatsoever. Casinos look at your wagering as a whole, and will apply any game weightings necessary, but you don’t need to meet your wagering requirements target on the same game that you spent the bonus on. 

The answer to this question is usually ‘No’. This makes sense from the casino’s point of view, as a lucky streak at Roulette could earn you many thousands, which would be paid into your bank account with no deposits whatsoever being paid to the casino by you. On top of that they will have had to pay you your bonus as well so it’s a lose-lose situation for them. 

When casinos restrict winnings from a no deposit bonus they’re not being unsportsmanlike – they’re simply protecting their own interests.  It’s always worth remembering that no deposit bonuses are really designed to give you a flavour of what a casino is like; a chance to enjoy a guided tour, so to speak, in order that you can try before you buy. 

Unfortunately for all concerned, there are some unsportsmanlike players who like to commit what’s known as Bonus Abuse. This involves joining a casino purely to obtain a no deposit Roulette bonus, which they then withdraw without ever spending any money in the casino. This unsportsmanlike behaviour is often repeated by the same players using multiple aliases and credit cards, giving the casinos a serious problem. 

To combat Bonus Abuse, casinos have to insist that you wager your bonus over and over a certain number of times, known as a Wagering Requirement. Some players, however, use table games to cheat the system. For example if you have two accounts you can meet wagering requirements with virtually no risk just by playing Roulette and betting red with one account and black with the other. If you want to learn even more ways to beat the house, learn how to beat wagering.

This is why casinos have to be extra careful about which games you can spend a no deposit bonus on, and many simply find it easier to simply exclude table games completely.