GambleZen Casino Bonuses

GambleZen Casino Bonuses

GambleZen Casino No Deposit Bonus

Back in the day, most online casinos had a no deposit bonus – a promotion you could receive without putting down a single cent of your own money. And although most sites have moved on from that, GambleZen has, surprisingly, decided to keep the tradition alive by offering players a special no deposit bonus. Just register with the promo code “GZLE50FS” and boom, your account will instantly be loaded with a little something extra.

Specifically, you’ll receive 50 free spins on the slot “Le Pharaoh” from Hacksaw Gaming, at a value of 0.10. Once you’ve played through those spins, you’ll also need to wager their winnings x40 times, and the maximum cashout you can receive from them if you succeed is €50. Besides the bonus code, the only thing you’ll need to be aware of is that this offer is only available in a few countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Belgium, Sweden, Australia, Italy, Ireland, Canada and Greece).

GambleZen Casino First Deposit Bonus – 200% Match up to €500 + 100 Free Spins

Many players consider the welcome bonus to be the most important one at any online casino, and frankly, they’re right – seeing big numbers is pretty much the fastest way to convert visitors into players! GambleZen appear to have taken this very seriously, since their welcome package is pretty incredible: not only will you receive bonuses on your first 4 deposits, but those bonuses will be pretty generous!

Take, for example, the first deposit bonus, which will net you a whopping 200% match up to €500. Sure, the maximum bonus amount isn’t anything to write home about, but that 200% match basically means you’re tripling your money (so if you deposit €50 you’ll receive €100 in bonus cash). Not only that, but you’re also getting 100 free spins on the slot “Dog House” by Pragmatic Play, which should definitely sweeten the deal.

Alas, all the best casino bonuses tend to come with strict wagering requirements, and his one is no exception. To withdraw your bonus, you’ll need to wager the full amount (deposit + bonus) x40 times, alongside the free spins winnings which must also be wagered x40 times. Both of these requirements must be completed within only 10 days, and as usual, only slots contribute 100%. To be quite blunt, these requirements are nearly impossible to complete.

High Roller Bonus – 200% Match up to €1,500 + 100 Free Spins

Besides the wagering requirements, the only thing that might not appeal to some players about the welcome bonus is the limited bonus amount – you can only get up to €500, and with a 200% match percentage, that means you can receive the maximum reward with just a €250 deposit. But what if you wanted more than that? What if you were planning to put down a significantly bigger sum, like twice or thrice that amount, and wished to be rewarded accordingly?

Well, that’s where the high roller bonus comes into play. It effectively replaces the first deposit bonus, giving you the same match percentage and free spins (200% and 100, this time on “Sweet Bonanza”), but now the maximum bonus amount you can receive is €1,500. The caveat is you need to put down at least €500 to activate this offer, which makes it out of reach for anyone except, well, high rollers! So we must say it’s doing its job perfectly.

Second Deposit Bonus – 75% Match up to €375 + 75 Free Spins

Whichever of the two first deposit promotions you choose, the remaining three bonuses (for your second through fourth deposit) will remain the same – though they should still be pretty satisfactory, even if both the match percentage and maximum bonus amount are weaker. For example, the second deposit bonus will only grant you a 75% match up to €375, with that amount being especially low for players who might have received up to €1,500 from the high roller offer.

As usual, you’ll also get some free spins, this time 75 spins on “Release the Kraken” – not a bad amount! Alas, the wagering requirements will continue to be pretty brutal, requiring you to wager the full amount (bonus + deposit) AND the free spins winnings x40 times before you can withdraw them.

Third Deposit Bonus – 100% Match up to €500 + 50 Free Spins

The remaining offers are all very similar to the second one, what really changes are the numbers and the free spins game. In the case of the third deposit bonus, you’ll receive a 100% match up to €500 – an upgrade in every way compared to the second deposit offer! Well… every way except for the free spins, which have been lowered down to just 50, on “Buffalo King Megaways.” Still though, that’s a pretty good deal this deep into a welcome package!

Fourth Deposit Bonus – 125% Match up to €1,250 + 125 Free Spins

Typically, welcome packages operate on a downward scale – many casinos will start you off with, say, a 100% match and then slowly lower that until just 25% for the final part of the offer. As you can see though, GambleZen doesn’t do that, and in fac its fourth and final bonus is the best one besides the first one! Not only are you getting a 125% match up to €1,250, but you’re also snatching up 125 free spins on “Big Bass Bonanza,” which is really generous! Sure, you’ll likely just be using this bonus to test out new games instead of actually withdrawing it, but if you’ve made it this deep into the welcome package you probably don’t care much about that anyway.

Reel of the Sea – 200% Match up to €500 + 200 Free Spins

Once you’re done with the welcome bonus, your only way of getting additional bonus funds is if you start taking advantage of the reload promotions – and luckily, GambleZen has no shortage of those! In fact, their main attraction, the Reel of the Sea, almost feels too good to be true. Not only are you getting a 200% match up to €500 (same exact offer as the first deposit bonus), but you’re also getting 200 free spins on “Le Fisherman,” literally twice what the welcome offer gives you.

As far as we can tell, this isn’t a one-time limited promo, but a reload offer you can take advantage of as many times as you want – at least, its terms and conditions make no indication of the bonus just being available once. So, what’s the catch? There are two things to consider here, the first being that quite a lot of the games are restricted, and they contribute either 20% or 0% to the wagering requirements (which are already just as severe as the welcome bonus’, requiring an x40 wagering on the full amount and free spins winnings).

The other thing worth considering is that this bonus, unlike the welcome one, is only available for 5 days, not 10. This will make it even tougher to withdraw anything from it, plus it leaves you with less time to enjoy it. But hey, if you already made peace with the fact that this bonus is not just free money, then it’s admittedly a very generous offer from GambleZen!

Wednesday Reload – 100% Match up to €500 + 50 Free Spins

The next offer is one that can be claimed every Wednesday, and while it’s not explicitly better or worse than “Reel of the Sea,” there are some tradeoffs to consider. For starters, the match percentage is now cut in half to just 100%, though the maximum bonus amount is still €500. Same goes for the free spins, which are now just 50. A considerable downgrade in most aspects.

However, the  wagering requirements are much closer to the welcome package, meaning that although you’ll still need to play through the full amount and free spins winnings x40 times, you now once again have 10 days to do it. Furthermore, the list of restricted titles is significantly smaller than the list for “Reel of the Sea,” thus making your use of the bonus far less restrictive.

Weekend Reload – 50% Match up to €500 + 50 Free Spins

Most online casinos will give you a more modest bonus during the working week and then a much better one over the weekend, since they know that’s when people have more spare time and they’d like to capitalize on that. Unfortunately, GambleZen doesn’t do that, as its weekend reload is significantly worse than any other offer available on the site – and we’re not entirely sure how that happened.

For starters, while both Reel of the Sea and the Wednesday Reload require a €20 minimum deposit, the Weekend Reload requires €50 – with €20, you’ll just get 50 free spins. A €50 minimum will net you those and a 50% match up to €500. Yes, 50% – half of what you’d be getting on Wednesday. We desperately scoured the terms and conditions looking for some sort of “gotcha” that explains why this offer is far smaller, but since the wagering requirements are still x40, we were left genuinely clueless. This is shaping up to be a bonus for people who don’t like big bonuses – an interesting direction to take it in.

Tournaments

As far as we can tell, GambleZen doesn’t really have regular tournaments – you won’t find a “Weekly Race” or anything of the sort here. What it does offer are occasional seasonal tournaments that follow a specific theme. For example, as of the time of writing we’re seeing a St. Patrick’s Day tourney with qualifying games like “Lucky Oak” and “Four Lucky Clover”: games that are clearly influenced by lepprechauns and their ‘lucky green’ aesthetic. At other points in time you’ll find Halloween, Christmas or Valentine’s Day tournaments, all with associated slots that fit the specific theme. The attention to detail is great – we just wish there were also tournaments going on outside of holidays and events, too.

VIP Program

The final promotion worth discussing here is the VIP program, the loyalty initiative which incentivizes player retention by granting players huge perks if they stick around long-term. Sadly, GambleZen’s offerings are yet another disappointment on that front, since the levels are far too few and advancing through them takes way too long.There are only 5 of them, which means that even just getting to level 1 will require thousands of euro’s worth of real-money wagers.

But what do you get once you’ve got your foot in the door? Well, the main reward here is the cashback: in fact, it’s explicitly advertised in the promotions page. Level 1 players get a 10% cashback on all their losses, and that can go as high as 30% on the final stage, which is quite impressive. You’ll also get a bunch more features starting at level 2, like a VIP manager and exclusive promotions, but while it’s good that you can get them fairly early in the program, their presence might not make the colossal investment worth it for most people.