No Deposit Codes for Players from the United States

Introduction

Players in the USA have always been a favorite customer base for online casino operators. Before the UIGEA of 2006, every major operator went shoulder to shoulder for the US players’ business. It was a free-for-all with a Wild West atmosphere and casinos were giving away money hand over fist to attract players to their brands.

When the competition heated up there were virtually no limits on the bonuses or the amount of money players could cash out - as long as the operation stayed viable. History shows us that many operators who started out with the best intentions turned rogue overnight when they gave away the store through reckless bonus policies.

Today’s bonuses, especially no deposit bonuses (NDB) are crafted more carefully, no operator is going to go broke attracting new players with one. They come with higher wagering requirements, more restricted games, and a max cashout limit - but they are still out there, beckoning the player who wants to play real money games like slots for a cashout without risking their own funds in the process.

Yes, you can still play with the casino’s money and cash out your winnings within certain limits.

Players in states with their own online gambling regulations can still find a few lucrative offers. Some state-regulated American online casinos will throw in $50 with hardly any strings attached if a player is willing to sign up and deposit at least $20 - but those aren’t really NDBs. Operators like Bally’s in New Jersey actually do still provide NDBs with very generous terms.

If you live in one of the US states with regulated and locally licensed online casino gambling, your local provider would be the best place to start on your hunt for risk-free gambling and real money cashouts. Wagering requirements can be as low as 1x and there is usually no max cashout provision.

However, if you have used up your welcome cash at MGM, Virgin, Bally’s, or any of the other local options - or if you live in one of the states that don’t offer online licensing, you’ll need to learn the NDB rules and play by them if you want to cash out without risking funds.

Your casino options will all be offshore since there is no federal gambling legislation, regulated states don’t allow interstate play, and most states haven’t gotten around to legalizing casino gambling yet, but more are in the process. 

NDBs have the added benefit of not only letting you win money without risk, but also of getting to know new platforms, operators, and games from casinos that are licensed in another jurisdiction such as Curacao, elsewhere in the Caribbean, or one of the African nations that now offer licensing for casinos. Just keep in mind that most other Caribbean countries do not regulate operators but simply issue a “server license” to run their businesses and that many of the newer African “regulators” are really just regulating finances and allowing Bitcoin banking.

Curacao is home to about the only offshore gambling authority that matters to US players in terms of regulation. Although it has weaknesses such as a lack of detailed responsible gambling policy enforcement, it is still a legal regulator, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands imposed critical changes on the sovereign country when it was presented with an opportunity to do so.

In this article, we will guide you through most of the common terms and conditions (T&C) generally associated with NDBs and if you are an experienced online player or bonus hunter you can simply jump to our list and start playing. The filtering and sorting tools are fairly self-explanatory and you can be playing right away.

Suppose you are less experienced with NDBs or especially bonus terms in general. In that case, we invite you to read on and learn all about the process of claiming NDBs through our codes, what will be expected of you as a player, and what you can expect from online operators offering NDBs.

If you don’t think you’d be interested in playing with the casino’s money and trying to convert it into your own to bring home, please visit our Best Online Casinos for players from the US page to stay on a path to success and enjoyable gambling.

Please also keep in mind that the gaming houses aren’t just standing on a virtual corner handing out money or acting like the savvy player’s personal ATM - You’ll have ‘work’ to do to win and cash out and you won’t win every time you play if you play very often - you will win some and you will lose some but you won’t lose any of your hard-earned cash trying.

If you’ve happened onto this page and aren’t too familiar with the Wizard of Odds in general, we invite you to explore to your heart’s content. The site is packed full of several decades worth of gambling knowledge and we’ve been online since the 1990s. We believe it can be an invaluable resource for players of any experience level.

One last thought to bring to the forefront before we take a deep dive into NDBs…

Most of the NDB offers you find will be for slot play only, but a few will let you play other games. If you are only interested in blackjack, poker, roulette, or any live dealer games, it will be slim pickings for you. Of course, if you like to play all games you could always try your hand at with no deposit code and then deposit your winnings with or without a bonus and play any games allowed with a deposit match or a welcome bonus somewhere else.

If blackjack, baccarat, roulette, or poker, are your games of choice, you’ll find one of the best libraries of information on the internet for playing those games whether you choose to use a bonus or not.

Since you are still with us please read on to learn all about no deposit bonuses and the codes we provide to claim them. We’ll show you how to put the codes to work for you in the next section.

No Deposit Casino Bonus Codes Explained

If you are looking for the ultimate bonus hunting tool for no deposit bonus codes you can use our NDB Codes database to find exactly the kind of bonus you are looking for.

While the number of NDBs available to players in the US changes frequently, you should be able to find about 50 different offers, depending on which state you are in. You can simply glance at the list or scan it visually to find one that jumps out at you, or you can use the filtering and sorting tools provided to fine-tune the list to better meet your needs.

Suppose you are an old hand in the game and you are looking for a new code that offers the most bonus funds to start with. Now add conditions such as only bonuses available to existing customers who are depositors, the casino pays in Bitcoin, and the games are provided by RTG. You can choose most of those options by using the filters and finally, use the dropdown Sorting menu to order the list from the biggest bonus offers to the smallest.

If you prefer to “take it as it comes” you can simply visit the NDB codes page and we will present the offers available to players in your state. Some offers aren’t available in states with draconian gambling laws or those that are already regulated at the local level. Some operators simply don’t serve states like Kentucky or Washington State. We’ve taken the guesswork out of it for you.

The default settings for the list will do just fine for most, and the more determined gamblers who might want to create their own list of custom-tailored offers will find all the tools they need.

Please keep in mind that if you are using a VPN or some other kind of masking you won’t get the offers we’ve pre-filtered for players in your area.

Use the default settings or manually set your location to find no deposit bonus codes for players in your area and take advantage of playing with the casino's money and bringing your winnings home.

In addition to filtering the results for you, the system also sorts the offers with the ones we consider to be the best at or near the top of the list. While mainly data-driven, the sorting is also informed by human decision-making to some degree based on our vast experience with online operators and the overall value of the offers. We invite readers to refilter the display and sort the ranking to their liking.

Each NDB offer contains all the information you will need to select or reject the offer or find out more about the casino. They are presented in a card format with each card presenting easy-to-digest information to help visitors make well-informed choices.

In each box, you’ll see the following information:

• The casino brand name
• An Info icon - you can hover or select it to see key terms
• The NDB offer - it will usually be in the form of bonus funds or casino spins
• The NDB code. Click to copy, you may need it if you decide to claim the offer
• Wagering requirements, also known as playthrough, turnover, or rollover
• Expiration date
• The most money you can withdraw
• Thumbs up and thumbs down votes from players
• A button to share the code on social media
• Comments (usually posted by staff, but open to all members)
• A Claim button (remember to click to copy or write down the code first)
• A link to our casino review

Unless you are actually looking for a new place to call your online casino home, you don’t really have to read the entire casino review before taking up one of the offers. However, there is a lot of top-line information presented on the review pages. It might be a good idea to see if the casino allows cash outs using your preferred method, the game provider, where the site is licensed, how long it takes to get paid, and several other data points are covered near the top of the page.

You will also see ratings from players at other trusted portals, our rating, and an average among all sites. You can cast your vote too, from 1 star to 5 stars.

In some cases, you can watch a video from our partner site, “From the Players for the Players” that documents one anonymous player's journey from the first deposit to the first payout.

Lastly, any welcome packages or other exclusive deposit bonuses will be listed on the page. Many operators allow players to claim a no deposit bonus with one of our codes and still use the welcome bonus. That varies so be sure to read the terms and conditions of any offer before jumping in with both feet. You don’t want to leave any money on the table if you can help it!

More About No Deposit Bonuses

As promised, NDB codes can allow you to play new or familiar online casino games without risking funds and you can cash out your winnings. As we mentioned in the overview, the heydays of bonus hunting for a living are in the distant past. The best of these codes are worth a couple of hundred dollars. Many of them have much lower cashout limits. Another thing is that you will not win every single one of them unless you get lucky on your first or second attempt and quit while you are winning.

If you keep at it, you will meet wagering requirements, follow all the other rules, and cash out now and then. It might be your first try and it might be your fifth - the offers are structured differently and luck factors heavily in the equation.

The third thing to consider is that it takes a little time to complete an offer. Sure, you could bet hard in an all-or-nothing gambit but you might not have enough luck early on to carry through and there are usually rules against betting big to build a bankroll and then lowering your bet to grind it out. It simply takes a while to meet wagering, there’s no two ways about it. The good news in that respect is that you will probably have fun playing anyway and so it’s not really “work”.

If you are new to bonus play you’ll also need to read and understand the bonus terms so you can play within the rules. Thankfully the main points are already covered in our listings and we’ll cover all the common terms in the following sections.

If you understand it will take some effort, you won’t win every one of them, and the amount you can cash out will be limited, you should be able to manage expectations and have a good time. If you approach the exercise as a form of free entertainment with the possibility of a prize at the end of a session you stand a much better chance of having fun and being happy about the experience.

Types of No Deposit Bonuses

Not a lot has changed about NDBs over the years other than the terms and conditions. You can still request a “free chip” (bonus funds), claim free spins (casino spins), join a tournament to win bonus funds or cash, and be granted a period of free play to “win as much as you can” and what you win (up to a certain amount in some cases) will become bonus funds. The difference today is mainly in the risk-limiting terms operators attach to the offer so they can live to fight another day and attract another player.

However, two kinds of offers are most common - free chips and free spins. We’ll discuss those in more detail, but for now, we’ll focus briefly on Freeplay and Freeroll tournaments.

The Freeplay offers have evolved and are only used by a few operators. We’ve never seen a code required to claim one, they are usually claimed within the casino cashier or bonus claim sections. They always convert into deposit bonuses nowadays but if that sort of offer sounds intriguing you can find them at Rival Powered casinos more often than anywhere else. Many gaming sites that carry Rival games now also carry Saucify and a few others.

The other outlier is the Freeroll tournament. That sort of offer doesn’t really lend itself to a code-claiming process. For US players those are most often found at Realtime Gaming (RTG) and Wager Gaming (WGS) operations.

With these offers, you might be given access to a tournament along with a few chips to play with. Winnings for the top-tier players are most often paid out in bonus chips at which point they become just like any free chip or bonus funds and subject to bonus T&C. “Freerolls” like this are notoriously hard to win simply because most of them allow “rebuys” or the chance to fatten up your bankroll with a real cash deposit. At that point, Freerolls are no longer NDBs either.

That brings us back to chips and spins or bonus funds and casino spins. We’ll address the spins first since they will almost always convert into bonus funds before they can be put through the wagering process and cashed out as winnings.

Casino Spins

Most of the NDB offers you will find are for spins. While you might think that you can cash in all the money you win from those spins, that’s simply not the case. A “free spins” offer is really a two-stage NDB. The first stage is executing the slot spins and the second stage will be clearing wagering requirements on the result of the spins.

What will happen is you will most often be granted a set number of spins on a specific slot game and those spins will be staked at a certain wager. If you are given 20 spins at $0.50 each the initial value will be $10 (20 x $0.50 = $10).

When the spins are completed you will have a bonus balance that will most likely be more or less than $10. Suppose you complete the spins with $4 in winnings or $25. That value will become your bonus funds and they will be subjected to bonus terms and conditions including a wagering requirement. While the terms may be slightly different, they are basically the same for both types of NDBs at that point.

Finally, we come to the core of the NDB…

Bonus Funds (free chip)

Claiming this type of NDB or converting an earlier stage to this point will result in a sum of bonus funds appearing in your casino account. Now we can get down to the nitty-gritty. If your offer was for casino spins you will have a random amount of bonus funds (spin results) but if you opt for a free chip ($) you will find a certain amount of bonus money in your casino account after you claim the code.

Now that the code has been claimed or the first conditions such as slot spins have been met, it’s time to get to work on beating the bonus if possible. Remember, you will not win them all but you are highly likely to win one or more if you give it a shot. Now it’s time to look at the bonus terms and conditions.

You will need to meet all T&C to cash out any winnings. Some are easy, like only playing slots if that is the only type of game allowed, and some can be a little harder. Meeting the wagering requirements is probably the hardest to meet.

Meeting the WR is largely a matter of luck since all or most of the tricks and strategies that could increase your odds have been codified against in modern T&C. If you stick to the rules and have a little luck, any NDB is yours for the taking.

Terms and Conditions

Anyone who has looked at a casino’s terms and conditions can agree they are far too long for most players to read. They are a legal contract, so to speak and they govern the relationship between the gambling house and the player. We all agree to the same terms when we sign up or register an account. Like social media terms of service hardly anybody ever reads them, yet we agree to them nonetheless.

One thing to note about them is that they are a “take it or leave it” contract, the terms are non-negotiable. The same goes for bonus terms. We either accept them and participate or refuse the offer. There is no room for back and forth, what is written is the agreement.

The good news is that we don’t all have to read the legal jargon and in-depth contract language of the complete general T&C. The experienced player knows how to search the vast jungle of text to find the terms that matter to them personally. There are enough players out there, not to mention casino reviewers who do their due diligence, to more or less police the terms. When something is discovered it is reported in a review, on a gambling news site, or in the forums where hundreds of thousands of players participate.

Of course, the official line is to read and understand every word of the general terms but the reality is that most people won’t, and most of the time, that turns out okay - as long as they are aware.

When it comes to the bonus terms, it’s a different kettle of fish. Each operator and even each offer can have its own terms. It’s imperative to read the bonus T&C if you expect to be successful in cashing out. We make that easy for you, or at least give you a head start. Each of the offers holds the main information you will need to beat the bonus with a little luck.

The wagering requirements, expiration date, and max withdrawal are ll prominently displayed and more in-depth information can be found under the Info icon. From there it’s a quick task to confirm those data with the official T&C and to look for other highly specific terms such as allowed games, game weighting, etc. About the only thing you will have to go into the general terms for is the minimum cashout amount, and that is usually covered in the bonus terms too.

Bonus and Promotion T&C: The terms and conditions (T&C) for bonuses and promotions are different from the general T&C and they need to be read and understood.

Among the major bonus terms and conditions to look at are:

• Expiration date
• Allowed games
• Max bet per spin/hand/round
• Wagering requirements (Playthrough aka Rollover)
• Game weighting
• Withdrawal thresholds/limit
• KYC - Document verification

Expiry

All bonuses have a time limit - a date or time certain by which the terms must be completed and a withdrawal request tendered. The limit varies from house to house but will always be included somewhere in the T&C. It’s important to know whether you will be able to devote the time needed to complete them and convert bonus funds into cash winnings.

Every bonus has a time limit; there is a certain date or period that can’t pass before completing the terms and asking for a withdrawal. The time limit varies from one casino to the next, but it is always listed in the terms and conditions. It is vital to determine whether you have the time to finish wagering so you can convert the bonus funds into real cash.

You won't get paid if the bonus expires.

Allowed Games

Not all games will be allowed with your NDB. The terms will usually restrict play to slots or maybe slots, keno, and scratchcards. Some will restrict play to slots from a certain provider and most will not allow play on network progressive jackpot games.

Of course, the “allowed” or restricted games term wasn’t important for the first phase of your NDB if you started with casino spins. However, once the spins have been completed you will have new terms that dictate which games can be played and which can’t.

In a perfect world, the gaming platform simply wouldn’t present restricted games or at least it wouldn’t allow you to play one - but that’s not how it is for American players - for the most part we have to be vigilant about every term and condition and there is more than one way to slip up.

Any executed bet, even a single spin or hand of cards on a non-allowed game will forfeit the bonus and nullify any potential winnings.

Maximum Bet

Bets can’t exceed the limit set in the T&C. If the max bet is $5 per spin and you bet $5.50 or any other amount higher than $5 the bonus will be voided. You might not know about it until you try to cash out, but the bets will be recorded and analyzed before a payout is approved, and any deviation from the terms, even an accidental losing bet over the limit will kill your chances of cashing out.

If the slots allow a second bet like a gamble game for “double or nothing” or an allowed video poker game has the option to risk the funds again, that bet will be counted in aggregate with the initial wager. Betting max and then betting any part of your win during the same game round will defeat the bonus.

The bonus will be forfeited if the maximum bet is exceeded at any time.

Wagering requirements (aka playthrough - turnover - rollover)

This is part of the process where you will have to “put the work in” even if you are intimately familiar with the operator, and all of the T&C, and you know how to stay within the guardrails imposed by them.

To cash out your winnings you will need to turn the initial value of bonus funds over a certain number of times, which will vary from offer to offer. This is where luck comes into the equation. Whether you won $4 on free spins or started with a $25 free chip, you’ll need to expose that amount to the house edge repeatedly effectively giving the operator a chance to “win their money back”.

If the initial amount was $4 and the wagering requirements are 30x, you’ll need to make at least $120 in bets (on approved games without exceeding the max bet) before any bonus funds are converted into cash funds. Similarly, If the starting bonus is $25 and the wagering requirements are 30 times, you have to place wagers totaling at least $750 ($25 x 30) before you can cash out.

Most people won’t complete the wagering requirements, and you won’t make wagering on every offer. When the WR is completed, only a certain amount of cash can be withdrawn.

You can’t withdraw if you don't complete the wagering.

Withdrawal thresholds/limit

Another risk-limiting term modern online operators have adopted is the maximum withdrawal limit. Of course, the house would not be happy if you won tens of thousands of dollars using “their money”, and that’s understandable. In the end, it’s just one of the factors that go into a semi-complicated risk-limited marketing exercise. They want people to win, but not everyone, and they don’t want anyone to win “too much”.

With the proper formula, it’s easy enough for them to determine just how much it will cost them to acquire a new customer or retain a current player - and that’s what the whole thing is all about on their end.

There will be a minimum amount and a maximum amount you’ll be able to cash out from the offer. Sometimes it’s the same amount.

If you complete wagering with a balance but it is below the minimum threshold it will simply be forfeited. If you have more in your account than the maximum withdrawal level, the excess is moot and will be removed.

If the bonus is “non-cashable”, only winnings derived from play can be cashed out, you’ll need to back that amount out of your total balance before requesting a withdrawal. For instance, if you had $4 in slot wins and the max withdrawal is $100, you will need a balance of $104 before requesting the $100 cashout. If a free chip is worth $50 and the max cashout is $200, you must complete wagering with $250 in your account to withdraw the max.

There is a cap on total winnings from no deposit bonuses.

Game Weighting

Since most American online casinos will only let you play slots with NDBs, this term probably won’t matter. But if you catch a bonus that lets you play video poker, blackjack, or another game with a low house edge and low volatility you might need to consider it.

Some games don’t count 100% toward wagering requirements.

If video poker is weighted at 10% only $0.10 of every dollar bet will be removed from the current wagering requirements. In reality, that increases wagering from 30x to 300 times.

If blackjack only contributes 5% only five cents of every dollar bet will be removed from wagering.

Before playing allowed but differently weighted games, the time to complete wagering based on the differential and maximum allowed bet should be a consideration.

Slots are the least complicated and easiest way to beat a bonus.

KYC - Document verification

If you’ve never cashed out from an online casino before you might not be familiar with KYC or document verification. In essence, you will need to prove your identity in about the same way you would when opening a new bank account or getting a new credit card, but it can be a little more complicated in some cases.

At a minimum, you’ll need to provide a copy of your driver’s license or another government-issued identification document along with proof of residency like a utility bill. In the rare case that a verification deposit (part of KYC) is required you’ll have to prove you own the card or whatever other device you use to deposit with and withdraw.

The casino can’t pay you until you verify your identity.

Conclusion

American gamblers can still find “free money” in online casinos even if the game has changed a lot over the last couple of decades. You can play slots and maybe even a few other games without making a deposit and if you have a little luck you can cash out by sticking to the terms and conditions. It’s real money and all you have to invest is some time and effort because you won’t win them all.

Using our NDB codes is a great way for new players to learn the ropes and go through the entire process of online gambling to a happy result.

There’s not an endless supply of cash in the offers though and even the best are capped at around $200, most offer lower cashout limits. That’s a good reason to look at it as an enjoyable form of entertainment that won’t cost any money to participate in.

Of course, it’s possible to build up a small bankroll of NDB winnings and set it aside for a rainy day. By that time a new player will know the ropes and they’ll know the best places to play - some places even pay winnings within 15 minutes and others pay crypto wallets within 24 hours. A straight cash deposit or no max cashout welcome bonus or other deposit bonus might end up being very lucrative, and those winnings would be generated with “found money”. It doesn’t get much better than that.

No matter whether you are new to the game, new to bonuses, or a seasoned player, our no deposit bonus codes and the tools we provide with them can help you find just what you are looking for.