Question:  What is a bonus chaser?
Answer:  A 'bonus chaser' is a person who actively seeks out and takes advantage of the poker bonuses used by many online poker rooms to attract more clients.  The bonus chaser joins a poker site that is currently offering a bonus and makes a deposit.  The bonus chaser fulfills the requirements of that particular poker site for the bonus and then cashes out and moves to another online poker room that is offering a poker bonus.  In this way the bonus chaser is nearly always playing for a bonus.

Qusetion: Why are these sites giving away money?
Answer:  Poker sites are competing for your business.  They want more players to join their site in the hopes that some of these new players will decide to stay and play even after the bonus has been paid. 

Question: How do I qualify for these bonuses?
Answer:  Most sites offer a bonus as a percentage of your deposit.  You typically have to play a certain number of hands or accumulate a certain number of points at the site before you have access to the bonus money.  For example, suppose a poker site offers a 25% sign up bonus and you deposit $100.  Your bonus would be $25.  The site may require you to play 5 times the bonus amount in raked hands.  This means you would have to play 5 x $25 = 125 raked hands to get your bonus.  Each site may have different criteria for their deposit bonuses so be sure to check our listings and read through our poker bonus forum.

Question:  Where can I get more information about current bonuses?
Answer:  We try to maintain accurate and up to date information on as many bonuses as we can in our online bonus listings.  We also have a section devoted to bonus chasing in our poker forum.  You can discuss which bonuses are best and which ones you like or don't like in the bonus chasing forum.  However, please contact us before posting new offers or bonus codes in the forum.

Question:  Can I get a bonus at the same online poker room more than once?
Answer:  You cannot get the sign-up bonus from the same site twice, but many sites offer reload bonuses.  Reload bonuses are announced from time to time for existing members of the site to receive a bonus when they 'reload' (make a new deposit to) their accounts.  Some sites offer these bonuses monthly.

Question:  Does InternetTexasHoldem.com offer any special bonuses?
Answer:  Yes!  You can receive up to three free gifts (poker books, poker chip sets or other poker items) for joining selected online poker rooms through ITH.  The eligible online poker rooms and the array of free gifts changes frequently, so you should check those special offers periodically.

Additionally, InternetTexasHoldem.com is also able to negotiate exclusive deals for our members, so there may be more frequent, better clearing, or larger poker bonuses available to ITH members than you will be able to find elsewhere.  Like the free gifts offer, these special ITH deals can also change frequently, so members are encouraged to check them often.

Question:  Where can I learn more?
Answer:  A more detailed poker bonus chasing FAQ was developed by our members in the poker forum.  It is packed full of additional information.