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Online slots bonuses
Online slots bonuses
Not only is there are a wealth of slots to try and play, but there are also a huge number of bonuses to go along with them. The rules of capitalism state that the more companies in an industry, the more competitive it will be. Whatever your opinions on capitalism are, you can't deny the competitive nature of a large number of online casinos. For the consumer, this is nothing but a good thing, as the amount of juicy bonuses dangled before us is astounding. Not all bonuses are created equal, though, as you would imagine. Bigger does not always mean better. To guide you through the overpopulated jungle of bonuses here is a rundown of the most popular ones you will come across.
Welcome Bonuses
Welcome bonuses are the ones you will no doubt see most often. They are the ones that casinos advertise with to entice new punters through the gate. Once upon a time, welcome bonuses were a special occurrence. Now, players literally demand some form of sweetener before they will register their details anywhere. And fair enough too. Why sign up and not get a bonus if everyone else will provide something? Welcome bonuses generally contain one or more of:
Free spins
Bonus cash
No deposit bonuses
We will take a look at each of these juicy extras below. When it comes to welcome bonuses, always treat them as the icing on the cake of good casinos you would sign up with anyway. Some can be huge, and if they seem too good to be true, it doesn't necessarily mean they are. Just make sure you read the small print thoroughly before handing over your details and cash. We will lay out the key points to look out for below.
Free spins
Who doesn't love free spins? However, free isn't exactly a black and white concept – there are varying degrees. At one end of the scale free slot games with bonus rounds come with deposits that can only be used on certain slots with caps on winnings. At the other end, are the holy grail of free spins – no deposit free spins. As the name suggests, new customers are gifted a stash of free spins just for registering a new account. The crème de la crème of these aren't handicapped by win limitations either. Win the jackpot with them, and it is yours! Other free spin offers sit on the scale between these two free spin forms.
Bonus Cash
Bonus cash can be straight-up money that you can withdraw once certain criteria have been fulfilled, generally wagering requirements. Until then, treat it as credit that you can spend on slots, table games, card games, and keno – whatever the casino allows. There are several super benefits to bonus cash. One, you bet, and you can win profits. Two, even if you have no intention of fulfilling the wagering requirements, you can still use bonus cash to try out new slots, and see how the online casino performs. Bonus cash can come bundled with free spins, or it can come all by itself.
Wagering Requirements
The main thing that determines a bonuses suitability for your gaming style is wagering requirements. First up, always check if a bonus has wagering requirements – sometimes they don't, fantastic! Many times they will though, and this is the amount of money that needs to be wagered before collecting bonus cash or wins from bonus cash/free spins. Treat them as your end of the bargain for redeeming a bonus offer.
Wrap up
Free spins and bonus cash are the main bonuses you will come across when it comes to slots. Now, they might be super common in the form of welcome bonuses, but remember, online casinos can dish these beauties out at any time. It could be a weekend giveaway, rewards for loyalty, certain days of the week, virtually any time! Bonuses might not be the be-all and end-all of a casinos quality, but who doesn't like free stuff? As always, read the small print, paying particular attention to wagering requirements, to make sure you don't miss out any freebies. Make sure bonuses match your playing and betting style and have fun with them!
Education
Abhishek Singh appointed director general of National Testing Agency
Technocrat with deep roots in India’s digital infrastructure push takes charge of the exam body that has faced intense scrutiny
NEW DELHI: India’s beleaguered examination authority has a new boss. Abhishek Singh, currently director general of the National Informatics Centre (NIC), has been appointed director general of the National Testing Agency (NTA), which sits under the Ministry of Education. In a signal of just how seriously the government is treating the role, the post has been temporarily upgraded to the rank and pay of secretary to the government of India.
Singh is not your typical bureaucrat shuffled sideways into a troubled institution. At the NIC, he also held additional charge as additional secretary in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), overseeing artificial intelligence, emerging technologies and the Digital India Bhashini division, while simultaneously serving as chief executive of the India AI Mission. That is a formidable technology portfolio by any measure.
His CV reads like a guided tour of India’s digital public infrastructure. He served as president and chief executive of the National e-Governance Division, managing director and chief executive of Digital India Corporation, chief executive of Karmayogi Bharat, and chief executive of MyGov between 2019 and 2024. Before that, from 2014 to 2017, he was executive director at the Food Corporation of India, where he handled information technology, engineering, storage and, additionally, the North Zone operations and the role of chief vigilance officer.
His field credentials are equally robust. Singh has served in both Nagaland and Uttar Pradesh across multiple tenures, navigating law and order, floods, droughts and communal tensions with equal measure. As principal secretary to the chief minister of Nagaland between 2017 and 2019, he also held charge of urban development, personnel and administrative reforms, and, in 2018, home commissioner. At the grassroots, he built roads, irrigation systems, schools and hospitals, and drove welfare programmes focused on poverty alleviation, education and healthcare.
Singh has also worked alongside international agencies including DFID, UNICEF and WHO, contributing to the Child’s Environment Project in Budaun and the Pulse Polio Eradication Programme in Uttar Pradesh. He has conducted elections at the parliamentary, state assembly and local body levels.
Academically, he is no slouch either. Singh holds a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard Kennedy School, where he was a Mason Fellow, and completed his B.Tech and M.Tech from IIT Kanpur.
Meanwhile, the broader bureaucratic reshuffle sees Bihar cadre IAS officer Chanchal Kumar named the new secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Rohit Kansal of the UT cadre moves to the Rural Development Ministry as special secretary, while IAS officer Vikram Yadav has been appointed director general of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. The outgoing I&B secretary has been reassigned as secretary in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region.
The NTA needed someone who could rewire both its credibility and its systems. Singh has spent a career doing exactly that.
