The Best Sign-Up Bonuses for European Poker Sites

Whether you're a recreational player or you're on the road to becoming a professional poker player, getting into the world of online poker can be quite daunting.

There are hundreds of different online poker sites available to European players, so it can be tough to know where to start. We all want to get the best bang for our buck and with so many sites, the amount of poker sign up bonuses is overwhelming.

So, to help you out, we've lined up the best online poker bonuses for new players in Europe. There's different types of poker bonuses, from deposit poker bonuses and free money, to reload bonuses and ticket offers!

(All offers correct as of 14.12.2022. Offers apply to Swedish residents and others. Offers may vary between countries.)

Highstakes - 100% Sign Up Bonus up to $2,000 + RTR Exclusive Offer

Perhaps the best poker site offer right now, is Highstakes.

Their welcome offer of 100% deposit bonus up to $2000 - as well as a free $5 ticket when depositing $10 or more - is one of the highest we've ever seen.

Deposit up to $2000 and Highstakes will add $2000 to your account in cash. It is all yours to play real money games in their online poker room.

Once you have raked half the total deposit amount you can then make any withdrawals you wish, but you won't be able to withdraw until you have done so.

This means the bonus is worth a massive 200% rakeback.

Users are eligible for the following deposit offers:

• Deposit $10 or more and receive a $3,333 GTD Ticket
• Deposit $250 or more and receive a $10,000 Main Event Ticket
• All users are invited to participate in daily freerolls and a special $3,900 Irish Open Freeroll that can be found in the lobby now.

PLUS: DEPOSIT $100 AND GET FREE MERCHANDISE

Available to New Sign-ups and current RTR Players!

• Sign up through RakeTheRake
• Deposit $100 or more
• Send an email to [email protected] quoting: "RTR Merchandise Deposit"
• Receive free merchandise in the post!

Please note: This promotion is not available for players from Russia, Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, USA, and UK.

888Poker - 100% up to $888

In a close second place is the 888 Poker bonus offer. They're welcome offer comes with a 100% matched deposit bonus up to $888, and works like this.

Deposit $10 or more and get a 100% Bonus up to $888.

1. Make your first deposit of $10 or more using promo code: Welcome100

2. Get a 100% bonus up to $888!

Eg: Deposit $10 and play with $20. Deposit $100 and play with $200. Etc.

3. Play!

You get the bonus by playing. When you play you earn Bonus Points, get to 100, and they put a $10 bonus into your account.

Pokerstars - 100% bonus up to $600 OR $30 Free Play

New Player Exclusive - 100% Bonus up to $600!

How it works:

• After you have made your first deposit (minimum $10 deposit) with code 'STARS600' you'll need to earn redemption points by playing real money poker games.
• 5 Redemption points = $1 in rake or tournament fees.
• For every 75 Redemption points earned, you will be credited with $5 in your Pokerstars account.
• You have 120 days to earn all the redemption points needed to release the bonus.

OR

$30 Free Welcome Offer:

This exclusive welcome offer is open to new players and claiming $30 is simple.

Here's how to claim:

• Make a first deposit of $20 or more
• Use bonus code ‘THIRTY’ when you deposit

Betsson - Get €600 Free With a New Poker Account

Claim €600 and play poker to unlock chunks of the Bonus. You will also get an entry to the Weekly €100 Freeroll!

1. Create a Poker Account

2. Claim €600 bonus

3. Play poker to start releasing your Bonus.

€600 Bonus T&C's:

• Opt-in in poker software Missions-section to receive the €600 reclaimable Welcome Bonus.
• The bonus is redeemable in €1, €5 and €10 chunks.
• The first €5 of the bonus is redeemable in €1 chunks by accumulating 25 Loyalty Points. The following €95 of the bonus is redeemable in €5 chunks by accumulating 250 Loyalty Points. Any remaining bonus over the first €100 is redeemable in €10 chunks for every 500 Loyalty Points accumulated.
• 10 Loyalty points are accumulated per €1 rake or fee paid on real money tables. Real money stakes only.
• Bonus expires 30 days after issue.
• You can check the progress of your bonus in the Poker Client under 'My Account' > ' Bonus'. Please note that you cannot view your active Poker bonuses under “My Bonuses” on the Betsson website

Bet365 - Bonus of up to €365

€365 bonus is redeemed in instalments based on Status Points earned. Tickets and prize wheel spins expire after seven days. Time limits, exclusions and T&Cs apply.

The bonus code (RTR365) can be used during registration, but does not change the offer amount in any way.

Open an account with bet365 Poker today and you’ll get a Welcome Package of up to €365, a Welcome Prize Wheel spin, €1 Twister ticket and five "€100 Bronze Loyalty" tournament tickets.

Significant Terms and Conditions

• The €365 bonus is redeemed in €2.50 instalments as you earn Status Points. The first two €2.50 are released when 25 and then 50 Status Points are accumulated. The following 24 instalments are redeemed for each 100 Status Points accumulated. All remaining instalments are redeemed for every 250 Status Points accumulated.
• Status Points are accumulated at a rate of 10 for every €1 or £1 paid in rake and/or tournament fees. Any unredeemed part of your €365 bonus expires after 60 days.
• Twister tickets can only be used to enter Twister tournaments with the corresponding buy-in. If unused, tickets expire seven days after being credited.
• Spins on the Welcome Prize Wheel are credited automatically to your account, and the prize wheel can be found via the icon at the top of the poker software.
• Tournament Tickets can be used to enter any tournament of the relevant type and buy-in amount. Cash Game Tickets can only be used on ‘Premium’ cash tables.
• "€100 Bronze Loyalty" tournament tickets are credited to your account automatically on logging in and creating a nickname. "€100 Bronze Loyalty" tournament tickets expire seven days after being credited.

Betfair - 200% up to €200

Deposit €10 or more to get your 200% matched bonus which will be automatically triggered.

Play in any cash games or tournaments and work towards unlocking your matched bonus, which is released in €10 increments for every 1250 Status Points earned.

You will also receive the following instantly:

Entry tickets to 2 x Exclusive €250 Sunday Freerolls worth €500

How long is my welcome offer valid for?

• 200% up to €200 match bonus will be available for 90 days from when you deposit.
• Exclusive €250 Sunday Freeroll tickets have a 60-day expiry.

William Hill - €100 Bonus Money

€6 Twister Discovery Pack

Enjoy Twister Poker, a 3-person SNG in hyper-turbo format, where the prize pool is decided by lottery and is awarded fully to the winner (the winner takes it all).

• 3x €1 Age of the Gods Twister
• 3X €1 Twister.

£100 Bonus Money

Get a special £100 bonus when you make your first deposit, no matter how much you deposit! Redeem your bonus money in 2 stages:

• First £10 of the bonus: For every 280 WH Points generated, £5 cash redeemed
• Remaining £90 of the bonus: For every 350 WH Points generated, £5 cash redeemed

10 Bonus Spins

Enjoy the thrill of our slot games with enhanced game play, stunning graphics, and huge jackpots with your 10 Bonus Spins.

The Casino Side Games can be found in the William Hill Poker software. Simply click on the Casino tab located just below the William Hill logo at the top right hand side or on our Widgets Bar -> Mini Games and start playing!

Significant conditions:

Opt-in required. Once per customer. New customers only, min first deposit/transfer of £10 to poker account. Game restrictions and Terms Apply.

Twister Discovery Pack:

• 6X tournament tickets total value of €6
• Three €1 ticket to be used in Twister Sit&Go tournament, three €1 ticket to be used in Age of the Gods: Twister Sit&Go tournament.
• T&Cs for play in tournaments apply

Bonus Money

• £100 bonus funds
• expires in 45 days
• WHPoints to redeem Bonus (two stage redemption rate)

Betsafe - Pick your Welcome Offer Mission

Start playing Poker at Betsafe Poker and we put you in the driver’s seat. Pick how you want to begin your Poker Journey by choosing Missions perfect for your playing style.

When you play your first hand of Poker you will receive a ticket to the exclusive €100 Freeroll.

1. Create a Poker account

2. Claim your choice of welcome mission packages

3. Start completing your missions to earn great prizes.

Missions:

• Players must opt-in via the poker software to start missions. These Promotion terms and conditions are deemed to be accepted when players opt-in to the missions.
• General and Twister Prize Tickets expire 7 days after issue. These tickets can be used to buy-in to a poker tournament of the relevant value.
• Free big blind rewards add blind value (€0.10, €0.20 or €0.50) in real money to main balance when used.
• Free big blind rewards can only be used when 3 or more players are dealt into the hand.
• Ticket prizes and Free Big Blind rewards are non-transferable, non-refundable and cannot be converted to cash.
• Prizes won from missions will be awarded instantly, but in the case of any technical issues will be awarded within 72 hours.

NordicBet - 20 Rewards to unlock worth €50

Just follow these steps:

1. Register an account with NordicBet

2. Download the Poker client for free and choose your Poker Alias.

3. Opt-in to Poker Missions

4. receive 20 rewards worth a whopping €50 and a free €1 Twister Ticket when you Play in a Twister Tournament

Missions T&C's:

• Players must opt-in via the poker software to start missions. These Promotion terms and conditions are deemed to be accepted when players opt-in to the missions.
• Missions expire in 7 days of starting them, they need to be completed in order (1. to 20.) and if a mission is not completed within the 7 days the following missions are forfeited.
• General Tickets expire 7 days after issue. These tickets can be used to buy-in to a poker tournament of the relevant value.
• Free big blind rewards add blind value (€0.10, €0.20 or €0.50) in real money to main balance when used.
• Free big blind rewards can only be used when 3 or more players are dealt into the hand.
• Ticket prizes and Free Big Blind rewards are non-transferable, non-refundable and cannot be converted to cash.
• Prizes won from missions will be awarded instantly, but in the case of any technical issues will be awarded within 72 hours.