How to Register on 888poker: Sign-Up and the $8 Free Bonus (2026)

Who can open an account on the international site

888poker has been around since 2002 and is now owned by Evoke, the group formerly known as 888 Holdings. The international site is run by Virtual Global Digital Services Ltd under Gibraltar remote gaming licence RGL 112, and you must be at least 18, or older where local law demands it.

Russia, Australia, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Turkey, India and a number of others are on the restricted list, and Canada is closed except for Ontario, which has its own site. British players use the separate UK site, and in the United States 888poker operates only in New Jersey.

Pick a platform: desktop, browser or phone

You can register from any device. The official download link serves a Windows installer or a macOS zip archive, a browser version needs no installation, and mobile players use the iOS app or the Android file from the official site.

Whatever you choose, it is one account with one balance. Skip installers from file-sharing sites or messenger groups, which can carry tampered clients.

Filling in the registration form

Button labels change from time to time, but the order of steps stays roughly the same:

1. 1Open the client, app or official site and press the Join Now or Sign Up button in the lobby.
2. 2Enter an email address you actually check and create a strong password you have never used for other services.
3. 3Choose a username; it often doubles as the name opponents see at the tables, so keep it neutral and free of personal data.
4. 4Type your first and last name, date of birth and full address exactly as they appear on your ID and bills.
5. 5Add a mobile number, pick the account currency if the form offers a choice, then read and accept the terms.
6. 6Confirm the account through the link in your inbox or the SMS code — 888poker activates the free bonus only after this step.

Collect the $8 no-deposit bonus

After confirmation, new players can claim $8 in tournament tickets: forty at $0.10 and four at $1. They arrive in three batches — $2 when you claim, another $2 three days later and the remaining $4 a week after the claim — and the offer must be claimed within 14 days of registration.

Each ticket fits only a tournament with the same buy-in, and according to the promotion terms an unused ticket expires 24 hours after it lands in your account. Log in soon after each batch, otherwise part of the bonus simply disappears.

Your first deposit and the welcome offer

The minimum first deposit is $10, €10 or £10, and it qualifies you for a 100% match up to $1,000. The bonus is not paid at once: it is released in $10 portions, one for every 100 bonus points you collect through cash-game rake and tournament fees. Check the clearing deadline in the current terms, because anything unreleased by then is cancelled.

This is also the right moment to open the responsible gaming settings. 888poker lets you cap deposits, take a time-out or self-exclude, and a budget set before the first session is far easier to respect.

Mistakes that cause trouble later

Opening a second account, even years after the first, breaks the rules and can cost you both balances. A previous account at any 888 group site also makes you ineligible for the welcome offer, so recover the old login instead of starting over.

Do not register under an invented name or a relative’s address: at the first withdrawal your profile is compared with your documents, and fixing a mismatch then takes far longer.