Bonus terms, in plain words

This page exists because of a rule we apply everywhere else on the site: no bonus figure is published unless four terms are confirmed on the operator’s own page. Readers reasonably ask what those four are and why they matter enough to leave a number off. Here they are, with the arithmetic.

What changed on 19 January 2026

Two rules came into force that day, under the Gambling Commission's social responsibility code provision 5.1.1, and between them they changed what a British gambling offer can be. Both bind the operator, not us, but they decide what you can be offered — so an offer you find described anywhere that breaks either of them is an offer that no longer exists.

Playthrough is capped at ten times. Provision 5.1.1(3)(1) forbids a wagering requirement above ten times the bonus. The sixty-five-times requirement that was standard across much of the British bingo market is no longer enforceable, and reviews still quoting it — ours included, before we corrected them — are describing the market as it was.

One offer may contain only one type of gambling. Provision 5.1.1(3)(2) forbids an incentive that includes more than one of the four product categories: betting, casino, bingo and lottery. Slots are casino. Bingo is its own category. So the offer that used to define this corner of the market — deposit and play on bingo, receive free spins on a slot — is a prohibited bundle, because the activity asked for and the prize sit in different categories.

What is still allowed: an offer that stays in one product, such as a bingo deposit rewarded with bingo tickets; and an offer of credit the player may spend on whichever product they choose, provided the choice is genuinely theirs and every category is open to them. What is not allowed is the operator deciding the mix for you.

This is why the cards on this site describe an offer by its shape — a welcome offer on a first deposit, a no-deposit offer on sign-up, a match — and by the minimum deposit, rather than by what the prize happens to be. The shape and the deposit are facts in the cashier. What the prize is has had to change, at every operator, since January.

The four terms

The minimum deposit. What the offer costs to claim. It is in the cashier and you can read it before registering.

The playthrough, in figures. How many times the bonus must be staked before anything can be withdrawn. “Terms apply” is not this term; “10x” is.

The deadline. How long you have to meet it. This is the one most often missing from an offer page, and an offer with seven days is a different product from the same offer with thirty.

How much is withdrawable. The conversion cap: the most that bonus money can ever become cash. This is the term that most often makes a large offer small, and it is the last one anybody reads.

These four come from article 13.4 of Spain’s Royal Decree 958/2020, which requires them on every advertised offer. We use them as the minimum form of an offer anywhere, not because Spanish law applies in Britain, but because they are the minimum a reader needs to understand what is being offered before clicking.

Playthrough

Take £20 of bonus at ten times wagering. To withdraw anything you must stake £200. On a slot returning about ninety-six per cent, staking £200 costs roughly £8 in expectation — so the £20 is worth about £12 before any cap applies.

At sixty-five times, which was the standard across the Jumpman network until recently, you would stake £1,300 and the expected cost would be about £52, which is more than the bonus. That is why the figure matters more than the amount, and why the ten-times cap that came in on 19 January 2026 did more for the value of British bingo offers than a decade of marketing.

Some of the sites we track still show sixty-five times in their long-form terms while their offer page shows ten. Ten is what is enforced, because it is a licence condition. We flag the discrepancy on the card rather than quietly using the better number.

The conversion cap

A conversion cap limits how much of a bonus can ever turn into cash, regardless of what you win with it. On the Jumpman sites it is tied to your lifetime deposits, with a ceiling — so it is at its lowest on the first deposit, which is exactly when the welcome offer is being advertised to you.

What that means in practice: a no-deposit offer at an account that has never deposited has the smallest cap available on that site. The offer is a free look at the lobby. It is not a route to a withdrawal, and any page telling you otherwise has not read the terms.

Game weighting

Not every game counts the same towards playthrough. Slots usually count fully. Bingo often counts partially — fifty per cent, twenty-five, sometimes nothing. Live dealer tables and low-edge table games frequently count for nothing at all.

This is the term that turns a bingo bonus into a slots bonus, and it is in the offer terms rather than the cashier. If you intend to clear an offer in the bingo rooms, check the weighting before you accept it, because on several of the sites we track you cannot.

The maximum bet rule

While a bonus is live there is a ceiling on your stake per spin or per game, usually a few pounds. Exceed it once and the bonus and everything won from it can be forfeited, and on most sites that forfeiture is automatic and not reversible on appeal.

The software sometimes enforces the cap and sometimes does not. Do not rely on being stopped: if you accept a bonus, check the maximum bet and stay under it until the playthrough is complete.

Where to read the version that counts

The terms that bind are the operator’s, on the operator’s site, on the day you claim. Not ours, not a review’s, not the banner’s. Our cards link to the relevant pages and our pages describe the shape of the terms, but a promotion can change between our check and your click.

Practically: open the full terms from the offer itself rather than the footer, find the four figures above, and if any of them is missing, treat the offer as one with unknown terms. That is what we do, and it is why this site carries no bonus amounts.

Questions readers ask

What does 10x wagering mean?

That the bonus must be staked ten times before anything can be withdrawn. A £20 bonus at 10x means £200 of turnover, which on a slot returning about 96 per cent costs you roughly £8 in expectation. Ten times is also the ceiling: since 19 January 2026 a British licence may not impose more.

Can a bingo site still give free spins on a slot?

Not as part of a single offer that asks you to deposit and play on bingo first. Since 19 January 2026 an incentive may contain only one of the four product categories — betting, casino, bingo and lottery — and slots are casino while bingo is its own category. An offer of credit you may spend on whichever product you choose is still allowed, provided the choice is yours.

What is a conversion cap?

The maximum a bonus can ever become in cash, whatever you win with it. On the sites we track it is tied to lifetime deposits with a ceiling, so it is at its lowest on a first or no-deposit offer.

Why does this site not publish bonus amounts?

Because an amount without the minimum deposit, the playthrough, the deadline and the withdrawable figure is not information, it is a headline. When all four are confirmed on the operator’s page we publish the amount; for the offers we checked, they were not.

Does bingo count towards wagering?

Often only in part, sometimes not at all. Game weighting is in the offer terms rather than the cashier, and it is the term that most often turns a bingo bonus into a slots bonus.

What happens if I bet over the maximum with a bonus active?

On most sites the bonus and anything won from it are forfeited automatically. The cap is usually a few pounds per spin, it is in the offer terms, and the software does not always stop you.