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How the sum works.
Multiply the amount by the requirement. The UK Gambling Commission’s own example is a £10 bonus with a 50-times requirement, which means wagering £500 before you can withdraw. That is £500 of stakes rather than £500 lost, but every one of those stakes carries the house edge.
What it costs on average.
The average cost is the total staked multiplied by the house edge. Take a 100-credit bonus played on a game with a 96% RTP, which is a 4% edge:
- 10 times: 1,000 credits staked, 40 credits average cost, about 60 credits left.
- 30 times: 3,000 credits staked, 120 credits average cost, which is more than the bonus.
- 50 times: 5,000 credits staked, 200 credits average cost, which is twice the bonus.
On this game, the average value of the bonus reaches zero at 25 times. These are averages, so a real session may run out early or finish ahead. The pattern still holds: the higher the requirement, the less of a bonus you should expect to keep.
Read the small print.
- What does it apply to? With a 100-credit deposit and a 100-credit bonus at 30 times, a requirement on both means 6,000 credits rather than 3,000.
- Do all games count fully? If a game counts at 10%, a 10-credit stake only clears 1 credit of the requirement.
- Is there a time limit? A short deadline can push you to stake more, faster.
- Is there a maximum stake? Going over it may void the bonus.
- Is there a cap on withdrawals? Some offers limit what you can take out, whatever you win.
- Can you withdraw your own deposit first? Check whether taking the bonus ties up your own money.
Rules differ by place.
In Great Britain, bonus wagering requirements have been limited to 10 times since 19 January 2026. That rule comes from the British regulator, so it does not protect you on a site that it does not license, and offers elsewhere may ask for far more. Check who licenses a site before you assume any limit applies.
A better way to think about it.
Treat a bonus as a set of conditions rather than free money. If you would not have staked that amount anyway, the bonus has changed how much you gamble, and that is a good reason to skip it. See keeping gambling in perspective.
Sources
Checked on 4 November 2026.