The three numbers, and the one that hides
Percentage, factor, baseThe percentage is in every headline. The factor — the multiple of something that has to be staked before anything can leave — is usually there too. The base is what the factor multiplies, and it is almost never in the headline even though it changes the answer by a factor of two or more. None of the three figures affects a score on the main table: a bonus is priced here, not rewarded.
Two houses can advertise the same percentage and the same factor and cost completely different amounts, because one runs the factor on the bonus alone and the other on the deposit plus the bonus. The second is the dearer of the two: your own money is counted towards the requirement as well as theirs.
What each one costs on PKR 5,000
Same deposit, every operator| Casino | Bonus | Factor | Base | Turnover to clear |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rakebit | 100% up to $1,000 | 40× | the bonus alone | PKR 200,000 |
| Wild.io | 350% + 200 free spins across the package | 40× | the bonus alone | PKR 700,000 |
| Rainbet | 250% up to EUR 2,100 + 60 free spins | 40× | deposit + bonus | PKR 700,000 |
| Vave | 150% up to 1.5 BTC + 100 free spins | 50× | the bonus alone | PKR 375,000 |
| Shuffle | 100% up to $1,000 | 35× | deposit + bonus | PKR 350,000 |
PKR 5,000 is this page's worked example, not a suggested deposit. Every figure in the last column scales with it: halve the deposit and the turnover halves too.
The spread is the point. On the same deposit the cheapest fully published bonus here costs PKR 200,000 of turnover to clear and the dearest PKR 700,000. Neither number appears anywhere in the advertising, and neither is difficult to work out once all three figures are on the table.
For the other 15 entries no result is printed. At least one of the three figures is missing, and a result computed from two of them would be a guess wearing a number's clothes. Where the figures exist, the same sum is printed on the operator's own entry.
What the factor does not cover
Where bonuses actually failDisputes about bonuses are rarely about the factor. Someone who knows the factor generally clears it or decides not to try. The cases that end in voided winnings turn on the clauses beside it, and there are four worth reading before accepting anything.
- 01The maximum stake while wageringA cap — often a small one — on the size of a single bet while a bonus is active. Exceed it once, even accidentally, and the winnings can be voided entirely. This is the most common cause of a bonus dispute anywhere in this trade.
- 02Game weightingNot every game contributes at the same rate. Slots usually count in full; table games often count at a fraction, and some contribute nothing. A factor of 40 on a game weighted at 10% is a factor of 400 in practice.
- 03The clockA window in which the requirement has to be met. When it expires the bonus and anything won from it usually go with it.
- 04The cap on what can be withdrawnSome terms limit what may be taken out of bonus winnings regardless of how much was won. This is the clause that turns a large number on the screen into a smaller one in the cashier.
The simplest way to avoid all of it
Decline the bonusA declined bonus locks nothing. The balance is yours, the maximum stake is whatever the game allows, no clock runs, and there is no weighting table to read. That is not advice about whether to take one — it is the option the advertising never mentions, and for a first deposit at an unfamiliar house it is a perfectly ordinary choice.