Wagering requirement
The total you have to bet ("exigence de mise") before bonus money, or what you won with it, can be withdrawn.
A wagering requirement (exigence de mise), also called playthrough or rollover, is the catch on almost every casino bonus. It's shown as a multiple, like 35x, and depending on the terms it's applied to the bonus by itself, to your deposit and bonus together, or to free spin winnings.
Why the number is everything
Every bet you make has a house edge. So the more you're forced to bet, the more of that bonus you're likely to lose before you're done. The multiple is what tells you if the bonus is actually worth anything.
Real-life example
You deposit 100 $ on a Friday and get a 100 $ bonus at 35x, on the bonus only. You now need to bet 3 500 $ before you can withdraw. On a slot where the house keeps 4%, betting 3 500 $ is expected to cost you around 140 $, more than the bonus. At 10x, it would be 1 000 $ of bets and roughly 40 $ expected loss.
Not into doing the math? Our wagering calculator figures out how much you need to bet and what it'll likely cost.
Read the fine print
- Is the multiple on the bonus alone, or deposit plus bonus?
- How much each game counts (our game weighting page explains it).
- The deadline, the max bet while wagering, and any max cashout.