What Are Wagering Requirements?
Some offers make you wager your winnings 10 times first. This guide shows you what that costs, on average.
I know wagering requirements sound off-putting, but they're simpler than they look.
Since January 2026, UK casinos can't ask you to wager bonus winnings more than 10 times.
Even after wagering your winnings, a typical offer still leaves you £7.61 ahead, on average. Let's go!
What's a wagering requirement?
It's how many times you need to wager your winnings before you can withdraw them.
Say your free spins win £9.60 and the offer has 10x wagering. You'll need to wager £96 in total:
£9.60 winnings x 10 = £96 to wager
You don't need £96 of your own. You keep spinning the same balance, and each spin pays back most of what it costs.
A typical offer
A typical offer with wagering looks like this:
- Wager £10, get 100 free spins (worth £10), with 10x wagering on the winnings.
The first two steps work just like our first guide. On average, your £10 wager costs you 40p, and your free spins win £9.60:
-40p + £9.60 = £9.20 before wagering
One thing's different: withdraw what's left of your £10 before your free spins are added. Then only your winnings are at risk while you wager. Your offer guide says exactly when.
Step 3. Wager your winnings 10 times
Now you wager your £9.60 ten times, £96 in total. On a slot that pays back 96%, every £1 you wager costs you 4p on average. Wager all £96, and that's:
£96 wagering at 96% = -£3.84
But most of the time, your winnings run out before you've wagered all £96, and the wagering stops there. So with 50p spins, it costs you £1.59 on average, not £3.84.
Your average profit: £7.61
On average, you lose 40p on your £10 wager and £1.59 on your wagering, but win £9.60 from your free spins:
Free spins = +£9.60
£10 wager = -40p
Wagering = -£1.59
Average profit = £7.61
That's £1.59 less than an offer with no wagering, but you still come out ahead on average.
Is this guaranteed?
No. £7.61 is the average. With 50p spins, you'll finish the wagering about 1 time in 7, with about £53 to withdraw. The other 6 times, your winnings run out first, and there's nothing to withdraw from your free spins.
Either way, you keep what was left of your £10, as you withdrew it first. Across many offers, your results tend to land close to their averages.
Why the slot matters more here
A slot that pays back 92% instead of 96% costs you twice as much on every £1 you wager. With 50p spins, that cuts your average profit like this:
Wagering on a 96% slot = £7.61
Wagering on a 92% slot = £6.27
So every offer guide names a high RTP slot for your wagering, at that casino.
How long does it take?
Each spin takes at least 2.5 seconds, so the shortest time £96 of wagering can take is:
960 spins at 10p = 40 mins
192 spins at 50p = 8 mins
48 spins at £2 = 2 mins
Bigger spins are quicker and average a little more, but you finish less often. At £2 a spin, our example averages £8.09, but you'd finish only about 1 time in 12.
Your offer guide tells you which spin size to use, and its average is based on that size. We pick the quickest size, up to 50p, that averages within 10p of the best. That's usually 50p.
Rules to follow while you wager
Every casino adds its own rules, and your offer guide spells them out. The main ones are:
- Use the slot in your offer guide. Some games count for less, or don't count at all.
- Keep to the spin size. Some casinos cancel your winnings if a spin goes over their limit.
- Finish in time. Whatever's left of your winnings expires when the time's up.
- Don't withdraw until you're done. At some casinos, asking to withdraw cancels the winnings you're still wagering.
Ready for your first one?
You're all set for offers with wagering, nice!
Your next step is your first offer with wagering:
