Glossary

The amount a wagering requirement applies to, which may be the credit alone, the deposit, or both.

Used in: The wagering base: the clause, in plain English, with the arithmetic

Funds credited under bonus terms and subject to restrictions. Sites must distinguish these from a person's own money.

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The share of a stake that counts towards the wagering requirement. An excluded game can contribute nothing even when the stake is below the cap.

Used in: Read a casino bonus maximum bet against the whole round

How much of an otherwise eligible amount receives credit under a stated requirement. It is not a game’s return-to-player percentage.

Used in: UK casino bonus terms: what do wagering, contribution and expiry mean?

The share of each stake that counts towards a wagering requirement, set by game type.

Used in: The wagering base: the clause, in plain English, with the arithmetic, How to calculate wagering requirements: the clause, in plain English, with the arithmetic, Game contribution is not return to player, Wagering requirements explained: the base, the multiplier and the contribution rate decide what you actually stake

The person's remaining deposited money. Under the CMA's guidance it should be available to leave with, together with winnings earned from play with it.

Used in: Which event starts a casino bonus expiry clock?

A list of games that do not count, which is not necessarily identical to a list of prohibited actions.

Used in: UK casino bonus terms: what do wagering, contribution and expiry mean?

The period after which an unused bonus is removed. It runs from the trigger event the terms name, not from a reminder.

Used in: Which event starts a casino bonus expiry clock?, Read a casino bonus maximum bet against the whole round

The unit the restriction applies to. Clause 5's examples include a slot or roulette spin and a blackjack hand.

Used in: Read a casino bonus maximum bet against the whole round

The operator’s average share of each stake; Odds & Ends Lab owns the concept.

Used in: How to calculate wagering requirements: the clause, in plain English, with the arithmetic

The base the percentage restriction is calculated from; not a later balance that happens to include winnings.

Used in: Read a casino bonus maximum bet against the whole round

The stake limit while a bonus is active; one stake above it can void the bonus balance.

Used in: How to calculate wagering requirements: the clause, in plain English, with the arithmetic

The number of times the base must be staked before funds become withdrawable.

Used in: The wagering base: the clause, in plain English, with the arithmetic

The total value of bets that count towards a requirement once contribution has been applied.

Used in: The wagering base: the clause, in plain English, with the arithmetic

A theoretical average proportion of stakes returned as prizes over many plays; not a session guarantee.

Used in: The wagering base: the clause, in plain English, with the arithmetic, Game contribution is not return to player, How to calculate wagering requirements: the clause, in plain English, with the arithmetic

Return to player, the long-run share of stakes a game pays back. It is not the contribution rate; Reel & Story owns it.

Used in: How to calculate wagering requirements: the clause, in plain English, with the arithmetic

The amount put at risk in a particular bet.

Used in: The wagering base: the clause, in plain English, with the arithmetic, Game contribution is not return to player, Wagering requirements explained: the base, the multiplier and the contribution rate decide what you actually stake, Which event starts a casino bonus expiry clock?

A restriction on an individual stake; it concerns an action while the promotion is active.

Used in: UK casino bonus terms: what do wagering, contribution and expiry mean?

The event the terms say starts a period: issue, acceptance, qualification or a fixed closing date.

Used in: Which event starts a casino bonus expiry clock?

The running total of stakes placed. Dividing it by a maximum stake does not produce a plan that can safely be completed before a deadline.

Used in: Read a casino bonus maximum bet against the whole round, How to calculate wagering requirements: the clause, in plain English, with the arithmetic, The wagering base: the clause, in plain English, with the arithmetic, UK casino bonus terms: what do wagering, contribution and expiry mean?

The amount of qualifying wagering credited towards the requirement so far. It says nothing about whether the expiry time has changed.

Used in: Which event starts a casino bonus expiry clock?

The amount that must be staked before restricted funds can be withdrawn, often written as a multiple of the bonus. A condition, not an activity total.

Used in: Which event starts a casino bonus expiry clock?, UK casino bonus terms: what do wagering, contribution and expiry mean?, The wagering base: the clause, in plain English, with the arithmetic, Game contribution is not return to player

Conditions requiring a consumer to make wagers totalling a particular value before funds become withdrawable, in the Gambling Commission’s wording.

Used in: The wagering base: the clause, in plain English, with the arithmetic, Read a casino bonus maximum bet against the whole round, How to calculate wagering requirements: the clause, in plain English, with the arithmetic

A request to transfer eligible funds out of an account through a supported method.

Used in: The wagering base: the clause, in plain English, with the arithmetic, How to calculate wagering requirements: the clause, in plain English, with the arithmetic, UK casino bonus terms: what do wagering, contribution and expiry mean?

A limit on an amount convertible or withdrawable; it concerns a different stage from a stake cap.

Used in: UK casino bonus terms: what do wagering, contribution and expiry mean?