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Bonus × multiplier gives the turnover; turnover ÷ contribution gives the stakes; stakes × house edge gives the cost. On £20 at the 10× ceiling and a 30% game that is £200, £666.67 and about £26.67. The clauses, quoted and dated, with a calculator.
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A percentage cap and a cash cap can appear in the same bonus terms. The amount, the balance and the unit of play all need reading before either number means much.
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An offer closing, a reward arriving and a bonus expiring are different events. A deadline worksheet shows how to preserve the distinction without turning the clock into pressure to play.
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They are not beaten; they are cleared by staking the turnover figure, and the expected cost of doing so is stakes × house edge, which on a 30% game at 10× exceeds a £20 bonus. The only way to owe no turnover is to decline the bonus, which operators must allow.
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The Commission defines a wagering requirement as wagers ‘totalling a particular value for funds to become withdrawable’; the value is the bonus balance times the multiplier, capped at 10 for bonus funds from 19 January 2026. The mechanics of the withdrawal itself belong to Payout Ledger.
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Under the definition, funds subject to the requirement are not withdrawable until the wagers total the stated value. Whether a cash balance can be withdrawn separately depends on the clause, which our notes on bonus and cash balances take line by line. The code requires the restriction to be shown where you play, not only in a document.
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The bonus balance stays locked until the turnover is staked, and the Commission’s transparency guidance requires players to be told when they are playing with restricted funds and what the restrictions are. Turnover = bonus × multiplier; stakes = turnover ÷ contribution.
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A wagering requirement locks a bonus balance until stakes of a stated total have been placed; on a £20 bonus at the 10× ceiling that is £200 of turnover, and on a 30% game £666.67 of stakes. The expected cost of clearing is stakes × house edge.
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