Declining a casino bonus

A declined bonus leaves behind a balance that is withdrawable at any time. No wagering, no maximum-stake clause, no cap on the win, no deadline. What is given up is the bonus amount; what is gained is control over your own balance.

The four clauses that fall away with it

• The wagering factor. And with it the obligation to play first in order to withdraw.
• The maximum stake. The most common way to lose a bonus by accident.
• The winnings cap. A win made without a bonus is withdrawable in full.
• The deadline. No date on which anything lapses.

When a bonus still makes sense

When you are going to play over a longer stretch anyway, the factor is low and calculated on the bonus alone, and no tight cap sits on top of it. Then the bonus is extra playing credit on defensible terms.

How to decline it

1. Untick the box at the depositWith most operators the deposit screen carries a “use bonus” option. It is preselected.
2. Leave the offer code blank in the cashierA code only takes effect if it is entered — with no entry there is no bonus.
3. Afterwards, through supportAs long as nothing has been cleared yet, most houses will remove a bonus on request. After that, no longer.
4. Check in the accountAfter the deposit, the account overview shows whether a bonus balance is active. Two clicks that rule out misunderstandings.

This option is provided for in every set of terms and mentioned in no headline. That is not an accusation — it is the reason it stands here. What else holds a withdrawal up.

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The casino the buttons on this page lead to

A cashier in six currencies, a licence that can be looked up in the authority's own register, and a bonus whose wagering factor is written as a number in the terms.

• 150 % on the first depositfrom the equivalent of 20 euro
• Six currencies at the cashiercard is not one of them
• Licence in a public registersearchable by domain

To the cashier

18+ · play only with a limit you set beforehand

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