Cashback gives back a share of the losses over a period, rakeback a share of the house's take on each round. Both are small percentages, and both work through volume rather than through size.
The four questions that set the value
- What is it calculated on? The net loss of the week, or every single stake? The difference is considerable.
- Does it arrive as money or as a bonus? As money it is withdrawable at once; as a bonus it carries a wagering factor again.
- Is there a ceiling? Many programmes cap the amount per period.
- Does the rate hang off a tier? It frequently rises with turnover, and the rate on the banner is the one for the top tier.
Why it is often better for regular play
A welcome bonus is paid once. A rebate works on every stake and so lowers the house edge on the figures — not to zero, but measurably. For somebody who plays regularly anyway, that is the more reliable calculation. How the edge works.
The point at which it tips
When the rebate is paid out as bonus credit with a wagering factor of its own, it is no longer cashback but another offer with conditions. That sits in the programme rules and almost never in the headline.
Editorial order.
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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
18+ · play only with a limit you set beforehand
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Welcome bonus
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Bonus terms
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Wagering requirements
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Free spins
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Declining a bonus
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