A bonus at LuckyChoo Casino is credit handed over in advance, against play you have not done yet. Every rule below follows from that sentence: the wagering multiplier, the way games count towards it, the cap on your stake, the deadline, and what a withdrawal does to an unfinished bonus. Ours are 25x on the bonus amount, 30 days to finish, €5 the most you may stake in a round while the bonus is live, and no cap on what it can win; what this page adds is the reasoning behind them.
Money you deposit is yours from the moment it arrives. Bonus funds are ours until the wagering requirement is met: playable, not yet withdrawable. Everything below describes the point at which one becomes the other.
What the Wagering Requirement Means
A wagering requirement — turnover, playthrough — is the total you must stake before bonus funds become cash you can take out. It is written as a multiplier, and that number alone tells you less than half the story: the base it multiplies matters just as much.
Two bases are in common use. A requirement on the bonus alone multiplies only the credited bonus; one on deposit and bonus together multiplies both, which on a hundred per cent match is twice the obligation for the same headline. Ours is the first kind: 25x on the bonus amount, never on the deposit beside it. Take, as an illustration, a €100 deposit that attracts a €100 bonus.
| If the multiplier is | On the bonus alone | On deposit and bonus |
|---|---|---|
| 20x | €2,000 to stake | €4,000 to stake |
| 25x — ours, on the bonus amount | €2,500 to stake | €5,000 to stake |
| 40x | €4,000 to stake | €8,000 to stake |
The middle row is ours and only the middle column applies to it: at 25x on the bonus amount, the €100 bonus in the example asks for €2,500 of staking, and the €100 deposit is never counted into that sum.
The same headline can therefore ask for two thousand euros of staking or eight. Our offers list what is running, and the welcome bonus covers a new account: 100% up to €500 with 100 free spins, on a deposit from €10, wagered at 25x on the bonus amount.
How Turnover Is Counted
Turnover counts stakes. Not losses, not wins — stakes. Place a €1 spin and one euro goes onto your progress, whether it returns nothing, €0.40 or €50. Stake that €50 back and another fifty goes on. It is why a requirement that looks impossible is so often completed: the same money passes the counter over and over. Progress shows in your account while the bonus is live.
It is also why turnover has a price. A slot returning about 96 per cent over the long run keeps roughly €4 of every €100 staked, so the €2,500 that 25x on a €100 bonus asks for costs near €100 on average, and €5,000 of turnover near €200 — an average over many rounds, not a forecast for one session. A bonus improves that arithmetic; it does not reverse it.
Why Games Count at Different Rates
Not every euro staked moves the counter by a euro. Each offer sets a contribution rate by category, and the gaps are wide enough to decide where you play a bonus out.
| Category | How it usually counts | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Video and classic slots | In full — the benchmark the requirement is written against | The edge is built in and no betting pattern alters it |
| Live casino and table games | At a reduced rate, and some not at all | Basic-strategy blackjack, baccarat and opposing roulette bets turn over large sums at a far smaller edge |
| Specific excluded titles | Not at all while a bonus runs | Named on the offer, usually high-return or feature-buy games |
The rate per category, and any excluded titles, are listed with the offer. A stake on an excluded game does not move the counter at all.
None of which warns you away from our live tables or table games — only from expecting them to clear a bonus quickly. Many players keep the two apart: bonus play in the slot lobby, table sessions on cash.
The Maximum Bet While a Bonus Is Live
While a bonus is unfinished there is a ceiling on the stake allowed in a single round. Ours is €5, it holds until the last of the wagering is done, and it is the rule bonuses are most often lost to — more often than any disagreement about a multiplier.
What counts is the total stake in a round, not the stake per line: twenty lines at a modest unit add up faster than the figure in front of you suggests, side bets at a table count into the same total, and a bought feature counts as the full amount it costs — which is where the limit is crossed by accident more than anywhere else.
Without such a cap an entire bonus balance could go through in a few very large rounds, turning advanced credit into a cash outcome without the play it was advanced against. The consequence is blunt: one round above the cap can void the bonus and everything won from it, deliberate or not. Stay inside €5 and there is no cap on what the bonus may win — the ceiling sits on the stake, never on the result. Set the stake once when the bonus is credited, and where a game makes the round total hard to read, support answers on live chat and email, 24/7, and will confirm it before you spin.
The Time Limit
Every bonus expires, ours after 30 days, and the deadline is often the harder half of the requirement: turnover that is comfortable across a long window can be unreachable across a short one, while the multiplier reads the same in both.
- The clock starts at crediting. The 30 days run from the moment the bonus lands, not from the day you first play with it.
- Pace decides this, not luck. Divide the turnover by the days you have: the €2,500 behind a €100 bonus at 25x, spread over 30 days, is a little above €80 a day — compare that with what you stake in an ordinary evening.
- Unfinished at expiry means removed. Unconverted bonus funds and winnings from them come off the balance; your deposit and anything already converted are untouched.
- Free spins keep their own dates. Spins in a package — the 100 in our welcome offer among them — often expire sooner than the bonus itself, and unused rounds are not carried over.
There is no penalty for letting a bonus lapse and no obligation to chase one. An expired bonus costs you the credit; chasing one costs real money.
Why a Withdrawal Cancels an Unfinished Bonus
This is the rule that surprises people most and the most logical one on the page. We advance credit, you complete a defined amount of play. Cashing out in the middle ends that arrangement early, so the unconverted bonus and the winnings from it come off and the payout proceeds on the cash part of your balance. It is not a fine; it is the credit leaving with the deal it belonged to. The cashier says so before you confirm.
Keep the stake inside €5, play what counts in full, let the bonus convert. Then the balance is cash: the minimum withdrawal is €20 and the fees are none from our side.
Give up the unconverted credit and keep your own funds, with no 25x left to clear, no 30 days on a clock and no €5 cap on the stake.
Both are respectable choices; what follows either is on withdrawals and payout times. Where cashing out is about stepping away rather than taking a win, support can set deposit limits or a cooling-off period with you, and account closure is always available.
18+. Every offer carries its own terms, shown before you opt in, and this policy applies alongside them. Every game has a house edge and no bonus removes it. Play only with money you can afford to lose.
Questions
- How do I work out what a wagering requirement will cost me?
- Multiply the bonus by 25x, because our requirement runs on the bonus amount and not on the deposit beside it: a €100 bonus means €2,500 to stake, inside 30 days. Then allow for a few per cent of that total going to the house edge along the way — around €100 on that example.
- Do live and table games clear a bonus at LuckyChoo Casino?
- They usually contribute at a reduced rate, and some titles not at all, because their house edge is far smaller than a slot’s. Slots typically count in full, and the rate per category is listed with the offer.
- What happens if I stake above the maximum bet by accident?
- A single round above €5 can void the bonus and any winnings from it, and intent makes no difference. The cap applies to the total stake in a round, every line and any bought feature included. What the bonus may win, by contrast, has no cap.
- Can I withdraw while a bonus is still being wagered?
- Yes, but it forfeits the unconverted bonus and the winnings from it, and the payout proceeds on the cash part of your balance — from €20, checked within one hour on a verified account. If the requirement is nearly complete, finishing it first usually costs less.
- Can I play without taking a bonus at all?
- Yes, and plenty of players do. Deposit from €10 without selecting an offer and there is no 25x to clear, no 30 days on a clock, no weighting and no €5 cap on your stake: the whole balance is withdrawable from the first spin.