Casino Bonuses in South Africa (2024)

• Bonus Qualification

  Not all players can receive casino bonus offers. Depending on the casino and its promotions, players must fulfil specific requirements to receive bonuses. For example, welcome bonuses are only for newly registered players. Some of these sign-up bonus offers require deposits, while others don't.

• Wagering Requirements

  Wagering requirements set the amount of bonus money you need to wager before you can withdraw the bonus.

  For example, an R1,000 welcome bonus with a 20-times wagering requirement means you must bet R20,000 (20 x R1,000) using the bonus money before you can withdraw any winnings from it.

  Some online casinos apply their turnover requirement to the bonus amount alone, whilst others require it on the sum of your deposit to qualify for the bonus and the bonus amount.

  We'll explain different bonus systems further later in this guide.

• Max Bet Amount

  Online casinos cap the maximum bonus amount you can bet at a time to prevent players from abusing their casino bonuses. Typically speaking, the maximum bet allowed with an active bonus is €/£/$5 per spin on slot games or €/£/$20 per round on table and live casino games.

  In most casinos, you are 1) unable to place a bet exceeding the max bet amount or 2) able to bet more than allowed, but the bonus will be forfeited when requesting a withdrawal.

  We highly recommend not attempting to bet higher than allowed to avoid the risk.

• Games Available for Bonus Money

  Casinos sometimes limit the games you can play with your bonus money. You can always check which games are available with bonus money in the casino's bonus policy.

  For example, you can use your bonus to play almost all slot games, but the progressive jackpot category is usually excluded.

• Game Contribution

  Depending on the games, your bets contribute to fulfilling the wagering requirements of your bonus differently.

  In the casino bonus policy, you will usually find something like the table below:

  

  The contribution differs by game category, as indicated above. Typically, slots contribute better than table games like online blackjack, online roulette, and online baccarat.

  Understanding the different rates of contribution helps you clear the wagering requirements efficiently.

• Casino Bonus Expiry

  Most online casino bonus offers come with a time limit. This means there’s no unlimited time to meet the wagering requirement. In general, the time limit varies from 7 days to 30 days.

• Maximum Win Limit

  Maximum win limits decide how much a player can convert the bonus into withdrawable cash. Bonuses and promotions are principally a gesture of goodwill from casinos, but they cannot afford to give away everything for free.

• Payment Method Restriction

  Some casino bonuses have payment method restrictions, meaning you can’t claim the bonus if you deposit with a specific payment method like Neteller or Skrill. Such limitation is usually specified in terms and conditions.

• Other Conditions

  Casino bonus policies vary from online casino to online casino. So, we strongly suggest going through them whenever you discover a new casino site or receive a new bonus offer.

  It may seem tiring to read through such complicated terms and conditions. But, if it's not easy to understand or lacks details, you might want to be careful of the casino or bonus offer.

Casino Bonus System: Sticky Bonus & Non-Sticky Bonus

• Note: The above only depicts the general idea of sticky- and non-sticky bonuses. Little details may differ from casino to casino.

• Deposit Bonus

  Deposit bonuses boost the amount of money in a player’s account by adding bonus money to the bonus balance. They are trendy and typically offer around 100% of the deposit amount, though this can vary.

  • For example, if you deposit 100 ZAR with a 100% deposit bonus of up to 100 ZAR, you get 100 ZAR in your real money balance and another 100 ZAR in your bonus balance.

• No-deposit Bonus

  A no-deposit casino bonus allows players to receive bonus money without any deposit. This type of bonus is increasingly popular, especially for new players, but the amount of bonus money offered is usually lower than for a matched deposit bonus. It tends to come with relatively low caps on how much players can convert into withdrawable cash.

  Such bonuses also come with wagering requirements. On very few rare occasions, casinos also hand them out without any conditions.

• Free Spins

  Free spin bonuses allow players to try their luck on a game without risking their cash. They are among the most common bonuses at Indian online casinos and are sometimes restricted to certain games.

• No-deposit Free Spins

  No-deposit free spins combine free spins with no-deposit bonuses, allowing players to test a new online casino or slot game without making a deposit or using their cash. The games on which the free spins can be used may be limited.

• Cashback

  Cashback rewards offer players a rebate on a proportion of their losses. They are another common form of loyalty bonus at Indian online casinos.

• Spin Credits

  Spin credits are similar to free spins. It is available on certain games specified by the terms and conditions, but you can adjust the bet size within the credit, unlike free spins. Unfortunately, these are much less commonly used among South African online casinos.