Deposit Bonuses

A deposit bonus, in the sense used on this page, is a match or free bet you can claim on a deposit after sign-up: weekly reloads, later stages of a package, and deposit offers set per account. Eleven casinos in our reviews run one as of October 2026. Most are smaller than welcome matches, between 10% and 75%, and many come with tighter clocks: several give you a single day to clear the wagering. The table lists all eleven with their gates, the worked example prices a typical reload, and the sections after it explain which rules make a reload worth claiming or worth ignoring. Some reloads are unavailable in certain countries.

How reloads and later-deposit bonuses differ from welcome offers

A welcome bonus is a one-off aimed at new accounts. A reload repeats, usually on a fixed weekday, and is aimed at keeping existing players depositing. That changes three things. The percentage is lower, because the casino pays it again and again. Access is often gated by deposit count or VIP level. And the deadline is short, sometimes 24 hours, because the reload is meant to be played the day it is claimed.

Two offers here are not weekly reloads. 1xBit's third-deposit match is a stage of its welcome package, listed separately because it can be judged on its own. Gamdom's first deposit bonus is set per account and shown only on your Promotions page.

The eleven deposit offers in our reviews

Gates: deposit counts, levels and invitations

Several reloads are closed to new accounts. BitStarz opens its Monday reload only after four deposits, and the deposits used to claim the reload itself do not count toward those four. Wild.io starts its Wednesday reload from the fourth deposit. FortuneJack needs Silver 1 in its loyalty club, which is $1,000 of slot wagering or four times that on live games.

Level also sets the size. Lucky Block pays 25% up to €200 on a €50 deposit at levels 1 and 2, 30% up to €300 on €100 at levels 3 and 4, and 40% up to €500 on €300 from level 5. Wild.io's rate climbs with the deposit, from 10% at $20 to 50% at $500. FortuneJack's runs from 25% at Silver to 50% at the top two levels.

Two offers are by selection. DuckDice describes its Deposit Bonus as offered "only occasionally for a limited segment of players", and Gamdom sets the percentage, cap, minimum and multiple separately for each account.

Worked example: a Wednesday reload at Lucky Block

A level 1 player deposits €50 on a Wednesday and opts in to Lucky Block's Mid Week Bonus Mission. The terms give 35x on bonus money; this assumes the multiple applies to the bonus alone.

• The 25% reload adds €12.50.
• Wagering is 35 × €12.50 = €437.50, inside 24 hours, at no more than €5 a bet.
• On a 96% RTP slot the expected cost of €437.50 in bets is €17.50.
• Average result: about €5 worse than depositing the €50 without the reload.

At level 5 the numbers grow but keep their shape. A €300 deposit earns 40%, or €120, which needs €4,200 of bets within the day. At the €5 cap that is at least 840 spins in 24 hours, with an expected cost of €168, so €48 more than the reload pays. Any multiple above 25x on the bonus costs more than the bonus at a 4% edge, and every percentage-based reload in the table with a published multiple sits at 30x or above.

Betpanda's Thursday reload works differently, and the difference helps the player. It is a parachute bonus: your cash is played first, and the bonus only comes into use if the cash runs out. A €100 deposit gets €20. If the cash wins, you can withdraw and simply give up the €20. If the cash is lost, you have €20 of bonus to play at 30x, €600 of bets. The bonus costs nothing on winning sessions and gives a second run on losing ones.

Reload rules that cost money

Short clocks are the most common problem. 7Bit gives one day to activate and one day to clear its Monday reload, and Lucky Block and Wild.io allow 24 hours. A requirement you cannot finish in time forfeits the bonus and whatever it has won.

Gamdom's deposit bonus has four rules worth knowing before you opt in: you cannot opt out afterwards, sports betting is unavailable until it is finished, withdrawals are blocked until the wagering is complete, and no rakeback accrues while it runs. If your balance reaches zero, the remaining requirement clears. DuckDice caps the maximum bet at $10 or 10% of the bonus, whichever is higher, caps profit per campaign, and does not count bonus bets toward your level.

Smaller caps hide in the free spins. 7Bit caps Monday spin winnings at 6 mBTC. Rakebit's sports free bets need a qualifying deposit, odds between 1.6 and 5 and activation within three days, and their cashouts are capped. BitStarz's terms let it cut the Monday reload to 25% for players whose bonus-to-deposit ratio it considers too high.

When a reload is worth claiming

A reload is worth taking when you were going to deposit and play slots that day anyway, the clock fits your session, and the bet cap does not cramp your stakes. Parachute reloads such as Betpanda's are the easiest to justify, since a winning session can be withdrawn by giving up the bonus. A reload that switches off rakeback, as Gamdom's does, often costs more than it adds for a regular player.

Several reloads need a code entered before the deposit, and those codes are gathered with the welcome codes on our casino bonus codes page. If you would rather be paid back on losses than given a match, the cashback offers pay every week with lighter terms, and the first-deposit packages are on the welcome bonus page. For weighing reload programmes against licence and payout record, use the scoring method in how to compare crypto casinos side by side. A weekly reload is built to make depositing a habit; if it starts setting your deposit amounts, the tools on our responsible gambling page can help you step back.