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Bonus Forfeiture

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What is Bonus Forfeiture?

Bonus forfeiture is losing a bonus, and often the winnings made with it, after breaching promo terms such as max bet or excluded games.

ByCasino Desk·Casino & Slots Editor

Reviewed byKris Fawkes·Chief Editor

What it means in practice

Bonus forfeiture is the removal of a bonus, and usually of the winnings generated with it, when the promotion's conditions are not met. Common triggers are breaching the max bet rule, playing an excluded game, letting the bonus expire before wagering is complete, requesting a withdrawal while a bonus is active, or being judged to have breached the terms. Forfeiture can be voluntary too: many sites let you cancel a bonus to free up your remaining cash. The important detail is what disappears. Some terms remove only the bonus credit and leave your deposit intact; stricter ones strip the bonus and everything won from it, which can mean a large balance is cut back to zero. Read the forfeiture clause before claiming, and check whether cancellation is reversible.

Why it matters

A definition like this one decides what an offer is actually worth. The same wording turns up in bonus terms, on payment pages and in game rules, and it is usually where a promotion’s real cost is hiding — so it is worth reading an operator’s own terms with this meaning in mind rather than the marketing above them.

You must be of legal gambling age where you live — 18 in most markets, 19 or 21 in others. Understanding a term does not make an outcome more likely: casino games are built to return less than they take over time. Set deposit and time limits before you play.

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