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Bonus Terms Version

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What is Bonus Terms Version?

Bonus terms carry a version and an effective date — the version live when you claimed is the one that governs any later dispute.

ByCasino Desk·Casino & Slots Editor

Reviewed byKris Fawkes·Chief Editor

What it means in practice

Bonus terms carry a version number and an effective date — "Version 1.0, effective 09.04.2026" is a typical header. The version that was live when you claimed an offer is the one that governs it, even if the page changes the next day. That is why the date matters more than it looks. Operators revise terms without notice, and the clauses that move most are the ones that cost them money: the maximum bet, the game weighting, the win cap. A dispute six weeks later is argued against the document, and the only copy of the old document is usually the one you kept. So take a screenshot when a bonus is worth more than a few hundred, and note the version line with it. It takes ten seconds, it is the single most useful piece of evidence in a bonus complaint, and every ADR body and complaints desk will ask for exactly that.

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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