Is a Wagering Requirement Worth It?

A bonus is only worth taking if the expected cost of wagering it is less than the bonus itself. That is arithmetic: the wagering multiple times the house edge, against 1. Pick a wagering requirement and an edge to see where it lands.

• 5x wagering at a 1% house edge: worth 95% of face value
• 10x wagering at a 1% house edge: worth 90% of face value
• 15x wagering at a 1% house edge: worth 85% of face value
• 20x wagering at a 1% house edge: worth 80% of face value
• 25x wagering at a 1% house edge: worth 75% of face value
• 30x wagering at a 1% house edge: worth 70% of face value
• 35x wagering at a 1% house edge: worth 65% of face value
• 40x wagering at a 1% house edge: worth 60% of face value
• 45x wagering at a 1% house edge: worth 55% of face value
• 50x wagering at a 1% house edge: worth 50% of face value
• 60x wagering at a 1% house edge: worth 40% of face value
• 70x wagering at a 1% house edge: worth 30% of face value
• 100x wagering at a 1% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 5x wagering at a 2.5% house edge: worth 87.5% of face value
• 10x wagering at a 2.5% house edge: worth 75% of face value
• 15x wagering at a 2.5% house edge: worth 62.5% of face value
• 20x wagering at a 2.5% house edge: worth 50% of face value
• 25x wagering at a 2.5% house edge: worth 37.5% of face value
• 30x wagering at a 2.5% house edge: worth 25% of face value
• 35x wagering at a 2.5% house edge: worth 12.5% of face value
• 40x wagering at a 2.5% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 45x wagering at a 2.5% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 50x wagering at a 2.5% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 60x wagering at a 2.5% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 70x wagering at a 2.5% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 100x wagering at a 2.5% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 5x wagering at a 5% house edge: worth 75% of face value
• 10x wagering at a 5% house edge: worth 50% of face value
• 15x wagering at a 5% house edge: worth 25% of face value
• 20x wagering at a 5% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 25x wagering at a 5% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 30x wagering at a 5% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 35x wagering at a 5% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 40x wagering at a 5% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 45x wagering at a 5% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 50x wagering at a 5% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 60x wagering at a 5% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 70x wagering at a 5% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 100x wagering at a 5% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 5x wagering at a 7.5% house edge: worth 62.5% of face value
• 10x wagering at a 7.5% house edge: worth 25% of face value
• 15x wagering at a 7.5% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 20x wagering at a 7.5% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 25x wagering at a 7.5% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 30x wagering at a 7.5% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 35x wagering at a 7.5% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 40x wagering at a 7.5% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 45x wagering at a 7.5% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 50x wagering at a 7.5% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 60x wagering at a 7.5% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 70x wagering at a 7.5% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 100x wagering at a 7.5% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 5x wagering at a 10% house edge: worth 50% of face value
• 10x wagering at a 10% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 15x wagering at a 10% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 20x wagering at a 10% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 25x wagering at a 10% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 30x wagering at a 10% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 35x wagering at a 10% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 40x wagering at a 10% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 45x wagering at a 10% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 50x wagering at a 10% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 60x wagering at a 10% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 70x wagering at a 10% house edge: worth 0% of face value
• 100x wagering at a 10% house edge: worth 0% of face value

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