Bonus rules
How we verify promo codes before they go on a card
A code earns a card by doing three things on our own account: it goes into the field, the field gets screenshotted with the date, and the terms behind it get read for the wagering, the slot and the cap. This page spells out how we verify promo codes step by step, including what we do when the sources disagree and what we refuse to print.
The three steps every card goes through
The code goes into the field on our own account
We register at the brand through the partner link, find the promo code field where the casino puts it, on the form or in the profile, and type our code. If it is refused, there is no card until we know why.
The field is screenshotted with the date
The screenshot is the form as it looked that day, with the code in the field and the date visible. It goes on the bonus page under the steps, unretouched, which is why it looks like a screenshot rather than a banner.
The bonus terms are read and four lines copied to the card
Spin count, the slot the spins run on, the wagering on the win, the cashout cap. When the terms print no cap, the card says not published rather than a number from someone else's page.
Two layouts of field are shown below: on the form at Play Fortuna Casino, in the profile at Vavada Casino. The second layout is the one readers most often miss.
Where the four lines come from, in order of trust
The code itself comes from our partner account with the network, and it is the only source for the label: a code from an aggregator selects that aggregator's offer and would send you to someone else's tracker. The spin count, the slot and the wagering come from the network's offer listing first and the casino's own bonus page second, and the two are compared. The cap comes from the casino's bonus terms; where the terms are silent, the card says so.
Third-party review sites are read for one thing only: disagreement. When an aggregator prints a cap the casino does not, the cap stays off the card or is printed with its source named. Play Fortuna Casino is the live example: the code, the 100 free spins and the 20x are confirmed on the network listing, but the €100 / $100 cap appears only on aggregator pages, neither on the listing nor on the casino's own bonus page. The card prints it and the guide on caps says where it came from, so a reader can weigh it.
| Code | our partner account with the network; no other source |
|---|---|
| Spins, slot, wagering | the network listing, checked against the casino's bonus page |
| Cap | the casino's bonus terms; not published when they are silent |
| Countries | the casino's terms and our own registration; aggregator lists only as a flag |
| Field location | our own account, screenshotted with the date |
What we do when the casino, the network and the aggregators disagree
They disagree often, and the card has to pick a side or say that it cannot. 1xSlots Casino is the sharpest case: the network lists 100 free spins under our code at 25x on Cybergirls, while one review site states flatly that the brand has no no deposit reward and another shows none in its database; the listing also names a short set of countries, from Russia to Argentina, where the offer applies. The card prints the network's figures, because that is what our code selects, and we say plainly that the offer is contested and listed for a short set of countries.
Weiss Casino is the case where the sources disagree on the number itself: the token bonus is quoted at four different amounts across pages we read, and the network does not list the brand at all. The card prints the figure from our own check and the token, not a cash value, because the token price makes the whole bonus a fraction of a euro. Cactus Casino is the case where the codes disagree: several live codes for the brand carry different wagering, different slots and caps from EUR 50 to EUR 5,000, so the card prints GET100 with 40x and EUR 5,000 and refuses to borrow another code's cap.
Important
The rule in one line: a number goes on the card when we can point at where it came from, and it stays off when we cannot. Not published is an answer; a guess is not.
What we refuse to print: the brands without a code
Several brands we review have no card on the no deposit list, and each absence was checked rather than assumed. Stake Casino is absent from the network listing and its promotions page shows races, raffles and odds boosts, no spins on registration. 1Win Casino is absent from the listing and the bonus databases we read hold only deposit offers for it. BC Game Casino drops random token codes to existing players through social channels, which is not a standing sign-up offer. Duel Casino publishes a page on why bonuses are a bad deal and pays rakeback. Betico Casino builds its welcome on cashback and is absent from the listing.
Affiliate pages advertise codes for some of these brands anyway. We do not, because a code we cannot type into a form on our own account is not a code we can stand behind, and a card with a made-up label costs a reader an account and a wasted verification. Bitstarz Casino is the one brand with a card and no code: its 20 free spins on registration is confirmed in its bonus terms, absent from its public promotions page, and claimed through e-mail verification and the casino's channel; the card says all of that.
How to read a card knowing all this
The code is ours and current. The spin count and the slot are the network's, checked against the casino. The wagering is the network's, checked the same way. The cap is the casino's or not published, and where it is an aggregator's we say so. The countries line is the casino's restricted list; the promotion can be narrower than the account, and where we know of a lock, as at Rox Casino and Starda Casino, we say so. The screenshot is the field on our account on the date shown, and the date at the bottom of the page is the last time we touched the text.
What the card cannot tell you is what the spins will pay. Everything else on it is checkable, and if you find a line that is not, the contact page is where to say so.
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The card the method above is easiest to see on
Play Fortuna Casino: the field on the form screenshotted, the wagering the lightest on our list, and a cap printed with its source named.
Quick answers
Do you test every promo code yourselves
Every code with a card, yes: registered through the partner link on our own account, typed into the field, screenshotted. The two cards without a code, Bitstarz Casino and Weiss Casino, are described from the casino's own bonus terms and say so.
How often are the codes rechecked
When the network changes a label, when a brand changes its terms or cashier, and on a rolling pass through the list. The date under each page is the last time we touched it, and the screenshot carries the date it was taken.
What if a code on your card does not work for me
Write to us with the brand, the time and a screenshot of the field. The not credited guide lists the reasons in order; the two we can fix from our side are a label the network changed and a lock for your country we had not recorded.