Haz: Working Out Whether a Bonus Is Worth Claiming
Two casinos can both advertise a $200 match at 35x and produce completely different outcomes. The gap sits in what the multiplier applies to, which games count toward it, and how fast the clock runs. Work through the numbers once and every future offer reads faster.
Framed around Haz for Canadian players, with the numbers that decide how each step actually behaves.
What the Multiplier Is Calculated On
The same 35x means two very different things depending on its base. Deposit $100, take a $100 match, and a bonus-only requirement is $3,500 in turnover. If the terms say deposit plus bonus, the figure doubles to $7,000 for identical money. Neither base is standard, and one site can run bonus-only on its welcome offer and deposit-plus-bonus on a weekly reload. The base sits in a single clause near the top of the terms, phrased either as 'wagering applies to bonus funds' or as 'wagering applies to deposit plus bonus'. Read that clause first, because every other number in the offer is secondary to it.
Maximum Bet Rules That Void Balances
Nearly every bonus caps the stake you may place while a requirement is open, commonly $5 or $7.50 CAD, sometimes 10 per cent of the bonus amount, whichever is lower. The penalty is rarely a blocked spin. More often the wager is accepted, play continues, and the winnings are removed during withdrawal review days later. The cap counts total stake per round rather than per line, and an ante or boosted-bet toggle that lifts a $4.50 spin by 25 per cent leaves you at $5.63, over a $5 limit on every spin you play. Check the figure in the bet panel, not the base stake.
Reload Offers Against the Welcome Package
Welcome packages look larger because they are split across three or four deposits, each with its own requirement and its own clock. Tranches usually cannot be skipped or reordered, so a $1,500 headline assumes four separate deposits inside a set period, often 30 days, and most players lapse after the second. A standing weekly reload has none of that structure: one deposit, one requirement, one window, repeated whenever it suits you. Compare any two offers with a single division, turnover required divided by bonus received, and a modest reload on bonus-only terms frequently costs less per bonus dollar than the headline package.
Screenshot the Terms on the Day
Bonus terms are edited in place, and the version you agreed to is not archived for you. Before the first spin, capture the full terms page, the contribution table and the exclusion list with the date visible. In Ontario's regulated market, offers reach you by email or after login rather than public advertising, so the only copy may be a message you can delete. If you read the French version, save that too, since translations lag the English text that usually governs. A dated capture is what support, and any dispute service, will ask to see.
Referral Bonuses and Their Qualifying Conditions
Referral offers pay only after the invited player completes specific steps: registering through your link, verifying identity, depositing a stated minimum such as $20, and staking it once or several times over. Nothing credits at signup, and the window to finish those steps is commonly 30 days from registration. Payouts run from $25 to $100 per person with an annual cap, often five or ten referrals. Shared households, shared devices and shared IP addresses are the standard grounds for refusal, since self-referral is exactly what the clause exists to stop. Both accounts are normally reviewed together before either side is paid.
Self-Exclusion While a Bonus Is Open
Taking a break should never wait on an active bonus, and under any serious licence it does not. Self-exclusion takes effect immediately: access closes, and the bonus balance is forfeited along with anything staked from it. Your withdrawable real-money balance is returned in full. Some players postpone the decision precisely to avoid losing a promotion, which is the behaviour the rule exists not to reward. Provincial help lines and the operator's own tools work regardless of what the account holds, and neither asks you for a reason.
Run two calculations, turnover per bonus dollar and turnover per hour of play, and most offers answer the question themselves.