Game weighting shows how much of each stake the casino counts towards the wagering calculation. Slots are mostly at full weight, table games and live tables considerably lower, and some games — typically crash, dice and certain progressive jackpots — do not fill the wagering at all.
Why this changes a bonus's real price
Weighting quietly recalculates the wagering requirement. For example, 30× wagering on a 100 USDT bonus means 3,000 USDT of turnover in full-weight slots. If the same turnover accumulates in a game that counts only a tenth, 30,000 USDT of turnover is needed — ten times more stakes and ten times more exposure to the house edge. Low-house-edge games are given a low weighting precisely because otherwise clearing a bonus with them would be too cheap for the casino.
What to check before the first spin
- The weighting table is in the bonus terms, not next to the game — find it before you start playing.
- Zero-weighted games do not move the wagering at all: time and money go, the progress bar stands still.
- Check whether the weighting is set per category or per individual game; there are often exceptions within a category.
- Check whether the same weighting also applies to winnings from free spins.
Weighting goes hand in hand with the max bet rule — together those two void the most bonuses. If you mostly play at a live table, rakeback or cashback with no wagering requirement is usually a more sensible choice than a large welcome bonus. The small print of specific offers is on the offers page and casino by casino in the ranking.
Example: mixed play
Suppose the required turnover is 3,000 USDT, slots count 100% and live blackjack 10%. You first play 1,000 USDT of turnover on slots, which leaves 2,000 USDT unfulfilled. On blackjack a 100 USDT bet adds only 10 USDT to the requirement, so completing 2,000 USDT takes 20,000 USDT of bets. With a 200 USDT balance that means cycling the balance about a hundred times. Such a plan is practically impossible to complete, even though the table game feels "safer". For the requirement itself see wagering.
The cost of a low-weight game can be calculated too. Assume a blackjack edge of 0.5%: 20,000 x 0.005 = 100 USDT of expected loss, plus far bigger swings than on slots. You can put your own game's edge into the house edge calculator and compare the whole requirement with the wagering calculator.
What the weight actually measures
- The stake, not the win. The weight applies to each bet, not to the win.
- Voided and two-sided bets. For example, betting on red and black at the same time in roulette is often not counted at all. Look for it in the terms.
- By provider and game. A game with the same name can count differently from a different provider, especially live tables and high-volatility slots.
A common mistake
People assume the weight table is the same in every casino. It is not: each offer sets its own, and it can change. There is a separate page for live games, live casinos, but always read the weight in the terms of the specific bonus. The wording is also explained in the post how the wagering fine print works. The view from Estonian-licensed casinos is on the page game contribution on freespin.ee; the mathematical background is in Wikipedia: House edge.