9 Pots of Gold promotions

What is inside these 15 9 Pots of Gold offers

The same offer can be several things at once — a free-spins bonus for new customers on a named slot. These are the labels our reading of the terms produced, with the strongest example of each.

How to take one without losing it

Read the row before the banner

Every 9 Pots of Gold offer in the table above shows what it gives, what it asks and what the wagering is, taken from the operator’s own page. The banner on the operator’s site repeats the first of those three and rarely the other two.

Then: make a qualifying deposit

11 offers on this page name this as a condition. The exact amount, the minimum odds where there are any, and the window you have to do it in are quoted in the terms line under each row — they differ by operator even when the headline looks identical.

Then: opt in before you start

7 offers on this page name this as a condition. The exact amount, the minimum odds where there are any, and the window you have to do it in are quoted in the terms line under each row — they differ by operator even when the headline looks identical.

Then: stake

2 offers on this page name this as a condition. The exact amount, the minimum odds where there are any, and the window you have to do it in are quoted in the terms line under each row — they differ by operator even when the headline looks identical.

Then: play

2 offers on this page name this as a condition. The exact amount, the minimum odds where there are any, and the window you have to do it in are quoted in the terms line under each row — they differ by operator even when the headline looks identical.

Opt in first, not after

7 offers here require an opt-in. Pressed after the qualifying action it almost never counts retrospectively, and this is the single most common way a bonus is lost.

Check the clock twice

Two different deadlines run on most offers: the date the promotion stops being available, and the time you have to use the reward once it is credited. The first is in the Ends column, the second is in the terms line.

The terms that decide whether you see the money

These six lines are where a bonus is won or lost. Every one of them is quoted on the offer’s own page when the operator states it, and marked with a dash when it does not.

Wagering requirement

The number of times a bonus has to be staked before anything can be withdrawn. Sometimes it applies to the bonus alone, sometimes to bonus plus deposit — the second is twice the work for the same number. Where an operator states which, the offer’s own page says so.

Game weighting

Not every game counts the same towards wagering. Slots usually count in full, table games often at 10% or not at all. A 35× requirement cleared on roulette at 10% weighting is 350× in practice.

Maximum bet while wagering

Most bonus terms cap the stake allowed while a wagering requirement is open, commonly at £5. A single bet above the cap can void the bonus and everything won from it, and this is enforced automatically.

Maximum win or conversion

The most that can be withdrawn from what a bonus produces. Free spins and no-deposit offers are capped far more often than deposit matches, and a capped headline of £500 can be worth £50.

Expiry

Two clocks: the promotion’s own end date, and the life of the reward once credited — often 7 days, sometimes 24 hours. The second one is the one people miss.

Excluded payment methods

Deposits by certain e-wallets are excluded from bonus eligibility at many operators. It is the most common reason a qualifying deposit turns out not to qualify.

The games these offers send you to

Where the terms name a game, we keep the name. That matters twice: it decides what you actually play, and for free spins it fixes what one spin is worth — both set by the operator, not by you.

Who is running them

A long list of offers is not the same as a good one: the wagering column decides. The deposit column shows the lowest figure the operator actually states — a dash means none of its offers here names a deposit at all, which is not the same as being free to enter.

The strongest of them, in detail

Written from the figures on each operator’s own page: what it gives, what it asks, what it costs and how long it lasts. Where a page does not state something, there is no sentence about it.

What to do with this page

Compare the wagering with the rest of the site, not with the headline

The middle of this page sits at 10× against 10× across all 1403 promotions here. This kind of offer is no different from the market on wagering, so the headline is the whole difference.

Start with the ones that carry no wagering

1 offer on this page state no wagering at all. A smaller reward with nothing to stake again is usually worth more than a large one at 35×, and it is the only shape of bonus where what you see is what you can withdraw.

The cheapest entry is not the cheapest offer

The lowest qualifying deposit here is £10 at Rainbowspins. A small deposit usually caps the reward too, because most rewards are a multiple of what you put in — so the cheapest row and the best row are rarely the same row.

Look at which game you are being sent to

14 offers name specific games in their terms. That decides what you actually play and, for free spins, what a spin is worth — both set by the operator, not by you.

One account, one offer, one set of terms

Operators that share a licence holder often share terms word for word, and a bonus taken at one brand can exclude you at another in the same group. The operator page for each brand names the company behind it.

The rules everyone here plays by

Britain regulates this market tightly, and that is the floor under every offer on the page. It is not a recommendation of any operator — it is the minimum each one has to meet to be listed at all.

Every operator here is licensed in Britain

A Gambling Commission licence is a condition of being listed at all. It brings deposit protection to the standard the regulator sets, participation in the national self-exclusion scheme, and a route of complaint that is not the operator itself.

Bonuses cannot be made conditional on continued play

Licensed operators may not require further wagering to withdraw money that is already the player’s own, and must make significant terms clear at the point the offer is presented. That is why a rule on the page matters more than the same rule buried in a general terms document.

Stake limits on slots

Online slot stakes are capped for adults in Britain, and lower for younger adults. Any offer that talks about qualifying stakes is working inside those limits.

Advertising rules

Promotions cannot be presented as risk-free when a deposit is at stake, and must not imply that gambling is a solution to financial trouble. Where an operator’s wording pushes at that line, the quote on the offer’s page shows it in their words, not ours.

If it stops being entertainment

A bonus is a reason to play longer, and that is exactly when to have the tools ready. Deposit limits, reality checks and time-outs are free and immediate at every licensed operator. GAMSTOP blocks every licensed British site at once, and the help listed here is independent of any operator. No offer on this page is worth playing past that point.

Where to go next

• Every live promotion — the full catalogue, 1403 offers.
• New bonuses — offers whose own page dates them to the last 30 days.
• No-wagering offers — winnings you do not have to stake again.
• Free spins — the most common shape of a bonus.
• No deposit — nothing to pay in.
• Low wagering — where the multiple is small enough to clear.
• Ending soon — offers with a stated end date within a fortnight.
• Operators — who publishes what, and how much of it.