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Bonus economics for CRM and acquisition teams: what an offer really costs after wagering and tax, and how to design one that pays back. Every example runs on the same engine as the bonus cost calculator.

• How to calculate the true cost of a casino bonus

  A step-by-step method for the real cost of a casino bonus: wagering, RTP, game weighting, completion, take-up and gambling tax, with a worked UK example.

  Updated 2026-10-20

• UK 40% Remote Gaming Duty: what it does to bonus costs

  Remote Gaming Duty rose from 21% to 40% in April 2026 and freeplays are still not deductible. Before-and-after examples of what that does to welcome offers.

  Updated 2026-10-20

• Gambling tax and bonus deductibility by country

  Online gambling tax rates, tax bases (GGR, NGR, stakes) and whether bonuses are deductible, for the UK, Netherlands, Italy, Nordics, Spain, Ontario, Malta, Pennsylvania and Germany.

  Updated 2026-10-20

• Wagering requirements explained: cost to the operator vs value to the player

  How wagering requirements, RTP and game weighting decide what a bonus is worth to a player and what it costs an operator, with the zero-value multiple and worked examples.

  Updated 2026-10-20