A reload bonus is a retention instrument. The welcome bonus acquired you; the reload is there to set a rhythm — Tuesday reload, weekend reload, payday reload, and the rhythm is the product.
What they look like
- 50% up to $200, every Friday
- 25% up to $500, once a week, minimum deposit $50
- A "deposit day" match, often with a same-day expiry to compress the decision
The terms are usually less generous than the welcome offer per dollar, because you have already been acquired and the operator no longer needs to bid for you.
Read them every single time
Reload terms are versioned and they drift. The Friday offer you cleared last month may now carry 45x instead of 35x, or exclude the game you used to clear it. The bonus you accept is governed by the terms in force at the moment you accept it, so screenshot the page. That habit wins more Tribunal cases than any other single thing a player can do.
Check, each time:
- 01Wagering multiple, and whether it is on bonus or deposit + bonus
- 02Game weighting — reload offers often exclude more games than the welcome
- 03Maximum bet while the bonus is active
- 04Expiry, which is frequently short by design
The uncomfortable part
The cadence is the mechanism. A weekly reload exists to convert an occasional deposit into a scheduled one, and a scheduled deposit is the shape most gambling harm takes. If a reload calendar is the reason you are depositing this week rather than a decision you made yourself, that is worth noticing, and deposit limits exist precisely for it.