Bonus meter
A bonus meter is the progress bar a casino shows in the account area to track how much of a bonus’s wagering requirement a player has completed and how much remains. It usually sits beside the bonus balance and a countdown to expiry. The same name also turns up inside some slots, where it means something quite different, so it helps to know which one is on the screen.
How the bonus meter is calculated
The target is the wagering base multiplied by the stated multiplier, and the base may be the bonus alone or the deposit plus the bonus, depending on the operator. A €20 bonus at 30x gives a target of €600 in qualifying bets.
Each settled bet then moves the meter by its stake times the game’s contribution rate. Slots commonly count in full, while table games and live casino often count 10% or 20%, and some titles count nothing at all, so €100 on roulette at 20% moves the meter by only €20. Wins and losses make no difference to the arithmetic, because the meter counts money staked rather than money kept.
Rates, rounding and settlement timing vary between operators, and only the bonus terms settle them.
Where players meet the meter
Most sites place it under a section labelled something like My Bonuses or Active Promotions, showing the amount wagered, the amount left or a percentage.
A full bar is not the same as an approved withdrawal. Maximum cashout limits, the maximum bet rule and KYC checks can all still apply after the meter reaches the end, and what I check first is whether the terms cap the amount that converts to cash.
The slot bonus meter is different
Some slots carry their own bonus meter beside the reels, filling as particular symbols land until it awards a feature.
In one published example, Return of Ahmun Ra, the rules state the meter is for entertainment only and cannot be used to judge the chances of winning, and it resets to zero once the feature ends. That wording matters, because a half-full meter tempts players to think the feature is due. The RNG decides each spin independently, so a nearly full display changes nothing about the next result unless the game rules say otherwise.
Neither kind of meter tells a player anything about RTP.
