Cashable bonus
A cashable bonus is bonus money that becomes withdrawable cash, along with any winnings, once you have met its wagering requirement. Its opposite is the sticky bonus, which you can bet with but which is deducted from your balance the moment you ask for a withdrawal. Until wagering is complete, a cashable bonus is still bonus money, and asking for a payout early normally costs you the bonus and whatever it has won.
How a cashable bonus pays out
Take a 100% match on a €100 deposit with wagering of 35x the bonus. You owe €3,500 of bets before the €100 bonus turns into cash. If the multiplier applies to deposit plus bonus instead, the same 35x becomes €7,000.
Operators set the wagering basis themselves, so read which one the terms name.
Say you clear the wagering with €250 showing. On a cashable bonus you can withdraw the full €250. On a sticky bonus of the same size, the €100 is taken off first and you receive €150. A cashable bonus is the better offer at equal size and multiplier, although operators often attach a maximum cashout cap, a deadline and a maximum bet rule that narrow the gap.
Cashable, non-sticky and sticky compared
The word is used loosely. Some sites treat cashable and non-sticky as one thing, while others use non-sticky for a separate structure: your cash is played first, and the bonus only becomes active once that cash is gone.
The two features can overlap, but they answer different questions.
Bonus pages rarely use the word sticky. What I look for first is a clause such as “the bonus amount will be deducted on withdrawal”, which tells you the bonus is not cashable whatever the headline says. A line stating that real-money funds are used first points to the non-sticky structure. If the terms say neither, ask support and keep the written reply.
