Wagering requirement in the UK settles at 10x

Nine months after the UK Gambling Commission capped bonus wagering requirements at 10x, almost every casino brand in Britain now applies the new rate, according to a review published by the Casino.net Research Lab. The lab examined 297 welcome offers recorded on 5 October 2026. Of these, 148 belonged to 128 brands operating in Britain.

Of the brands still active, 115 keep their wagering requirement at 10x or below. 59 brands require exactly 10x, 34 brands require 1x, and 21 brands impose no requirement at all. Only one brand falls between 2x and 9x.

Casino.net Product Manager Katya Vasileva said the cap has moved from being a ceiling to being the default. She noted that wagering requirements, which previously ranged from 30x to 200x, have now settled into one of three options: no requirement, 1x, or the highest rate the law allows.

The change came alongside rules that took effect in January 2026, which ban offers that combine betting, casino, bingo and lottery play under a single wagering requirement. Some voices have criticised the change. Duncan Garvie, founder of BetBlocker, called the 10x cap a disaster and warned that weaker bonuses could push players towards the black market.

The review cannot settle that debate, because it does not measure unlicensed offshore play. What it does show is how the licensed market has responded. The database records what offers look like today rather than what they were in the past, so the lab compared the active brands with 56 brands that have withdrawn from Britain but still have usable terms on record. The median wagering requirement for withdrawn brands was 35x, compared with 10x for active brands.